On Aug 19, 5:29 am, mm wrote:
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:21:53 -0700, Smitty Two

wrote:
In article ,
LittleF wrote:

2 yr old Kenmore dishwasher...

Soap dish cover fails to open 1 of every 2 washes.

Any ideas fix?

Thanks

Not a fix, but a workaround. Wash the dishes by hand every other time.

Good idea.

I used to know but I forget now. If you use the tablets, do they go
in the first wash or the second. If the first, the OP can switch to
tablets and the door doesn't matter.

(I even wrote the manufacturer years ago, and it sent me a box of
tablets and a box of two streak eliminators, but iirc, they didn't
answer my question!!!

Don't bother.
The soap dispenser cover stopped opening on our 20+ year old
dishwasher a long, long time ago.
It appears to be actuated by some sort of electrically operated
thermal strip/catch/release mechanism that allows the cover to
'spring' open. probably gone open?
Since it failed we have merely put the powdered detergent into the
holder and leave the cover open. Whereupon it falls out immediately as
we close the door. Works fine, the waters is hot, dishes are clean,
and have been so for many years.
Maybe during the next decade, we will replace the unit but not going
to spend time and worry on a machine that does a good job..