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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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.
DU810.pdf (214.8 KB)
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)
Here is the operators manual
https://www.whirlpool.com/digitalassets/MLPDF/Use%20and%20Care%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.
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[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.