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Opps my mistake, I was looking at the link posted by John F. That wasGeorge Herold wrote On 09/21/2010 01:51 PM:
That's a one time fuse. It opens once. Sounds like there is some
other problem in your washer. The heater stayed on too long... the
fuse blew. Replacing the fuse will most likely cause it to fail again
when you use the dishwahser.
A local repair guy might be your best bet. (as someone suggested)
They may know what typically fails in your brand of dishwasher.
George H.
okay, i just pulled something else out - there is what looks to me like
a thermocouple but i will describe it: it is in a sheath .2 inches
diameter and 1 inch long. it was located between the coil of the heating
element. on the outside, there are two really thin-gauge leads going to
the computer. eletrically, this component tests 'open' with my multimeter..
the thermostat was hooked up on the thick-gauge power in series with the
heating element.
so is the thermostat back-up and the thermocouple tells the computer
when to turn the heat off? or is it, like george suggests, a thermal
fuse that just blew telling the computer to turn off the power?
either way, the thermostat is open which means it needs to be replaced.
i will try again to get the manufacturer on the phone.
rK
I am assuming this is the answer and I will get back in a couple weeks---
I'm guessing that the cylindrical component is a Normally-Open close
on rise thermal switch, and the other component is a thermostat which
has failed open.
The reasoning behind that is that if the thermostat failed shorted and
there wasn't something else in there measuring the temperature, the
temperature could rise to destructive levels.
All just a guess, mind you.
You might get better results from sci.electronics.repair or, better
yet, the service manual if you can get one.
---
JF
a schematic paper that is taped to the unit. I would be surprised thatJohn Fields wrote On 09/22/2010 05:12 AM:
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I'm guessing that the cylindrical component is a Normally-Open close
on rise thermal switch, and the other component is a thermostat which
has failed open.
The reasoning behind that is that if the thermostat failed shorted and
there wasn't something else in there measuring the temperature, the
temperature could rise to destructive levels.
All just a guess, mind you.
You might get better results from sci.electronics.repair or, better
yet, the service manual if you can get one.
---
JF
I am assuming this is the answer and I will get back in a couple weeks
when the part comes in. I am currently unemployed which is why a repairman
is out of the question and solving this problem myself will contribute to
my self-worth.
I would like to thank everyone who helped and I am greatly pleased to see
civility on the internet in the face of slight misunderstandings...
rK
If you haven't already, pull the dishwasher all the way out and search for