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Anonymous Posted on Jul 02, 2018

When the dishwasher is turned on it just makes a whirring sound but does nothing. It started making a lot of noise before the cycle finished a few days ago.

The soap was out of the dispenser but not dissolved

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The whiring noise is the machine giving itself time to fill with water before it kicks into the next cycle stage, if the machine sensor doesnt detect water within the time set the machine will not go to the next stage and will detect/display a machine fault/error. Can you hear water flow into machine while hearing this noise also? If not This would suggest water intake to machine has been interrupted. if the water flow is not interrupted then with the soap not dissolving it could be either temp thermostate or pump blokage. You'll need your model number to search for the machine Service manual online if you don't still have it. *Do not attempt to clear pump/ diagnose or open your machine without turning machine off and disconnecting plug from the wall*

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That "whirring sound", but does nothing?...

That may be because you are not taking your wife out often enough? Those cycles are important too.

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  • Posted on Sep 01, 2007

SOURCE: re: Maytag dishwasher

does the timer advance the control knob? check to see that nothing is in the way of the center spray tower. does it sound like any water is spraying around inside?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 16, 2008

SOURCE: Soap dispenser still has the soap in it after the dishwasher cycle has ended...

do you have a salt unit fitted. I had the same problem and the repair guy had to replace the salt unit as it was blocked up. Failing that it might be the board not opening the solenoid to allow the water to be jetted through the soap dispenser.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 12, 2008

SOURCE: Tablets not dissolving

Sounds like whatever soap you are using is just too much soap your dishwsher can handle. The soap "packs" are usulally an overload of soap for most dishwashers. Just a few teaspoons of regular name brand soap sometimes will cure lots of dishwsher ills!!!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 31, 2008

SOURCE: Dry Dishwasher Soap Still in dispenser after wash.

so here it is...
get a screw driver (you may need a "star" head driver as well), get in there and take out all that you can and clean it (it all comes out pretty easily)...you will find a lot of undisolved soap and hard water build up...rinse it, scrape it, vacuum it...just get out as much as you can...keep note of how you took it apart so you can put it back together...then put 1/2 to a whole gallon of vinegar in and run a cycle (hi-temp if you have that option)...if it was like mine most of your sprayers were gummed up and the water just wasn't moving through the machine...

to avoid this problem...use half of what you have been using of your detergent...and only fill the "pre rinse" section if you are doing pots and pans....and then only fill that half way as well.
after that run a few cups of vinegar through on an empty cycle once a month...
whole job (not including the wash cycle) 1.5 hours...

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  • Posted on Dec 10, 2009

SOURCE: very noisy wash cycle

most times i have found a foriegn object in the pump. sometimes the machine will clear it itself but other times you have to take the pump apart. it is not too difficult but you will need a size T15 and T20 Torx aka (star) bit to get it apart. Just keep taking out screws until the filter flowplate lifts off.

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sounds like your machine is not taking in any water at all, which is the first thing the dishwasher wants to do on all programme settings.The constant whirring noise you refer to will be the water valve trying to take water into your machine.As yours isn't filling in the first place the programme cannot progress without water and it will just sit there whirring.Anyway, to resolve this matter I would check the fill hose which goes from the back of machine to your cold water pipe in your kitchen/utility, in case somebody has turned off supply.where the flexi hose meets the copper supply pipe there should be a thumbturn shut/open valve, turn this 90 degrees or a quarter turn and if you here a rush of water for a split second then you have fixed it.At this point try setting away a programme to see if water is going into dishwasher. If not have a bucket ready and unscrew the flexi hose altogether to make sure water is travelling past shut/open valve.If not you need a new shut/open valve.If water is able to pass this valve reconnect to dishwasher turn shut/open valve a quarter turn to open flow of water again,test machine on any programme again ,if it fills then your sorted, if not it must be your dishwashers internal water valve that will need replacing.Not a major job (located behind fill hose) but make sure electric and water supplies are off first before dabbling and write down your machines make and model number before shopping for part. GOOD LUCK.
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