Dishwasher issue


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Old 05-16-16, 05:47 PM
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Dishwasher issue

The last few months, my dishwasher has been acting somewhat strangely. During the cycle it would stop and nothing seems to be happening for a long time, about 20-30 minutes. Then it resumes operations for a few minutes, then it might stop again for a very long time. The entire cycle takes over three hours. What is going when it's not doing anything for long periods of time? Sometimes when I open the door during one of those stoppages, I can see water just sitting at the bottom of the dishwasher. Any ideas what might be happening? Thank you.
 
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Old 05-16-16, 06:09 PM
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Got a model #?
Likely the timer is bad.
Check out repairclinic.com
 
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Old 05-16-16, 07:21 PM
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It's a Kenmore Elite model 665.1379.

I actually just ran it tonight, and in addition to long stops, it never drained -- there was still water at the bottom when it stopped. Then I tried to run just the drain cycle, but it didn't drain again. Only after another attempt to drain, it finally emptied; however, the dishes don't look clean at all, and there is an unpleasant odor.
 
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Old 05-16-16, 07:27 PM
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Check the model number again... there should be a K and four or five more digits.

There should be no water in the bottom when started. It should take several minutes to fill with water. It should start washing for up to ten minutes..... drain and refill.

Does this happen ?
Do you hear it washing ?
 
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Old 05-17-16, 03:53 AM
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There is a K600 at the end of 665.1379, but that I believe is just for color. So the full model number is 665.1379K600.

Right now, since late yesterday, I can't even get to drain at all.

I do hear it washing, but then it stops and nothing seems to be happening. It doesn't drain, unless I wait some time after the cycle completes (at least 15-20 minutes) and then when I do just drain it will drain.
 

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