KitchenAid Dishwasher Repair

It will not drain and water is sitting in the tub. Drain pump, a blocked filter, or the hose kinked behind the cabinet. This is the single most common dishwasher call we take on any brand, and the cheapest of those causes is also the most likely one.

Dishes are coming out dirty or gritty. Spray arms blocked, the circulation pump losing pressure, or the filter overdue a clean. Rule out the simple causes first — a spray arm that will not spin freely by hand has already told you most of what a diagnosis would.

The load is coming out wet. KitchenAid’s ProDry system uses both a heating element and a fan, so there are two separate things that can fail here and the symptom looks identical either way. Plastics staying damp is normal. A whole load staying wet is not.

The third rack will not slide, or fouls the arm below it. The FreeFlex rack rides on rails and sits close to the upper spray arm. When a rail wears or a rack is loaded heavy, it drops just enough to catch — which sounds like a serious fault and usually is not.

There is water on the floor. Door seal, a hose connection, or the pump housing. On a built-in unit a slow leak runs into cabinetry and subfloor for weeks before it shows anywhere you would notice, which is why this one is worth booking rather than watching.

Nothing happens when you press start. Door latch switch, the control board, or power to the appliance. The latch is checked first because it is both the most common cause and the least expensive to put right.

If refrigeration or cooking has gone at the same time, KitchenAid refrigerator repair and range repair cover those.