Why Buy Portable Dishwashers

Not all have spacious kitchens or huge houses that can house free standing dishwasher models, nor can everyone afford a built in model which would incur installation costs. The simplicity of portable dishwasher models is that they can be used with as little effort as plugging in the connections to a sink or wash basin pipe which not only supplies required water, but also facilitates drainage of the water.

Quite obviously, the installation is not a permanent one and is one that can be easily removed and the appliance stowed away in a convenient storage space to be used as and when required. A factor to be checked when opting for or otherwise considering portable dishwasher models is to make sure that the motor is a reversible one servicing both the spraying of the water as well drainage of used water, without which the dishwasher may find it difficult to pump out or drain the water, what with the fact that the drain tubes may actually have to be lifted to reach into the sink.

Portable dishwashers make sense in different situations, particularly in instances of limited space. To answer the question, why buy a portable dishwasher, in households, where elaborate cooking is reserved for thanksgiving or Christmas dinners, a portable dishwasher makes perfect sense as one to be used on occasions when there is a high turnover of dishes. Most often portable free standing dishwashers are brought in to service a load of dirty dishes and then moved back or stowed away after use.

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My Dishwasher is Not Starting - What Can It Be?

The dishes are in the dishwasher and you close the door. You hit the start button and nothing happens. What now?

First make sure the dishwasher is getting power. Check your fuse box for blown fuses. If you have circuit breakers, check to see if they are tripped. Make sure plug from your dishwasher is secure in the outlet.

If power is not the problem, take a closer look at some of the electrical parts of your dishwasher. The most common part to fail is the door switch.

A door switch is used to start and stop your dishwasher. It's a safety feature that won't allow water to flow with the door open. With a faulty door switch, there is a chance your dishwasher won't start at all.

Dishwasher door switches are about an inch long. They are usually black but can be red. There are metal prongs on the body of the switch called terminals. Some door switches have two terminals and some have three.

If your door switch is OK, check the timer assembly. This controls when and how long power is sent to other controls on your dishwasher. If these controls don't receive power, they won't work.

The timer assembly contains a motor. Check this motor as well. It is often cheaper just to replace the timer motor rather than the complete assembly.

My last suggestion is to check the cycle selector switches. These switches indicate cycles for washing, drying, and setting the temperature of the water. If one of your switches is the problem your dishwasher may not start.

Dishwasher cycle selector switches tell the timer which cycle to run by opening and closing electrical circuits. Most selector switches are six to eight inches long. They are usually black and have terminals.

By testing each one of these parts with an ohmmeter you should be able to determine why your dishwasher is not working. It is possible for other parts to fail but these are the most common parts to check.

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