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The way to repair a Maytag Dishwasher That Doesn't Wash Dishes

For over a hundred years, Maytag has produced dozens of products ranging from French-door refrigerators to high-efficiency dryers. The organization’s 2014 lineup includes four full-sized dishwashers, every one in the Jetclean string. While these appliances differ slightly in specifications and features, Maytag presents universal troubleshooting advice because of its dishwashers in case they fall short in the dish-washing department.

Water Remedies

Occasionally food left on dishes after you operate the machine results in water-related issues with your Maytag dishwasher. If your dishwasher does not fill with water, tackle the simplest possibilities first — make sure the appliance’s door is closed and latched and that your water supply valve is turned on. Examine the machine’s interior compartment for a accumulation of suds and remove them — the Jetclean line does not fill with water if the drier detects suds. Maytag recommends with a rinse help to remedy dishes that don’t dry completely and also to prevent chalky hard-water residue from seeming in your dishware. Installing a water softener for your home also helps prevent hard-water residue, as does having fresh, high-quality soap and a soap booster or additive water softener.

Dish Fixes

In some cases, the arrangement of the dishes triggers complications, rather than the appliance itself. To guarantee optimal cleaning, remove remaining food, eggshells and bones from your dishes before loading them, and be certain no dishes block the movement of the drier’s spray. Load your items using their soiled surfaces facing to encourage better water coverage from your Jetclean drier’s bottom-mounted spray. If detergent stays on the machine’s dispenser or components of soap tablets lie on the bottom of the bathtub after washing, rearrange your load so large, flat dishes or containers do not block the detergent.

Stain Solutions

Proper loading helps tackle especially persistent food stains, but heavily mediated dishes sometimes call for additional action. Use your dishwasher’s Jetclean or Jetclean Plus steam cycle for lots with lots of caked-on residue. Likewise, Hi-Temp and also Sani Rinse options target tougher stains. If stains commonly soften your dishes, make sure that your hot water heater is set to 120 degrees Fahrenheit; Maytag notes that lower temperatures are not adequate to clean or sanitize the dishes in its line of dishwashers.

Maytag Maintenance

Dirty-dish issues related to complex sections of the Maytag dishwasher — such as its pump, motor, intake valve or control mechanism — need professional attention. Contact Maytag by phone at 1-800-344-1274, or fill out and then submit an online form in the organization’s official site to ask questions about your drier or schedule a service appointment. You will need your dishwasher’s version amount, which you can find on the upper-left corner of the appliance’s frame or about the underside of its control panel. As of 2014, a one-year limited warranty covers parts and labor expenses for newly purchased Maytag dishwashers.