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| Maytag dishwasher model WU482 series 01 serial 155439 VA | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19th, 2009 08:49 pm |
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amesan Grasshopper
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My old dishwasher works fine except that now the final drain before the dry cycle does not happen during the regular wash (you can hear when it clicks to start). After an hour, however, it does drain. (This occurred a few times over a couple of months, and now always.) Though it doesn't initially drain, the dry cycle will then start (i.e., the fan starts; the element is under water). The drying is the only cycle that works: no response in any other position of the timer control. The machine has sani-wash and power-dry options; no difference with/without any option. My routine now is to stop the machine when it reaches that point, wait 1 hour, and then start the machine again. There's been no change in power supply, water supply, water temperature, soap, frequency of use, number of dishes, level of cleaning, machine noise. It seems heat releated. Besides requesting for possible fixes, can anyone describe exactly how the timer control works? I'm expecting it's like an old washing machine's, only much simpler. Thanks.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19th, 2009 09:40 pm |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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It may be the Main Wash Motor overheating ... Maytag WU482 c 1984 Diagrams
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20th, 2009 05:38 am |
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amesan Grasshopper
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Thanks for the reply RegUS. There's some sort of thermal overload switch cutting in then? And suggests a failing motor?
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20th, 2009 05:56 am |
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kdog Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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ye ol' belt drive dishwasher! Try running it a while with the belt disconnected, if motor cuts out then, it requires replacement. If not, likely needs a new pump ass'y - either way will be expensive Looks like alot of the parts are NLA for these old machines Last edited on Sun Sep 20th, 2009 06:03 am by kdog ____________________ Can Ye spare some 'cutter me brutha ? http://web.me.com/zenzoidman/kdog/ |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20th, 2009 10:24 am |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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amesan wrote: ... There's some sort of thermal overload switch cutting in then? And suggests a failing motor? also, feel the Motor ...
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25th, 2009 09:18 pm |
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amesan Grasshopper
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Thanks all. Without a schematic, I didn't know how to run the motor directly. I figured I could skip past the water cycles to run the motor, but I decided on another experiment first: I blew a fan on the motor while running a regular cycle to see if enough heat was dissipated to complete the cycle. It did not finish, and in fact, quit even earlier. I could also detect a slight odor. I'm assuming the motor's failing, and I'm looking at new machines.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26th, 2009 12:04 am |
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applianceman18007260692 Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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Part #902115 maytag dw belt
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26th, 2009 12:17 am |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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amesan wrote: ... I blew a fan on the motor while running a regular cycle to see if enough heat was dissipated to complete the cycle... RegUS_PatOff wrote: ... feel the Motor ...
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