Friday, February 8, 2008
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Appliance Repairs |
It is scary the number of times I have been households and people have told me they have just thrown out, or about to throw out their dishwasher because it is not cleaning properly. With a couple of simple checks their dishwasher could have been running as good as new...
A common line I hear is "I ran one of those dishwasher cleaning thingy's through my dishwasher and it still didn't wash well so I dumped it and I want you to install this new one". I can bring a grown person to tears by telling them a very simple repair that they could have performed themselves could have fixed the problem.
The first simple check to make is to look at the spray arms, these are the rotors which spin when the machine is washing, are the jets/holes in the arm clear? Often plastic, pips, bread ties, peas, or other foreign objects block these holes because the filter is not seated correctly or people have not disposed of objects prior to placing their dishes in the dishwasher. You may have to remove the spray arms and use a garden hose or stiff piece of wire to clean out the holes.
Secondly, check when the dishwasher is fully loaded that all the arms spin freely, a large percentage of people hang one of those dishwasher fragrances in the path of the spray arms preventing it from spinning. Another cause spray arms don't spin is the upper basket often has multiple height settings and when on the lower setting the dinner plates prevent the top arm from turning.
If after performing the above inspections the dishes or cups are still not coming out clean align both spray arms in a certain position after the dishwasher has been running for a few minutes. Then run the machine for about 5 seconds and stop the machine and check to see if the arms have moved. If the arms have not rotated it is most likely you have poor water pressure output by the motor and you will need a service person to repair it.
For a dishwasher repairer in you area go to www.appliancerepairs.com.au
Next post Tips on keeping your dishwasher clean.
A common line I hear is "I ran one of those dishwasher cleaning thingy's through my dishwasher and it still didn't wash well so I dumped it and I want you to install this new one". I can bring a grown person to tears by telling them a very simple repair that they could have performed themselves could have fixed the problem.
The first simple check to make is to look at the spray arms, these are the rotors which spin when the machine is washing, are the jets/holes in the arm clear? Often plastic, pips, bread ties, peas, or other foreign objects block these holes because the filter is not seated correctly or people have not disposed of objects prior to placing their dishes in the dishwasher. You may have to remove the spray arms and use a garden hose or stiff piece of wire to clean out the holes.
Secondly, check when the dishwasher is fully loaded that all the arms spin freely, a large percentage of people hang one of those dishwasher fragrances in the path of the spray arms preventing it from spinning. Another cause spray arms don't spin is the upper basket often has multiple height settings and when on the lower setting the dinner plates prevent the top arm from turning.
If after performing the above inspections the dishes or cups are still not coming out clean align both spray arms in a certain position after the dishwasher has been running for a few minutes. Then run the machine for about 5 seconds and stop the machine and check to see if the arms have moved. If the arms have not rotated it is most likely you have poor water pressure output by the motor and you will need a service person to repair it.
For a dishwasher repairer in you area go to www.appliancerepairs.com.au
Next post Tips on keeping your dishwasher clean.
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