Kitchenaid Dishwasher Door Falls Open

Open the door on your kitchenaid dishwasher.

Kitchenaid dishwasher door falls open.

Brokencooktopfixer 1 posted. Kitchen aid dishwasher door falls open. Thursday may 7 2009 6 42 12 pm utc rank. Before looking into more complicated repairs make sure that the door is able to open.

With another person holding the dishwasher to prevent it from tipping open and close the door a few times. If the door closes or falls open under its own weight the door tension will need to be adjusted. Is the door spring tension set correctly. Although you can open a heavy refrigerator door without effort if your dishwasher has a stretched or broken counterbalance spring.

It looks like a square with a square opening in the center. 1 5 years. The tension spring on the hinge assembly of the dishwasher door controls the door s opening and closing so the door doesn t drop open or slam shut. Because the door isn t designed to hold more weight than the bottom dish rack filled with dishes any additional weight placed on the door can stretch the door s springs and overextend the dishwasher door.

Check the seal around the door and the door latch for soap and food related gunk and scrub it off if present. I have a kitchen aid dishwasher that has a door that no longer supports itself. Look along the top of the dishwasher opening for the metal strike. The most common problem with the detergent doors on kitchenaid dishwashers is that they either don t open during the cycle or open only halfway.

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