Brand: GE Model Number: GDT695SMJ4ES Main Symptom: Not draining What happens & when:
My dish washer does not drain. I checked the filter, drain line, trash disposal, and drain sump. All were good. I removed the drain pump and tested it with a multimeter. it read over 400k ohms, so I assumed that was the problem. I ordered a new pump from Appliance Parts Pros. When I received the pump I tested it with a multimeter and got a similar resistance reading ~ 400k ohms. I think this model of drain pump is supposed only be about 15-40 ohms. Is the replacement pump likely bad or am I incorrect about the expected resistance reading?
Thank you in advance,
Rick
Error Code (if any): No error code (washer doesn’t drain)
Parts or tests already tried: Drain pump (model # AP68020780)
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Hey Rick, your multimeter may be set in the wrong range, 400 ohms or 40 ohms depending on the decimal placement. Also, do you hear the drain motor running whenever it is in a drain mode? If you hear it running, it is either plugged up somewhere or the impeller is stripped on the motor shaft.
Thank you for the quick reply. The multimeter setting is correct. I started at the lowest resistance setting & got a reading of infinity. I gradually increased the resistance settings & continued to get infinite until I reached the Mega ohm setting. In the Mega ohm setting, I got a reading of .4M ohms /400k ohms. This is a new pump fresh out of the box. Could this pump be good or is this definitely proof of a bad pump.