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Dishwasher not filling with water - Bad diagnosis?
Our dishwasher is having a problem where it is not filling up with
water. Since I haven't had time to try to troubleshoot we called a GE repair guy. He came out and said that the problem was the timer. I'm not sure I believe this is the problem though. None of the troubleshooting sites mention to check the timer for this type of problem. Also - since the soap is properly released in the cycle I'm thinking the timer is fine. Am I correct in my thinking? The guy wanted almost $200 to do the repair. For that price I'd rather just buy a new washer. My options at this point a Believe this guy and replace the timer myself (for about $50). Find the time to trouble shoot the float switch and all the other components that could lead to the filling problem. Buy a new washer. I just hate to buy the timer only to find out that it was not the problem. |
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Dishwasher not filling with water - Bad diagnosis?
Sounds like my dishwasher! (not sure of the brand)
Let it run by the timer, sometimes it doesn't fill. Reset the timer and turn it veeery slowly, and viola! Good for another week. -Dave |
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Dishwasher not filling with water - Bad diagnosis?
wrote in message oups.com... Our dishwasher is having a problem where it is not filling up with water. Since I haven't had time to try to troubleshoot we called a GE repair guy. He came out and said that the problem was the timer. I'm not sure I believe this is the problem though. None of the troubleshooting sites mention to check the timer for this type of problem. Also - since the soap is properly released in the cycle I'm thinking the timer is fine. Am I correct in my thinking? The guy wanted almost $200 to do the repair. For that price I'd rather just buy a new washer. My options at this point a Believe this guy and replace the timer myself (for about $50). Find the time to trouble shoot the float switch and all the other components that could lead to the filling problem. Buy a new washer. I just hate to buy the timer only to find out that it was not the problem. I had one that did this, I dumped a quart of white vinegar in it. NO SOAP and let it run through a cycle. Cleaned the scum and left overs from the water float on the bottom. My problem was the dishwasher was so far away from the water heater I was basically using cold water. I ran the faucet from them on till the water was warm, then ran the dw. Just another thought from the outfield. |
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Dishwasher not filling with water - Bad diagnosis?
I had a similar problem. After checking several
possibilities, I decided it must be the water supply line being blocked by calcium, iron or other contaminant. When I removed the water line from the shutoff valve under the sink, a screw head fell out. It was from the screw holding the washer in the shutoff valve. It must have been in such a position as to just reducing water flow a bit. I repaired the valve and all has been fine for about six years. Frank wrote in message oups.com... Our dishwasher is having a problem where it is not filling up with water. Since I haven't had time to try to troubleshoot we called a GE repair guy. He came out and said that the problem was the timer. I'm not sure I believe this is the problem though. None of the troubleshooting sites mention to check the timer for this type of problem. Also - since the soap is properly released in the cycle I'm thinking the timer is fine. Am I correct in my thinking? The guy wanted almost $200 to do the repair. For that price I'd rather just buy a new washer. My options at this point a Believe this guy and replace the timer myself (for about $50). Find the time to trouble shoot the float switch and all the other components that could lead to the filling problem. Buy a new washer. I just hate to buy the timer only to find out that it was not the problem. |
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Dishwasher not filling with water - Bad diagnosis?
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:12:10 -0500, Stubby
wrote: NB: In our dishwasher soap is released by a magnet latch. It depends on the Curie effect -- some materials lose their magnetism above a certain temperature. And your dishwasher relies on that!? Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let me know if you have posted also. |
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