GE Triton XL leaves top rack dishes/glasses dirty

Dishwasher Repair
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Hello!

I just moved into a new house that was equipped with a GE Triton XL dishwasher. It seemed to work fine for the first couple of loads; however, it is now leaving the top rack dishes and glasses with a gritty residue that resembles coffee grinds in size and texture after the completion of a washing. I’m not sure how to troubleshoot and fix the problem. Thank you for any advice you can give.

Dan

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Here are your parts.
Replacement parts for GSD6200JWW models | AppliancePartsPros.com

Here is a good link with dishwasher troubleshooting help
http://www.applianceaid.com/dish.html

First I would check that the water temperature is a minimum of 120 degrees.
Next that the unit is getting enough water, most units fill to just under the heating element.
Next if not using a heated wash cycle try a cycle that heats the water up. Check to be sure the heater is coming on.
Next remove the sump cover (Inside, middle of the tub) and check that is does not have stuff in it and that nothing is wrapped around the chopper. Be careful, often there is broken glass in the sump.

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Mambro,

I’m on city water, I’ve checked the city’s water supply website and found that the water is very soft.

Denman,

The water temperature is fine. My water pressure may be a little low though. I’ve noticed that the middle spray bar turns with a lot of resistance.

I made a mistake with the model number, it is: GSD6200J00WW. There is no chopper on this model, I tried removing the drain cover but the water supply tube needs to be removed before I can access this part.

The hunt continues.

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Here are the correct parts
Upper rack assembly replacement parts for GE GSD6200J00WW | AppliancePartsPros.com

Take a look in the " Motor pump" section it shows the chopper etc., you may not be able to see it due to the rough filter (large holed item)

I believe the sump cover should be removable from the inside of the tub.

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Should the middle spray bar move easily? There is quite a bit of resistance when I try to move mine. I’m thinking that either the middle or top spray bars are not being supplied with water or that the middle spray bar is not spinning.

I’m still having trouble removing the “sump” cover, I’m very busy this week, I’ll try to work on it more this weekend.

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Have never has a unit with a middle spray arm but I wolud think it should spin freely.

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Update

I cleaned all three spray bars, each of them contained junk and glass apparently inhibiting proper water flow. I ran my first load last night using the top rack and all the dishes came out clean. Picking all the crap out of the spraybars took over an hour using toothpicks and tweezers… not fun. From now on I am going to make sure that all of the dishes going into the dishwasher are free from debris, hopefully this is the end of the saga. Thanks for your help Denman.

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You are welcome

Thanks for the update.

Bin there - done that
Yes the filter is pretty coarse on these units, the arms do that job.
I usually start a wash let it run a minute or two just to get everything in the arms nice and wet. Then pull it out of the holes with tweezers. Then run the washer again for a bit and repeat sometimes half a dozen times.
So I understand that it is not a fun way to spend an hour or so.