Thread: Dishwasher not draining water out completely

Interesting, the dishwasher I posted in that link was $318 yesterday, now I see its $351.

The White-Westinghouse one for $191 is good, but its in Frigidaire built category, and those have been troublesome as far washability goes for heavy usage, so if you don't use it but once or twice a week, then it should be fine.

If you have a lot of family members living in your household and you use the dishwasher once a day or many times a day I'd suggest this one:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...&blockType=G17

Your current model shows it was made in 1995, so basically its pretty much lived its life as average dishwasher life is 8-12 years.

But if your budget won't allow for a new $263 dishwasher at this time, then order the pump/motor assembly, its $136 here:
Manufacturer part number W10247394 is RepairClinic item number 1489073
W10247394

Jake

Jake,

I'm finally decided that I'm going to order that part, but I was wondering....

Is there any tests I can do to make sure it's the motor, and not something else on the dishwasher, like, say the knob that you turn to choose "Pots and Pans" or something like that?

I found online a service manual for 1998 dishwashers that look similar to my model, but you said my model was made in 1995. I can't tell if the tests they state in there to check certain things can be done on my model.

Thanks,

Joe

Yes Joe from all that your saying everything points to that pump/motor assembly.

Whats the link to that manual you found online?

I believe I found yours here in Section 1:
https://secured.whirlpool.com/Servic...LE/4322430.pdf

Jake

Yeah, I found that manual on www.servicematters.com.

Ok, that should be it then.

Jake

Jake,

So, I got a motor, and hooked it up. It was a refurbished one. I set the dishwasher to Pots and Pans, and it worked for a little while till it stopped a little bit after Light Wash, and it looked like the dishwasher stopped working completely.

I turned the dial all the way back to Pots and Pans, and the dishwasher was not responding. I tried all the settings, and it still did not respond. At this point, I was thinking it was the timer.

I removed the console plate and felt the timer. It was really hot to the touch. After I waited for it to cool down, I took my multimeter and tested the Tan color wire connection and the DRAIN wire connection on the timer, as stated in that service manual PDF you posted. Then I turned the timer knob a full circle. All the drain cycles tested to infinity, which is OPEN. To be sure that I wasn't going crazy, I put the timer on Normal Wash, and it tested CLOSED.

Questions:

1. Is the timer usually that hot when the dishwasher is operating?

2. Is it safe to say it's the timer that's not working right?

Very odd, but it wasn't doing this before you changed the motor?

The timer shouldn't be hot, just warm.

Yes, sounds like a bad timer to me.

Here's the timer for your model you can order it here:
Manufacturer's Number: 8535366


Jake

Yeah, it wasn't doing that before I changed the motor. I even tested the connector on the motor with my multimeter. I was getting 7 ohms +/- 1 ohm. So, I'm hoping that the motor isn't damaged.

I'll try the timer, and let you know.

Hope that refurbished motor you got was good, and you didn't pay too much for it.

Jake