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About a year or so ago, it started getting stuck during the cycle, sometimes in 1, sometimes in 2 places. After talking with a Bosch tech person about it on the other end of an 800 number, I decided to replace the timer, which I bought through repairclinic.com.
The dishwasher worked great for about 2 months. Then it started sticking at the same place in the cycle (the rinse cycle). I have to manually forward the dial to get the washer to complete.
Just within the past week it has started pausing for about a minute between the cycles, but advancing to the next one--except the rinse cycle, of course, which it sticks at forever.
In addition, the pump at the beginning of the cycle sometimes is not triggered by the dial, and I have to turn off the power, spin the dial around to the same spot, turn the power back on, and see if the pump activates. It takes a couple or three tries. This problem started a couple of months ago, but is slowly progressing so that it takes more tries for it to "kick in" when the dial reaches the correct spot.
All of these problems seem to me to be connected to the dial, and thus, the timer. However, I just read the FAQ answer on this website about a Bosch dishwasher that was getting stuck during a cycle, so perhaps that's going on too. But if so, why did changing the timer make the machine work well for a short period of time?
Also, where do I find that motherboard? Is it easy to pop in and out? How do I replace bad solder if I do find a burnt out spot? Could the soldering job on the timer be bad?
Thanks for any and all help.
--Dan