After about five minutes of running the dishwasher there is a strong "electrical" smell, like plastic or electric wires ..not a burning smell, definitely electrical. Machine works but smell becomes more intense. I've stopped using. Can anybody tell me what this is?
I have a Whirlpool Model : GU1200XTL02. After running for a short time we would notice an electrical/burning smell which became more intense every time we would use the machine. I isolated the smell as coming from the top of the door, around the control panel.
After shutting off the electricity to the machine, I took off the control panel, exposed the circuit board and found 2 burn marks on it where wiring from the machine connects to the circuit board.
If we had not done anything I am sure it would have eventually caught fire. Fortunately, the smell had become quite disgusting before that happened.
This may be the smell of Varnish used in motor winding. When we turn on the machine it gets heated a little bit resulting in a burning electrical smell.
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"Whirlpool built-in GU1200XTLS-2 dishwasher electrical smell and very very loud noise. dishes getting clean but concern that motor may be dying? Easy repair or buy new? Dishwasher +5 years old.
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