Dishwasher not cleaning.

It's a Kenmore model KUDS01DJSB0 and it's worked great until recently. Now it is not cleaning, especially the top rack. I can't get to the filter but have already cleaned a bunch of stuff out of it with just my fingers. Listen to the audio and see if you can help me.

http://youtu.be/OlMN1P8HroY

Thanks in advance

Meg

 

Welcome to the forums.

That model number you posted is for a Kitchenaid appliance.

The following video is for a drain check valve replacement but it illustrates how to get to it and the covers to be removed. See if this helps you.

you tube / watch?v=rOio5HaWeFU#t=11

 

Weird. I guess the parts are similar and listed under the same model. I probably just wrote down the wrong one

Anyway, there wasn't a "foreign object protector". But based on what I pulled out of there, I'm thinking I might need one! Among what i pulled out, half a plastic chopstick and a pair of Barbie sunglasses (I have no children and I own no barbies). Maybe the first time I tried to get it off there I just wasn'tf holding my mouth right, because I went back and wiggled it a little and it came right off.

Maybe this was why it wasn't cleaning. Any suggestions on prevention of this kind of thing?

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. The picture didn't upload correctly on the last one. This is what I found. In addition to a lot of goop and debris. Could this be why nothing, particularly on the top rack, is cleaning?

 

That is very bad. Are you putting your dishes in without scraping ? No need to rinse but that looks like a lot of debris.

You may also have an issue with the unit draining. Make sure the drain line is attached up high under the countertop in a big loop like shown in the illustration.