First things first, I am only guessing on the age of the dishwasher. I've only lived in this home for 1 year, and most of the other appliances are about 5-6 years old, but I am not sure about the dishwasher.

Starting last night, my dishwasher won't fill with water when I attempt to run the wash cycle. It sounds as if it is running normally, and I can see the pump shaft spinning from underneath when I turn it on. When I ran the full cycle overnight last night, the inside of the washer was hot, but the dishes were still dirty and dry (we don't use the heater to dry the dishes).

This is my first home and I would like to avoid having to call a repairman to come in. I spoke with my father on the phone and he mentioned checking the water intake valve / solenoid. Would this be where a 1/4" or 3/8" copper line from the hot water plumbing connects to the dishwasher? If so, how would I go about checking it?

I am a pretty handy person and have a good assortment of tools, but this is my first time working on a dishwasher.

Thanks!

Thanks for the help.

The float seems to be fine, and the valve is showing ~6v flowing across it when running. There is also ~6v from the white on the valve to the far side of the float switch. When the float switch is closed it has no voltage flowing across it, when activated it shows ~1.7v

I'll be taking off the valve next to see if the screen is blocked...if not I guess it's time to order a new valve, correct?

::edit:: Removed the valve, screen is clear.

- Justin

So, I just wasn't paying enough attention to what part of the cycle it was in when measuring the voltage. Went through it more carefully this morning, and saw that the valve was indeed getting 120v. I was able to find one locally and installed it. Works like a charm again!

Thanks again for the help.

- Justin