20 Most Recent Kenmore 24 in. 15252 / 15254 / 15259 Built-in Dishwasher - Page 2 Questions & Answers

A couple of things to check. First did you recently install a garbage disposal? If so there is a plastic cap on the disposal that the drain line hooks into that needs to be removed. You can do this by removing the drain hose from dishwasher and taking a flat head screw driver and pushing it into the disposal. Second remove the hose from the pump and see if anything is blocking it. See if it goes into the drain cycle. If it does and the water is not leaving the dishwasher than it sounds like the pump may be out. If it does not even try to pump the water out than it may be in the timer. Check and see if anything is restricting the water flow first.

first clean dw use tang then prime sink and run dw after that cut back on detergant

Go to the fuse panel and swicth off the breaker labeled dishwasher. leave it off for about 30 seconds to a minute. This will reset the electronics in the dishwasher. It should work after that.

Hmm!! seems a little bit silly but did you ring the installer?.

If it was done yesterday they have a duty to support the installation be it major or minor

And it should be free

most likely the inlet valve is stuck, give it a few gentle, not so gentle? taps, sometimes you need to remove and take apart and soak in a solvent for a bit, or replace them.

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Your problem could be one of the following:

* position of dishes, etc. (no obstructions)
* spray arms clogged or non-movement
* water hardness level
* not rinsing dishes, etc. prior to wash
* amount of detergent (try different amounts +/-)

The valves or orfices you can call it will need cleaning that spray the water out then try it again. If it is cleaning somewhat better but not good enough the pump my be ready to be resealed or replaced

The main drain is clogged, check where it connects to the P-trap under the sink, that is an air gap so that when draining the machine doesn't flood the floor if it gets clogged, so check all the way from the thing on top of the sink all the way to the drain pipe. I’m happy to assist further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/gregg_78ecbb34e27be215

This may help in your situation. The following link explains how you may be able to clear the blinking clean light problem:

http://www.fixya.com/support/r417123-blinking_clean_light_kenmore_whirlpool

Now...keep in mind all dish washers are not alike and have different panel options. If you do not have the same set up as I have referenced, the tech sheet for your dishwasher will explain. The tech sheet is located behind the lower toe panel under the door and lists the proper sequence of buttons to push for diagnostics and troubleshooting.

NOTE: Sometimes the tech sheet is located behind the inner door panel. You will need to remove the screws securing the inner panel to access it if this is the case. Make sure you turn off the main power breaker before doing so.

Sometimes this can be a momentary glitch in operation. However, if the problem keeps reoccuring the number of flashes is an indication of which circuit is causing your problem. Again, refer to your tech sheet to determine this.

If you have any questions, please let me know. I hope this helps you solve your problem.

sounds like a GE . MY BEST GUESS IS THE CAP UNDER THE AGITATOR IS STRIPED . REPLACING IT SHOULD SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM

I had exactly the same problem with my Kenmore Ultrawash. I thought the leaking might be coming from the seals around the door, but found that it was leaking from the top as described. I removed the air vent cover on the inside of the door and found that it and the vent area had a great deal of what appeared to be dissolved paper. At first I thought perhaps this was somehow remenents of some kind of air filter, but after reading the post here, came to conclude this was foreign matter. I believe what happended is we at some time washed jars or something with lables on it and this stuff accummulated inside the air vent area. I think in a normal case, when the washer is running, water is mostly stopped from going into the air vent area by the hatched cover, but inevitably some water would get thru. This would be ok normally, because the water would just hit the vent area and probably just fall back into the washer. With all the debris stuck in the vent area and on the cover, I suspect the water was not able to exit the vent area or was hitting the debris and causing the water to jet out the opening to the front - hence the water coming out the vent and pouring down the front. Once I cleaned out the vent area and the cover from the debris, I replaced the cover and ran the washer with no water leaking anymore.

I'm so glad you posted your finding - it gave something to look into, and turned out to be the same source of the problem. You saved me a service call.

Sounds like the inlet water valve has packed up. Get engineer.

Empty the dishwasher and put some powdered lemonade in there. Run it for a full cycle. It will take the lime deposits and other **** out of your dishwasher and it's very safe.

check for dirty filter it's inside under drying element

SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE EITHER A FLOAT THAT IS STINKING OR A WATER INLET VAVLE THAT HAS FAILED. THE FOAT IS THE LITTLE MUSHROOM LIKE DOME WHICH IS PLACED AT THE FRONT LEFT SIDE UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM RACK PULL UP GENTLY ON THE FLOAT UNTIL U HEAR A CLICK AND MAKE SURE THAT IT DROPS FREELY WITH NO DEBRIS UNDER IT SUCH AS SPOON, STRAWS, TOOTHPICK, ETC. IF THAT DOES NOT SOLVE THE ISSUES YOU HAVE A WATER INLET VAVLE THAT HAS GONE BAD If you need further help, reach me via phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/marlon_56d9a24f02585258

It is most likely the flip spring...you need to be certain that the legs of the spring are inside the door edge and the spring does not swing freely...and there must be tension on the spring so that when the latch releases the door flips...you can also try this with an elastic, put the elastic inside the closed door and up around the drying solution knob, this will let the door flip open showing that the latch does work