Kitchen Aid Dishwasher

Hello,

The time for the rinse cycle is too long. The machine runs well up to the rinse cycle but I need to turn it off for it to stop. It drains, the water temp is 125 f going to the washer, and I have cut the power for an hour to cancel/reset anything. Also, the connections for the wiring harness and various other parts have been checked. Any ideas?

model: KUDI01FLSS2 (approx 5 yrs old)

Thanks!

 

Did you ever let it run till the end on its own and if so did it dry the dishes,, If did no dry there is a heater problem not keeping the water hot. There should be a tech diagnose sheet behind the lower bottom panel for testing

 

It went close to 2 hours before I opened the door. Plenty of steam came out when the door was opened. I will run it and check the temperature of the water remaining before it drains. The tech sheet is not there.

 

See if the company has a tech support line you can call, to have them perhaps offer an opinion on if it's the timer, or something less expensive. They might have gotten feedback in 5 years if repeated problems with same model machine of that vintage.

I am going to be calling a mfg. myself about dishwasher glitch scenario on less than 2 year dishwasher, to make sure certain safety feature/sensors are not being overlooked. And just how many the machine has, and what they all are.

 

Is there an option to turn off the "sanitary rinse" cycle? On my Whirlpool dishwasher, with the "sanitary rinse" activated, the final rinse cycle will be extended until the internal heater heats the water to over 140 degrees, then the timer is re-energized and advances on through the cycle. If the heater isn't heating, or the water temperature sensor isn't working, the timer will stay in "rinse" forever.

 

Isn't that nutty for them to have designed something like that? Why didn't they let well enough alone like the good ol days. And if the dishes did not get clean, have someone check the water temp and then take it from there. Not have the crazy thing up and stop on people, or keep running forever, and have lights flashing and all that stuff.

Do you realize how many thousands or millions of dollars homeowners now are going to wasting, calling up techs to come out now? That's nuts.

We had a dishwasher that was hooked up wrong for 20 years to cold water source and only one person ever complained. And then we got the plumber to hook it up to the hot water.

This is like having cars now that have security systems on them. That if there is some failure, it leaves people stranded not knowing why their car does not start. They ought to round up such engineers and put them in a car out in Timbucktoo somewhere, and cause that to happen and see how they like it.

 

My appt. with the tenants was called off. After I posted here, I sat down and read the manual for their unit, from cover to cover, and yellow highlinered key things.

The biggest red flag that stuck out at me was when they(manual) said the water temp has to be hot for the dishwasher to work and they recommended running nearby faucet first before starting the dishwasher. So remember that one, everyone, that has newer dishwashers.

I then called up the tenant later and asked him if before they used the dishwasher if they took showers or washed clothes and maybe ran out the hot water. He did not think so. But he did say they ran the dishwasher when they got home from work and maybe the hot water pipe was cold a maybe they never ran the kitchen sink first.

All this is just guessing. But all I know is he ran the dishwasher and he said, while I hung on the pohone, that it now works, and he would run it again the next morning (which came and went) and he was to call if it did not work right again, and he has not called yet.

I still have to call up the mfg. to see how many sensors that unit might have and all what they are. I also have to drop off to the tenants the user manual that I now have things highlined.

Here is an excerpt: "An automatic sensor will check the incoming water temperature and, if it is not hot enough, the timer will be delayed for automatic water heating in the main wash of all cycles." Here is another helpful thing: "You can cancel a cycle anytime during the cycle. Press START/CANCEL pad and the dishwasher will start a 90 second drain. At the end of the drain, select the desired cycle." Here is another: " Load plastic items in top rack only. Melting may occur if placed in bottom rack." And...."Do not cover the funnel when loading."(The funnel is what the incoming upper rack water has to go into, to spin the upper spray arm.). And, as mentioned: "Important: Before starting a cycle, run hot water to clear cool water from pipe.". And under their trouble shooting guide at the back, it asks, under the 'Cycle takes a long time', heading: "Is cycle in a water heating delay?"

Maybe that is the only sesnor one has to be aware of, but I aim to be sure and find out.

This may help people with the more modern digital dishwashers here. There could almost be a sticky on that info about the water needign to enter the dishwasher hot, to allow it to function properly. As I have a feeling that one issue might prompt lots of tech calls to appliance repair shops.