Dish Washer working g poorly,

guido

Well-known Member
Hello,


It is a GE dish washer.
I took it out and plug it in outside. I can hear the water go
in and out as I start any cycle, but it does not even melt
the soap. It smells hot, but not much cleaning happens. It's
all mechanical and 15 years old. Anything I said sounds like
a clue of what is wrong? What's the next step I should be
taking,


Guido.
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If water level is filled by timer as well as float level, could be water inlet is getting blocked with lime and not getting enough water for good wash. Had similar issues on farm before we had a softener.

Pete
 
Check water level switch, sounds like it is not filling with water high enough to cover element or pump water to melt soap.
 
Hello P I Pete,

I meant to post this on tool talk ARGGGG!!!!! Anyhow, I took a patch cord and activated the water inlet solenoid. With the door open I filled the bottom up, just above the heating element, and powered it up close it for a cycle with no luck,

Guido.
 
Also have seen the inlet screen pluged where you screw on the water hose. You can also pour a couple of gallons of water into the compartment and let-er rip. See if the main pump starts working and spraying.
 
Hello K Effective,

I did check that first before I took it out. I powered the water inlet solenoid to see if water was coming in just for a second or two. IT still seams that it is a water problem though, as I don't hear much water splashing while it is runnning

Guido.
 
If this is yours and 15 years old, then go buy a new one.

I bought a new bosch 39 decibel this year. This is the quietest dishwasher I have 'never' heard. It also cleans exceptionally well. Nathan
 
Hello mtf,

I am looking to get another 15 years out of this one.
P.S. no money is not the issue!

Guido.
 
Hello Jeffcat,

I put water in it to test it outside, and it started to splash water all over. Never did that since it stopped working. Ran it with no luck!
Weather guessers said no snow yet right. Look at the picture. Working on that washer may take a couple of days now,

Guido.
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Hello David Snipes,

I cleaned the screens, not that dirty anyhow. I though it would be that easy....NOT!

Guido.
 
You did good! I think I have had 3 dish washers in 10 years GE. I said no more GE and went to whirlpool. Has been 2 years and it has a drain filter that needs to be cleaned about once a month. Easy to do but never had this in the old ones. Just like everything else things ant made to last anymore.
 
Have you taken the pump apart?

Could be something stuck in the impeller, or the impeller slipping on the shaft if direct coupled, anything that would stop the pump from building full pressure or loosing pressure on the way to the spray arms.
 
Cold water does not clean very well, the ownwers manual should recommend a water temperature. Check the incoming water temperature and the operating water temperature. If it has a water heater, is it turned on and working?
 
Hello ss55,


The water temp is good as it is hot in any part of the house. I also powered the inlet valve before I took it out, plenty of volume and heat. Just does not seem to do a lot of SLUSHING like it used to. The top of the washer rack does not seem to get much water? I caught the center jet up, so it is pumping water to get the jet up the center,

Guido.
 
Hello Steve@advance,

I have cleaned all the inside screen and strainer, not that dirty at all. I took the boot of the bottom that feeds the pump, that screen, more like a square plastic plate with holes in it, had nothing in it. It has a chopping blade like a little chopping blender.

I could not see any food particles anywhere. Plates-dishes, go in wiped pretty good, that is what happens every time, before they go in the washer. Should have taken a picture of the screen-strainer I guess,

Guido.
 

"I put water in it to test it outside, and it started to splash water all over. Never did that since it stopped working."

This tells you that it is not getting adequate water during the fill. It could be a bad or plugged solenoid valve.
 
I was an Engineer at GE and we outfitted our house with all new GE appliances (company discount). I have replaced them all do to issues, the first to go was the dishwasher.

Rich
 
Hello showcrop,

I put power to the water inlet valve before I took it outside. Hot water and plenty of volume too.

Whet it puts in water in any cycle, it does not seem to fill itself to level? I hear the pump working?

Guido.
 
Guido,
I got rid of my GE dishwasher because of the float switch design and the door gasket. Remove the cover on the float switch. Mine was on the right side towards the front. My float switch was choked up with soap and gunk. Smelled like a sewer. The water that cleans your dishes comes in contact with this smelly crap. I bought a kitchen aid that uses a different float switch design.
 

Guido, I have to clean the underside of the float on our Whirlpool periodically. Getting many years out of a dishwasher is good, but not practical with a GE.
 
I converted from GE to Frigidaire under the counter dishwashers years maybe 20 years ago. Big improvement and cost was $199 for a nice simple mechanically operated washer. Bought the second one half a dozen years ago for about $250 and it's still going {quietly) strong....when all the rest of the washers in the store were running around $400. Lowes carries them....so when I upgraded my kitchen range several years ago, Lowes also had a Frigidaire nice and simple, basic range, priced right.
 
Had one give us grief years ago and like yourself I checked all the screens and they were clean.

Finally pulled everything that could be removed inside the dishwasher and down in the bottom where you can barley get your finger into the corner I found a piece of broken glass about the size of a nickel, problem solved.

Being that when you manually added water it started to sound like it was doing something I would first be looking at the float,enough built up crud on it will cause a low water level.
Hook a meter to the switch and add water until it trips to see where it is shutting off flow.
 

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