Homerboy
Lifer
So we recently noticed the bottom rack in our 1 year old dishwasher wasn't getting clean. So I did some reconnaissance and came to the conclusion that the bottom sprayer was not spinning (was spraying though). Cleaned all the holes out of any gunk/.junk that may have been clogging them and it still didn't spin.
In the middle of the bottom of the dishwasher there are two paths that the water being p[umped in can take - one pipe/path leads to the top sprayer, the other leads to the bottom sprayer. You can sort of see it in this tiny picture here:
One path leads directly up to the bottom sprayer, the other to that horizontal tube that then runs to the top sprayer.
So, upon further examination, it seems there's a white disk on a central axis pin that should be rotating to open/close the water flow to each of those paths. This is that disk:
That hole allows water to go into the top or the bottom sprayer... but not at the same time from what I can imagine/tell.
I'm guessing that the disk is not moving on that axis at all and only water is going to the top sprayer for the entire wash cycle - hence why the top is clean and the bottom is dirty.
I've actually completely removed the disk and run a few loads through and the top and the bottom seem to be perfectly clean now.
So, I guess...
A) WTH - why does that thing even exist? Why does it only allow top or bottom at one time??
B) Do I "need" it? And if so, exactly what could be preventing it from turning? Is it on some sort of regulated motor that could be dead?
C) WTH?
In the middle of the bottom of the dishwasher there are two paths that the water being p[umped in can take - one pipe/path leads to the top sprayer, the other leads to the bottom sprayer. You can sort of see it in this tiny picture here:
One path leads directly up to the bottom sprayer, the other to that horizontal tube that then runs to the top sprayer.
So, upon further examination, it seems there's a white disk on a central axis pin that should be rotating to open/close the water flow to each of those paths. This is that disk:
That hole allows water to go into the top or the bottom sprayer... but not at the same time from what I can imagine/tell.
I'm guessing that the disk is not moving on that axis at all and only water is going to the top sprayer for the entire wash cycle - hence why the top is clean and the bottom is dirty.
I've actually completely removed the disk and run a few loads through and the top and the bottom seem to be perfectly clean now.
So, I guess...
A) WTH - why does that thing even exist? Why does it only allow top or bottom at one time??
B) Do I "need" it? And if so, exactly what could be preventing it from turning? Is it on some sort of regulated motor that could be dead?
C) WTH?
