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DEAPNESS  
#1 Posted : Thursday, January 7, 2010 8:09:45 AM(UTC)
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Hey,

I have a Frigidaire Dishwasher (FDB435RFR4) that is fairly new and has just stopped working. I noticed one day when I set it to wash and it was making a running noise for a while and I checked the dial and it had not moved more than a couple centimeters.

After some looking around the net I tried to manually move the timer slowly and from what I know is going through all the cycles (although it doesn't pop open the soap dispenser). I am assuming it is the timer based on this, but I don't know much about washing machines. I also wouldn't want to replace the timer right off the bat since it is a new machine and that part is around ~$100. Is there anything else I can do to see what the problem is?

When I leave the timer by itself in a cycle and put my ear to it I can hear some sort of noise, almost like it is trying to spin but it just doesn't lol.

Thanks for the help!

Dave
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denman  
#2 Posted : Friday, January 8, 2010 3:39:30 AM(UTC)
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Here are the parts
Replacement parts for FRIGIDAIRE FDB435RFR4 Frg(v0) | AppliancePartsPros.com

Here is the tech sheet
http://manuals.frigidaire.com/prodinfo_pdf/Kinston/154297101.pdf

And a manual to help troubleshoot it
http://frigidaireservicetips.com/pdfs/485_3.pdf

Does sound like a timer problem.
Try different cycle types to see if it will complete a cycle, this may give you clues as to why it is hanging up.
Note many units depending on the cycle will not advance till the water is heated to a certain temperature so you may have a heating problem.

Also I cannot explain why it will not open the detergent door.

You show the unit as less than a year old so I would get it repaired under warranty.
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DEAPNESS  
#3 Posted : Monday, January 11, 2010 8:19:39 AM(UTC)
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Thanks denman for the reply!

This Dish washer has been pretty weird to me. If I run it on "Normal Wash" it runs perfectly up until it hits the "Short Wash" and then that's when things start hanging up. It definitely heats up (if I open it up while it is 'washing' the water is very hot/there is steam).

This may sound like a poor question.. But who would I go through for the warranty: the place where it was bought from or frigidaire? The unit was bought by my landlord before I moved so I am not sure if he got a warranty at ABC Warehouse (where it was bought) or if they even offer them, heh.

Thanks

Dave

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Here are the parts
Replacement parts for FRIGIDAIRE FDB435RFR4 Frg(v0) | AppliancePartsPros.com

Here is the tech sheet
http://manuals.frigidaire.com/prodinfo_pdf/Kinston/154297101.pdf

And a manual to help troubleshoot it
http://frigidaireservicetips.com/pdfs/485_3.pdf

Does sound like a timer problem.
Try different cycle types to see if it will complete a cycle, this may give you clues as to why it is hanging up.
Note many units depending on the cycle will not advance till the water is heated to a certain temperature so you may have a heating problem.

Also I cannot explain why it will not open the detergent door.

You show the unit as less than a year old so I would get it repaired under warranty.
denman  
#4 Posted : Monday, January 11, 2010 11:47:56 AM(UTC)
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Here is the operators manual, the way I read it you can contact Frigidaire
http://manuals.frigidaire.com/prodinfo_pdf/Kinston/154350101en.pdf
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