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Default Dishwasher heating element.


jonlevy wrote:
I'm trying to fix the "hot dry" function on my dishwasher--as is, I get no
steam, no heat, and no drying. After seeking some advice, I removed the
heating element and tested its resistance with a multimeter. It said 0
OHMs! I figured it was broken and got another, but that says 0 too!! Does
this make sense?


Have you checked that voltage is actually going to the heating element
when it is supposed to be getting hot? The heating elelment may be
well under 5 ohms for a fraction of a second when it is first connected
to the circuit before it starts heating up, then the resistance goes up
considerably. If you short the ohmmeter leads together on the lowest
range, and then measure the heating element, it will certainly not be
exactly the same if the elelment is cool, or has just been heated up.
Have you tried connecting the old and/or new heating elements to 120V
directly, and then measuring them?

In my experience, it is just as likely to be the contacts on the timer
switch, or the electrical connection to the heating element that are
causing your problems.

H. R. (Bob) Hofmann