It appears that my dishwasher isnt working as well as it should. i think it needs cleaned. what do i used?

Most likely heating element or fuse is bad.

If you have hard water,,, that is a big if ,,,,, Make sure your softener has pleanty of brine salt and that the softener is working properly. Soft water = bright clean clothes.

Hi, The soap dispenser may not be the problem. It could be that it's not getting enough water. Is the pump running and water cleaning the dishes. Then there is no problem.

This sounds like a water flow issue, suspect is IN and OUT. In has screen that is located in inlet valve, it needs cleaning, the exiting water is more difficult to clean, as most everything has to come apart. BUT, if you have enough water getting IN, you would likely dissolve the detergent, so I suspect supply problem.

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Error CL appears when the dishwasher control detects door switch is open or door is open. You'll have to open the door and check the continuity of the door switch. If the door seems to be closed then it is the control has detected an issue with the door latch. Check the door latch & seals to make sure door is closing fine. Unplug the dishwasher from power outlet and wait for 10-15 minutes. Restart the dishwasher and check if the error is still there. If error still appears then you'll need to repalce the door switch/door latch. Hope this helps... Please post back for further assistance.

Daniel

Hi,

When my wife started complaining about her dishwasher not getting the top rack clean this is what I found and I wrote a tip about it...

Dishwasher Spray Arms not Spinning


heatman101

Hi, I have an older dishwasher also and recently mywife also complained about it not cleaning right... so me being the man I amtried in vain to clean the things... Bought new spray arms online and installedthem in minutes...now the thing works like new... However I have also foundthat if the heating element goes bad then that also can mess things up bad...So I would buy new spray arms, and also check out the heating element to makesure it is working... Here is a tip that will help you with the onlinebuying...
Dishwasher SprayArms not Spinning

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A bad heating element causes many problems in dishwashers...

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Your motor is attached to the pump,your pump seal is locked up needs replacing or purchase a new pump.Because it is a job replacing seal,if your a first timer.

these arms rotate only by water jetting out of angled jets at the end. it is likely that these jets are blocked - not always obvious

I dont think that it is made for you 2 move it.
If it isnt dirty then there isnt really no use. But if it is dirty write back and ill try to help you :)