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dbeaty
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Posted: Fri May 9th, 2008 23:11 |
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I have this dishwasher that has been working fine but we noticed a burning smell. I pulled it out and discovered the power cord neutral wire was melted where it is spliced into the machine's wire harness. Obviously a major concern until I can figure out what caused this short. 
The only repair I have made was replacing the motor and pump assembly about a 6 months ago. It's worked just great since then.
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here's the part I replaced:
http://www.repairclinic.com/SmartSearch/SSPartDetail.aspx?PartID=1088929&PPStack=1
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Posted: Fri May 9th, 2008 23:24 |
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| Normal for this to happen if the wire nuts are not installed very well, just re-do them with fresh wire nuts being sure the damaged wire has been cut off and good wire goes into the nut...
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dbeaty
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Posted: Sat May 10th, 2008 00:03 |
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Thanks Pegi
I think you may be right, it could have been an old problem that finally caused the exposed wire to short on the frame. I did as you suggested and I'm watching it as it runs.
The only other obvious prob is the heating element is not quite straight and the sprayer catches on it as it rotates
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Posted: Sat May 10th, 2008 00:28 |
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| Can the brackets that hold the element be "adjusted" to straighten the element?
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Posted: Sat May 10th, 2008 12:33 |
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The element is made of the same stuff a stove burner is so it's rigid, deformed over time I guess. But the brackets that hold it can be bent as they are thin metal and I think I'll do that to push it down farther.
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Posted: Sat May 10th, 2008 13:57 |
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Do not pre-twist the pair of wires togeather. Hold the pair of wires parallel to each other and the wire nut does the work...... if the wires are stranded ( not on a desert island ) pre-twist them, then hold them parallel and twist away...... The best for stranded is to solder the end(s) that way the wire nut does not cut the strands during installation.
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Posted: Sun May 11th, 2008 23:51 |
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I would not use a wire nut on stranded wire in any case. A screwed on connector works neatly, no need to solder, just twirl the strands together and put the massive wire between the stranded wire and screw.
Our local code won't allow a wire nut to be used on stranded wire in the first place... still I get to see way enough and more of these joints that fail prematurely.
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