I have an older Bosch dishwasher and it is not drying the dishes. I performed some basic troubleshooting to try to locate the source. Here is what I have done so far.

1. I disconnected the wires from the terminals of the heating element and measured the resistance. R = 12 ohms.

2. I also measured the AC voltage being supplied to the terminals during dry mode. AC voltage = 120 VAC. This measurement was taken at the wires when disconnected from the heating element.

What is the next step. Do I need to replace the heating element or might it be something else.

Thanks in advance for any advice given on this topic.

Todd

Thanks for the response. Since the inside of the dishwasher is aluminum, the calcium buildup you are referring to would have to be on the heating element itself? If so do I need to soak the heating element in CLR solution or something like that. I have physically opened up the dishwasher during the drying cycle and touched the heating element and it seemed at best lukeward to the touch.

As an experiment I placed an icecube on the heating element to see if it was warm enough to melt the ice. It only melted a little bit over 5 minutes so I concluded what heat there was there probably came from the water temperature heating up the element during wash or rinse cycle and not from the dry cycle itself.

I think as a next step I will connect a thermocouple to the heating element as well as a multimeter to the terminals of the heating element and measure cause and effect.

Thanks for your help.

Todd:eek:

Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it.