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Dishwasher KUDS01DJ drains but leaves food particles and residue on the dishes

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Hi,



I have an older dishwasher also and recently my wife also complained about it not cleaning right... so me being the man I am tried in vain to clean the things... Bought new spray arms online and installed them in minutes...now the thing works like new... However I have also found that 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 make sure it is working... Here is a tip that will help you with the online buying...


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The scum, film and white residue problems have started since the reduction of phosphates in dishwasher detergents.

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