noisy dishwasher
 

Hi,

I don't normally use the dishwasher, but today when I did, it seemed a lot
noisier than I remembered -- like a constant grinding sound. After
finding the diagnostic manual, I managed to turn on only the wash motor,
but did not hear the unusual sound. When I opened the door, it looked
like the wash arms did not move. I re-engaged the normal wash cycle,
heard the unusual sound, opened the door, and this time, I see the wash
arms slowing down. Does anyone have any tips?

Thanks,
Tony

"Tony Tung" wrote in message
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Hi,

I don't normally use the dishwasher, but today when I did, it seemed a lot
noisier than I remembered -- like a constant grinding sound. After
finding the diagnostic manual, I managed to turn on only the wash motor,
but did not hear the unusual sound. When I opened the door, it looked
like the wash arms did not move. I re-engaged the normal wash cycle,
heard the unusual sound, opened the door, and this time, I see the wash
arms slowing down. Does anyone have any tips?

Thanks,
Tony

could be a lot of things. Blockage in the water jets of the arms so it does
not turn properly, something in the path of the arms. I'd take it out,
clean the drain screen, etc. and go from there.

www.repairclinic.com may have some tips.

Hi,

D/w make, model#, approx age??

Many noises are something caught in the motor and pump assembly ( bread
bad tie, bone, chunk of glass, etc ).

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

It's a Maytag QuietSeries 100 (somewhat ironic given the problem I'm
having :) ). I don't know its age because I bought the house with the
dishwasher, however the manuals they left behind are dated 2002.

On 2005-08-15, Appliance Repair Aid wrote:
Hi,

D/w make, model#, approx age??

Many noises are something caught in the motor and pump assembly ( bread
bad tie, bone, chunk of glass, etc ).

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

I have a Maytag Quiet series dishwasher (dont' remember which model but
I bought it last year. I press 1 button and it does all the cleaning
by itself - has built in "dirty water" sensor to know if it needs to
continue washing or not). But its always been a noisy washer. Every
so often it makes a grinding noise that lasts anything from 10 seconds
to the entire wash cycle.

9 months after putting up with the grinding noise, which was getting
progressively worse, I decided to call Maytag, and a technician came
over and said that it was a known issue with my model that had
defective motors, and that they would replace the motor for free (wich
they did). Replacing the motor helped reduce the grinding noise, but
it is still present every now and then, just not as frequently or as
loud.

Please reply if you find out what is causing this noise, as I'm having
it as well, but at this point I'm assuming its an issue with the
dishwasher design itself. When I put in plates I make sure that there
are no hard food objects inside, so at this point I don't think its
food particles (ex: shells, nuts, etc.) causing the grinding noise.