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    Fix My Dishwasher

    What? Dishwashers are Technology too you know.

    Mine ...a Whirlpool ADP4400 has never been a show pony -not even brand new out of the box which is four or five years ago now.

    Anyway I THINK the pump has gone on it. It switches on it whizzes and whirrs. There's some water going into it but it isn't being fired at any pressure so the arms don't spin. Anyone encountered this? I know the obvious answer is call a plumber but is it worth it when you factor in cost of parts and labour?

    Would I be better off just cherishing the good times and letting the thing go?

    Oh it's more complicated than that ...we're in the mid-to-end game of selling our house and we'd kind of hoped to leave this donkey behind us and start anew with a decent dishwasher elsewhere.

    Yours confused and conflicted,
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    Not the same model, but it happened to mine a few years back and there was a kink and blockage in the water inlet hose, going to the pump.

    Edit: It was actually the line going to the intake valve that had the kink and the screen inside the intake was blocked too.



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    there definitely isn't a kink but I'll check to see if I can get at that valve and screen dealy to see if there's a problem there and I'll post back results. Thanks.
    " I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"

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    No to dishwashers and/or domestic appliances in this forum.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pauro 76 View Post
    No to dishwashers and/or domestic appliances in this forum.
    So toasters are out so yeah?
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    Quote Originally Posted by A face View Post
    So toasters are out so yeah?
    The only Toast I'm going to talk about here is the application for burning cds.
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    Should explain all.

    Or is that not what you're looking for?

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    The only Toast I'm going to talk about here is the application for burning cds.
    tut ...a stone axe was cutting edge technology once upon a time ...more useful than the creative Zen as well.
    " I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie View Post
    What? Dishwashers are Technology too you know.

    Mine ...a Whirlpool ADP4400 has never been a show pony -not even brand new out of the box which is four or five years ago now.

    Anyway I THINK the pump has gone on it. It switches on it whizzes and whirrs. There's some water going into it but it isn't being fired at any pressure so the arms don't spin. Anyone encountered this? I know the obvious answer is call a plumber but is it worth it when you factor in cost of parts and labour?

    Would I be better off just cherishing the good times and letting the thing go?

    Oh it's more complicated than that ...we're in the mid-to-end game of selling our house and we'd kind of hoped to leave this donkey behind us and start anew with a decent dishwasher elsewhere.

    Yours confused and conflicted,
    LR
    When mine breaks down i generally just slap her and it starts again.... but then my bed is cooled for a couple of days after

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