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Starting the machine in a "regular" setting with the energy saver dry feature on and the status light says 71. As the load cycles through, this number gets smaller, meaning to me that a load should take 71 minutes. Well, two hours later and the load is still going, with the number down to about 10 or so. Where do I start to figure out why it's taking so long? It doesn't seem to be the heater as there is plenty of heat coming off the plates when I open the machine.
Thanks in advance!
Jim
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Originally Posted by: jim97219  Starting the machine in a "regular" setting with the energy saver dry feature on and the status light says 71. As the load cycles through, this number gets smaller, meaning to me that a load should take 71 minutes. Well, two hours later and the load is still going, with the number down to about 10 or so. Where do I start to figure out why it's taking so long? It doesn't seem to be the heater as there is plenty of heat coming off the plates when I open the machine.
Thanks in advance!
Jim Jim, First thing to check, Your hot water temperature, the reccomended temp. is 120 dgrs F., in the tub, on the first fill. "Your energy saver dry" setting, eliminates the heater cycling in the dry cycle, you still have sensing and thermal holds, during the wash cycle. (see below notes from service data sheet) NOTE 3 – WATER HEATING THERMAL HOLD INTERVALS
During water heating thermal holds (intervals 40, 33, & 15), cycle timing is
interrupted and the dishwasher continues washing while it heats the water
to the setpoint temperatures specified on the time chart for each version of
the cycle. The Water Heating and Sensing indicators are turned on and the
cycle time displayed by models with numeric displays is frozen during thermal hold intervals. The dishwasher will hold in this suspended,
water heating mode until the water reaches the temperature
specified for the thermal hold or a maximum default time limit for the thermal hold expires. At the conclusion of the thermal hold, the control resumes normal operation and timing and proceeds to the next interval. (b) Normal cycles
Forces the control to run no less than a 4-fill (Wash-Wash-Rinse-Rinse- Dry) version of the cycle even if no soil is sensed. Note: the standard (non-Energy Star) Normal cycle is already a minimum of 4-fills
(Wash-Wash-Rinse-Rinse-Dry) with low/no soil.
Raises the main wash water heating thermal hold (interval 33) to
145°F/63°C.
NOTE 16 – AIR DRY/NO HEAT DRY/ENERGY SAVER DRY OPTION
The Air Dry/No Heat Dry option is not allowed on the Rinse Only/Quick
Rinse cycle (which has no dry). This option does the following:
Turns heater off in the dry period .
Your dishwasher performs soil level and water temperature ranges, automatically, and extends the cycle(s) as needed.
Once you check and have the proper water temperature, in the tub, if you run the dishwasher, empty and no detergent, for a full cycle(to off). the board should re program itself, and shorten the cycle, to a more normal range.
Good Luck,
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