Comments on: How to Troubleshoot Your Dishwasher

on 10/27/2008 dishwasher used to work fine. to cut back all electric bill started to hand wash dishes. tried to use dishwasher after 6 months of non-use and it won't start at all or fill -w- water - nothing. any ideas?

on 10/6/2008 HI, my child graciouly loaded the dishwasher and used the correct detergent but for an added boost, thought he'd add some regular dishwashing dawn liquid. The thing is frozen; any comments or ideas?

on 9/19/2008 my diswasher is brand new and used maybe for 10 washes. when the cycle buttons are pressed they light like it might start then go out. it does not run.

on 8/17/2008 To clarify on my previous comment, the dishwasher does start on any cycle, begins to run and then stops before the cycle is complete.

on 8/17/2008 My dishwasher is not running through any of the cycles. When the door is opened after the cycle stops, the tablet is sitting of the bottom of the machine barely wet and not nearly dissolved. The dishwasher does start to fill the tub with water and the elemnet is heating. Any suggestions as to what the problem might be?

on 5/2/2008 there is a new product out called the Difi dishwasher filtration system. it filters the water going into your dishwasher and will solve the problem. after i hooked it up(which takes no time at all) i could not believe how clean my dishes came out. it is very affordable and fits under the sink. you can check it out at www.dishwasherfilter.com

on 5/2/2008 there is a new product out called the Difi dishwasher filtration system. it filters the water going into your dishwasher and will solve the problem. after i hooked it up(which takes no time at all) i could not believe how clean my dishes came out. it is very affordable and fits under the sink. you can check it out at www.dishwasherfilter.com

on 12/9/2007 i have a siemens dishwasher an it will not shut off. i've read where float was stuck that operates a reed sitch. check that an its not stuck.. got any suggestions?

on 12/1/2007 dishwasher wont drain out

on 10/13/2007 i have a CDA CW447 integrated dishwasher. it starts to work then stops and gives out 6 loud beeps. it doesnt seem to be filling properly with water, only dripping. help.!

on 9/11/2007 my drain was clogged in the dishwasher and I used liquid gel liquid plumber. (it says dishwasher safe) the water went down but there was a dishwasher full of suds. I only remember using the liquid dishwasher soap, individual wrapped. What caused this sud problem?

on 5/31/2007 my dishwasher leaves water in it after washing water stays there at least 4 to 5 inches will not drain and dishes come out dirty

on 5/31/2007 my dishwasher keeps at least 4 to 5 inches of water in after washing and dishes aaanever come out clean

on 8/14/2006 Vinegar is highly overrated for cleaning glass appliances etc. To clean out the dishwasher thoroughly and to get the mineral deposits of glassware follow these procedures:

1. Load your glassware into the washer.
2. No soap, no water softener and no rinse solutions.
3. Run the washer through the wash, rinse and dry cycles.

on 11/22/2005 If, through idiocy, ignorance, or desperation, someone puts regular liquid dish soap into the dish washer instead of acutal dish washer soap - you're gonna get suds. And lots of them. But how do you stop them? You try to rinse and the just keep coming.

Cold water will rinse without making too many more suds, but in my experience it's a slow process. And how do you make your dishwasher pull in cold instead of hot water? You have to hand pour the cold water & run the rinse cycle. Too much work. Especially added onto the on-your-knees time you'll have cleaning suds off the floor.

You can put some vegetable oil in the bottom & run the rinse cycle. But be sure not to let the dry cycle kick it! You have oil a couple times, then run a regular wash & rinse cycle a few times to get all the oil residue out before the dish washer's fit to run normally.

I prefer vinegar. Wonderful thing, vinegar. It'll even clear out mineral deposits while it's at it.

Oh, and don't bother cleaning the floor 'til you see pure, unsudsy, flowing water in your dishwasther. You might have to go through a couple rinse cycles to work it all through.

On a side note, it's also good to put water with white vinegar (1/4 to 1/2 cup) through your coffee machine once a month. It keeps the nasty old dregs that stained the coffee maker insides from flavoring the water you put through it.