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I got a Oldie KDS-36 kitchenaid Superba by hobart (It’s sink/dishwasher combo – I don’t know the year). It came along with the house and my wife and I felt in love with it…but now it is not draining all the way, there is a bit of water that just sits there at the botton. I am no wiz but everything seems in order: I checked drains, pipes, power connectors and all the usual suspects…If you “push cancel/drain” it will drain most of the water, but sometimes you got to do that a few times… I am thinking it might be the controller…my wife is thinking of getting a new one…please help

I can’t locate that model#. It sounds like your pump is wearing out. It would cost more to fix it than its worth. I would have to agree with your wife on this one.

If its over 20 years old like I think it is. The new ones are much more energy efficient as well, you’ll see a drop in your electric bill with a new one.

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My bosch dishwasher gets stuck at “1 min” on the display and runs and runs. I have read about this problem on the board, and I have had a tech out and i know it needs a couple of replacement parts. It was leaving a couple of inches of water when i finally cancelled the cycle, and i asked the tech if he could get it to drain out – he said yes, said it was a “tech trick” and somehow i missed what he did to get it to drain.
I assume it was some combination of buttons (like i learned from this board about my F & P washer) that forced it to get to a drain cycle and empty out. If i could figure this out, i could still use the dishwasher while i wait for the repair (ordering a new front panel and want to wait til that comes into do repair)..

TO CANCEL A CYCLE:

Press and hold “Scrub Wash” & “Delicate/Economy” buttons until “CL” shows on display

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With 40-60 minutes left in cycle, all the lights go out, and the d/w will not respond. After 5 or 10 minutes it will start back up and add a few minutes to the display, but it is rare that it will ever finish. I can get it to Cancel/Drain if I push it while the d/w is running.

I tried the test that I found at http://www.applianceaid.com/boschDW.html It ran the test for ~15 minutes with a “1″ in the display the whole time, then it shut off. It stays off for 10 minutes, then it comes on again for a few minutes. The whole time there is soapy water in the bottom of the d/w. (I have not added soap the last 6-8 times that I have run it. But I have not used the wrong soap, and there is no soap or water in the float pan under the d/w.)

When it stops during the test, the water temp is 130 to 140.

I’ve had it 3 years, so electronic parts are still covered, but labor is not. If it’s a $30 part, I’ll fix it. If it’s that $170 board, I’ll probably call someone.

turn off power at the breaker and remove toe kick panel. on left front is power connections- many fools install with wire nuts facing down, allowing water(soapy) to short out the connections. normally it blows and stops working at all. what’s up with the rinse agent dispensor? is the cover closed and stay closed for the entire cycle? was it ever open during wash, causing excessive bubbles- which needs to be flushed out before it’ll work correctly(dry all water from sump area, get a gallon of water, pour it in and start any cycle which will initially drain, then cancel/drain cycle. repeat until no foam inside when washing. the ntc sensor may be bad- washer’s waiting for temp to be achieved before advancing, adding additional minutes to program, but never getting there, leaving wash water in sump. and you guys gotta give complete model #’s, serial #’s help also.

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