The dishwasher is one of the cleverest inventions in the last century. Rather than spending an hour every evening washing and drying at the sink, the dishwasher uses spinning water-sprayer arms, wire racks, and timely soap dispensing to get your dishes just about spotless every time. Those spinning sprayer arms are the key to everything. They ensure the dishes are …
The drain hose to your dishwasher is a sturdy plastic tube that allows the dirty water and food particles from your washed dishes to drain onto the kitchen drain under your sink. It is flexible and trails from the underneath of your dishwasher drain through the cabinetry and connects to a T-junction beneath your sink and/or garbage disposal. When something goes wrong …
Bang, clang, snap – A lot of noises can manifest from your dishwasher and any noise can be pretty worrying. Typically, if your appliance is making new noises that it didn’t use to, it is not a good sign. However, not every noise that your dishwasher makes means that there is a serious problem. If your dishwasher is making a …
In many homes, if you are installing a new dishwasher, that will usually mean that you are simply replacing an old one. The infrastructure is already there and it becomes a much more simple process since you do not have to run wires to the circuit breaker. However, if your home has never had a dishwasher due to never wanting …
If your dishes are coming out of your Whirlpool dishwasher model WDF520PADB wet, you’re either dealing with an easy to fix maintenance mistake or your appliance is suffering from a component malfunction. Before you begin troubleshooting the cause, we suggest trying out the maintenance tips suggested below. If those don’t work, keep reading to learn which faulty parts commonly lead to wet …
Water leaking in any area of your home is an alarming sight, but it is especially concerning to find puddles, big or small, on the floor around your GE dishwasher model GSD6660GSS. Luckily, the cause of a leaky dishwasher isn’t necessarily a major appliance malfunction. If you’re trying to figure out where the water is coming from and why your dishwasher …
An efficient dishwasher will wash, rinse, and dry in about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Most people could wash, rinse, and dry the same number of dishes in less than 15 minutes. Which is the better method? Because of the constant cleaning and clatter of plates, cups, and silverware banging against one another, Josephine Cochrane was constantly finding cracks in …
Troubleshooting a Dishwasher Although a dishwasher comes equipped with many different components that work in conjunction with each other, when something goes wrong, it can usually be narrowed down to one of five reasons. Faulty Water Inlet Valve Your home water supply connects to the dishwasher water inlet valve and controls the amount of water that is needed during various times of …