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Customer Questions and Answers for Dishwasher Heating Element by Whirlpool

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Part Number: OEM17070462
Manufacturer Part Number: W10518394

The Dishwasher Heating Element is an OEM replacement part for Whirlpool dishwashers. It is a vital heating component that raises water temperatures sufficiently for sanitizing dishes during hot rinse cycles. Proper heat is essential to drying fully.

Causes of a bad heating element can include scaling or mineral deposition over time that insulates it from conducting heat. Physical damage like burnouts or breaks in coils/wires are also possible.

Symptoms of a faulty element are:

  • Dishes failing to get fully dry at the end of cycles
  • Low wash water temperatures
  • Buzzing, clicking or strange noises from under the dishwasher

This OEM Whirlpool part is also compatible with KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, and other Whirlpool-manufactured dishwashers. 

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Hello Vickie, Since you have replaced the heating element and the high limit thermostat all that is left in the circuit is the wiring harness and the control board W10804117. You can do a visual inspection of the wiring harness but the most likely cause of this will be the board.

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Hello Vadim, yes the heating element includes new washers and heater nuts. Thanks!

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Becky, there is a heater relay on the main control board, you should be able to check for voltage coming out of the heater relay when the unit is washing, there should be a tech sheet behind the toe plate that shows exactly what wires are attached to the relay and how to check it. The part number for the control is W11025865

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Hello Tina, I'm sorry but we will need to ask you to post a new question including the model number from your units' I.D. tag so we can give a proper diagnosis and recommend parts that can be guaranteed to work properly on your unit. Thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter.

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Dalip, For this issue this will most likely be caused by a control board that has a stuck relay on it causing the heater to stay on.

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Hello Luke, This can be caused by the control board, the high limit thermostat, the heating element, or the wiring harness. As per the tech sheet, if you experience a no heat situation you should check the operation of the heater in the Service Diagnostics cycle, the unplug dishwasher or disconnect power and measure the resistance of the heater and all components and connections in Water Heating Circuit/Heat Dry Circuit. Since the heating element and thermostat have been replaced the issue will most likely be in the control board W10804111 but the wiring should be checked to avoid ordering an un-needed part.

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Hello Lisa, The heating element is not the only component in most design dishwashers that can cause no heat. There is normally a high limit thermostat that can go open, a wiring harness that can have an issue, a door switch that can fail, and of course, the control board/timer. For a more detailed diagnosis, please post a new question including the model number from your units' I.D. tag. This will enable us to see the model you have and the components in the heating circuit. It will also enable us to provide you with the correct parts numbers for your unit. Thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter.

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Curt for Model Number WDF520PADM5

Hi, a friend just gave me this 2 y/o dishwasher that washes and rinses but does not heat water, nor air dry. The heat element looks bad and measures 18 mega ohms so it needs replacing. The high limit thermostat checks good (and opens at about 200F). There is no visible damage other than the element. Is there any way to make sure the control is good before I purchase a heat element, because if the control is bad I'll scrap it all. The tech manual says the control will disable the heat circuit if any problem is found in that circuit. Also, the tech manual says the heat element is 805 watts wet and 385 watts dry. How can the wattage have 2 levels wet to dry when the manual simply shows the element is turned off and on to 120 volts by 2 electro-mechanical relays? Thank you.

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Curt, If you put the unit into a high temp wash you can test to see if there is 120 vac going to the heater. If there is 120 vac then just the heater would need replaced. If there is not power then the issue will be a faulty board.

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