Dishwasher is not cleaning well. Things have a greasy film and looks like build up in unit of detergent. Tried switching detergent from pellents to crystals to liquid. All the same. Opened yesterday to add something and realized the water isn't hot. This was with it running on Hi Temp with Steam Sanitize.
SOURCE: Kenmore dishwasher 15899100
Dennis, Im assuming your model number starts with 665. This model had a service flash on it regarding the upper spray arm. The upper spray arm has been redesigned for better performance. Part number 8269022. This could be covered by Sears if you mention the service flash, 22-714. Other issues that can lead to this problem are; water hardness, if your water is over 7 grains of hardness, this could to this film on the glasses. Try pouring 1/4 cup of Glass Majic into the bottom of the dishwasher. Also run one cup of white vinegar to clean the dishwasher. Make sure the water temp. entering the dishwasher is 120 min. to 150 degrees. Catriver..post back.
SOURCE: Dishwasher leaves a fine black sludge
I work in a hospital and have seen this problem with our scope washers (a very sophisticated dishwasher with lots of safety features) and it turned out to be a faulty pump motor. Some pumps have black ceramic magnet in them and if it cracks it will breakdown and mix in with wash water creating a black smudge on everything with bits. Just as you described. Unfortunately, I have never taken a part a dishwasher motor so I don't know if it's the same type of motor.
SOURCE: new dishwasher leaving powder residue on dishes.
the problem is hard water and there is a new product out called the dishwasher filtration system. it actually filters the water going into your dishwasher and leaves your dishes spot free. after the first load i was amazed that the white film was gone and my dishes were sparkling. you can get it at www.dishwasherfilter.com.
SOURCE: No clean dishes
Internal filtersEvery dishwasher has some type of filter to keep large food particles and foreign objects away from the pump assembly:
If your filter is clogged, it may be causing the cleaning problem.
Drain valve
Some
dishwashers have a valve (or gate) that should open only during
draining. If debris lodges in the valve, it can't close properly, so
water drains out during the wash cycle. Most dishwashers drain into the
garbage disposer. If yours does that, listen for water flowing into the
disposer during the wash cycle. If you can hear it then, the drain
valve may be clogged.
Spray arms
There's
a spray arm at the bottom of your dishwasher--it may have a tall spray
tube mounted to the center of it. There may also be a spray arm located
directly beneath the upper rack of dishes and/or above the upper rack.
If
debris is blocking the holes in the spray arms where the water comes
out, it could cause cleaning problems. Regularly inspect each of the
spray arms and clean out the holes as necessary.
Detergent cups
Dishwashers
don't perform their best if detergent is introduced only at the
beginning of a cycle, so add detergent to both parts of the cup.
If the detergent cup isn't opening, see the "The detergent cup doesn't open" section, below.
Note: Dishwashers
are usually wired directly to the home’s electrical system. To
disconnect the power, switch off the circuit breaker or remove the fuse
for the electrical circuit the dishwasher is attached to. Try to turn
the unit on after disconnecting the power to be sure you were
successful.
CAUTION: If you’re not sure you’ve
shut off the power properly, DO NOT CONTINUE. Call a qualified
appliance repair technician to complete the repair.
SOURCE: kenmore 655 ultra wash built in dishwasher
Possible problem is that the chopper/cutter filter is plugged. This prevents water circulation and therefor no water is available for cleaning.
Solution:
Remove the dish baskets.
Remove the bottom cleaning arm - Rotate the centre post and the arm can then be removed.
Remove the conduit that feeds the upper arm(s) - Remove screws, one at the back and one at the top. Rotate the whole assembly 45 deg right and lift off of the centre post.
Remove 4 screws in the plastic assembly and lift it off of the centre.
Remove 1 screw at left front (Under assembly just removed). Lift off the plastic cap which covers the cutter/chopper. Remove the chopper. It is on a spring loaded pin. Pull the cutter foreword while lifting the filter disc straight up. Thoroughly clean the filter disc - a knife will be req'd to scrape in clean.
Reassemble in reverse to the disassembly steps.
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