20 Most Recent Kenmore 24 in. 17462 / 17464 / 17469 Built-in Dishwasher Questions & Answers

all a relay is a on off switch. 120v goes into L2in and into a control relay post where it sits sits until 12V energizes the relay coil thus producing an electromagnetic effect which draws the relay contact to a closed position thus placing the 120v from L2in to the 120v L2 out post this voltage then goes on to the oven heating element.Circuit board voltages which are 16V are derived from L1 which comes in as 120v goes through a step down transformer and gets converted to 16 vac, the voltage then goes through a bridge rectifier which turns the voltage to DC the DC voltage is routed to the various electronic components, op-amp, microprocessor, etc.

The most common reason for no heating is the failure of the heating element which is located beneath the lower spray arm. Inspecting it for breaks and damage would be the first step. If you do not see obvious damage, after triple checking that poser is off to the DW, pull the kick panel from your DW and check where the heavy gauge wires connect to the two terminals of the heating element.

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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...
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Hi there,

Well first of all you can check the door and make sure it is closed and locked. If door is not locked, the dishwasher will not operate. Listen for the door switch to "click" when the door is closed. If it doesn't, you may need to replace it. You can also try to reset the dishwasher by press these -
High Temp + heated Dry
High Temp + heated Dry
High Temp + heated Dry

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You may want to contact Sears to see if there was a recall on your model dishwasher. There were problems with the door assemblies on some model dishwashers that were caused by the rinse agent leaking into the wire harness of the door. Over time the rinse agent would corrode the wire insulation causing the units to catch fire in some cases. The fix was a free inner door and wiring harness upgrade kit from the manufacturer. Here is a link you can refer to that may offer some assistance:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07190.html

Although I did not see your model number listed, you may want to call the Consumer Product Safety Commission number listed at the bottom of the page and report this incident.

I hope this offers some assistance to you.

If the dry light is flashing you will need a new keyboard, if the clean light is flashing try this key dance

normal, heated dry, normal, heated dry

wait for the lights to come on and then go off, press cancel and wait 2 minutes, try a cycle. If it works and fails again let me know we can dig deeper to find out the root cause

1st check for power at the incoming supply located behind the btm access panel. if u have a meter this can be checked. should have 110 volts if not u have an electrical problem, if u have 110 volts then id say your board may be bad. can turn off the breaker to the dishwasher wait 5 minutes then turn breaker back on, may reset board.

Either the motor is failing to pump water or there is too much soap in the system. Add 1/4 cup veg oil and run again.

I had the same problem and fixed it by disassembling the lower spray arm and return filter, and cleaning all the junk out.
Most dishwashers have 'risers' that bring the water up to the top sprayer or arm located under the top rack. If the recirculating pump is plugged even a little there won't be enough volume or pressure to get the water up there.
Test this by putting a dry muffin pan in the top rack, flat, and running the dishwasher for a bit. If there is no water on the top (or the bottom) either the top sprayer or the sprayer arm underneath the top rack is not getting enough volume.
To fix this you need to clean out the screen and filter, where the water returns to be recirculated. If you don't have any confidence to remove the parts and clean it out yourself, get an appliance repair person to do the job.

reomvethe lower acess panel under unit, ther shoiuld be a detailed techsheet for all sortsa problems and issues you come across.

I doubt it. If the unit has a mechanical timer, it is binding. If the shaft cannot be cleaned up, it will have to be replaced. Typical times are 40 minutes to an hour, depending on the cycle.

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If it is doing when it is washing, then it likely to be a problem with the pump, but it might just be 'hunting' because the filters are partially blocked. There is the filter that you can see easily, but there is a fine filter underneath that blocks with fine grey lint. Water left in the bottom can be caused by that because the drain pump is past the filter and is on a timer. https://www.google.com/search?q=Kenmore+3380957 ..

Try hard reset. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1by_MtVQJY Use following links for help Cycle Selection Chart; Troubleshooting - Kenmore 665.17799 Use & Care Manual [Page 21] ' ManualsLib Kenmore Dishwasher Troubleshooting & Repair ' Repair Clinic

To open the Kenmore World class dishwasher, follow these means:

Press-and-hold down the "Sani-Wash" button for somewhere around three seconds until the showcase screen counts down from three to nothing. The red "Lock" Drove ought to now douse and you ought to now have the option to get to each of the buttons on the control center.