Dishwasher Repair in Hamilton

How we fix it

Standing water in the bottom almost always starts with a clogged filter or sump, so we lift those out and clear the food and grease before assuming the worst. If it's still holding water, we check the drain hose for a kink and pull the pump to look for glass or a fruit pit jammed in the impeller. A drain pump that's burnt out or cracked gets replaced rather than cleaned and refitted, since a motor that's already drawing too much current won't last once it's been strained. We finish by running a drain cycle and watching the sump empty fully before we put it back under the counter.

How we fix it

When dishes come out gritty, the spray arms usually aren't getting water where it needs to go, so we take them off and clear the jets, then check the filter that feeds them. We rule out the simple causes first, like a filter packed with debris or an inlet valve not letting enough water in, before looking at the wash pump. A worn pump or a cracked spray arm gets replaced rather than nursed, because weak spray pressure only gets worse and leaves you rewashing by hand. After that we run a normal cycle and check the water is hot and the arms spin freely before we call it done.

How we fix it

A puddle by the dishwasher can come from the door, a hose, or the pump underneath, so the first job is finding where it actually starts before we pull the unit out. We run a short cycle and watch the door gasket, the hose clamps, and the sump area until the leak shows itself. A perished door gasket or a split hose gets replaced, not patched, since a seal that's gone hard won't hold water again no matter how it's dressed up. Once the new seal is in we run another fill and check the floor stays dry through a full cycle.

How we fix it

If nothing happens when you press start, we check the door latch first, since the dishwasher won't run while it reads the door as open, then confirm it's getting power. If it has power but stays empty, we test the inlet valve and make sure the supply line and its screen aren't blocked. A failed door latch or inlet valve gets replaced, because these are sealed parts that can't be rebuilt once they stop working properly. We finish by starting a cycle and watching it latch, fill, and begin washing the way it should.