FIXED GDT655SMJ2ES GE dishwasher not heating

[wvdf96a]

Model Number

GDT655SMJ2ES

Brand

GE

Age

1-5 years

We had some contractors over to the house and they turned off the water line to the Dishwasher w/o our knowledge.
We ran the dishwasher before realizing this and now it runs but doesn't heat (unit is cold during operation and dishes are cold and wet on completion).

I'm wondering how to remove the heating element for this product variant?

I understand many others w/ GE Profile dishwashers replaced the flood switch to solve this problem:

FIXED - GDT580SSF0SS GE Dishwasher does not heat

GE GDT580SSF0SS not heating. It was not filling with water so I replaced the flood switch and now fills however now it does not heat. I checked the heating element with my multimeter and shows 16 ohms. Any suggestions?

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but the flood switch assembly on this model is totally different and I don't want to go there until I've ohm tested the heating element.

Any help appreciated!

 

[Jake]

Hi, you are correct, your model does not use that same flood switch.

Let's start with seeing if your TCO is tripped first.

Disconnect power to the dishwasher first!

--->The TCO is located on the right side of the tub, approximately 16 inches from the front of the tub.

The TCO is in a series circuit with the Calrod Heater, if that TCO is bad(open) it will never heat.

TCO=Thermal Cut Off

Here's the TCO for your model:
Wire Harness WD21X24096


Its the SILVER METAL part integrated into that wire harness. Its currently in-stock here: WD21X24096

If you see a button on the TCO push it to RESET it, then see if it heats like @Ray-P did.

Let us know what you find.

 

[wvdf96a]

Thanks Jake for the quick reply. A friend of mine who is a plumber came over for a bit
and we did stumble upon that and reset it. Testing now...standby...Thanks Again...jh

 

[wvdf96a]

That worked! Thanks guys...ApplianceBlog delivers again....

 

[Jake]

Excellent, glad to hear that.

Thanks for the update!