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Model: DU810SWPU3 Brand: Whirlpool Age: 1 - 5 years
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muegge99  
#1 Posted : Wednesday, March 27, 2013 4:27:13 PM(UTC)
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My dishwasher heating element is not heating at all. I have tested the continuity of the heating element on my analog multimeter and get a reading of 0 ohm. Does this mean I should replace the heating element? Thanks in advance.
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denman  
#2 Posted : Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:50:48 AM(UTC)
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Here are your parts
Parts for Whirlpool DU810SWPU3 Dishwasher - AppliancePartsPros.com

See the attachment for the tech sheet.

Sounds like you may have a problem reading the meter.
If the reading is 0 ohms you may be on to high of a meter scale.
The heater should be 30 ohms or so.
Zero ohms is a dead short so the heater would blow your circuit breaker.

From the tech shet you will see that there is a thermal fuse (item 26 in the Tub Parts section) in line with the heater.
It should be o ohms.
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kf6irk  
#3 Posted : Saturday, April 13, 2013 12:41:01 PM(UTC)
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Our dishwasher apears to have hot water for washing, but no dry heat.


Does the heating element heat the wash/rince water, or does it only come into play during the drying cycle?

I guess the first things I'll check is the fuse and the resistance of the heating element?

This is a Whirlpool DP6000XRPO (in a portable cabinet)
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denman  
#4 Posted : Sunday, April 14, 2013 4:55:09 AM(UTC)
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Here is the operators manual
https://www.whirlpool.com/digita...20Guide%20-%20304273.pdf

[COLOR="Blue"]Does the heating element heat the wash/rince water, or does it only come into play during the drying cycle?[/COLOR]
Depends on the cycle type, see page 4 in the manual.

Here are your parts
Parts for Whirlpool DP6000XRP0 Dishwasher - AppliancePartsPros.com

[COLOR="Blue"]I guess the first things I'll check is the fuse and the resistance of the heating element?[/COLOR]
That would be a good place to start.
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