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Offline BobM

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Pro Gold to the rescue!
« on: November 08, 2010, 04:40:53 PM »
We all know the super benefits of keeping contacts clean and sometime applying contact enhancers, like Pro gold.

Well my Kitchen Aid dishwasher started doing some funny stuff tonight after I unloaded it. About 8 lights on the front control panel began blinking rapidly. Unplyugging it and replugging did nothing to stop it. So I called Maytag (they make Kitchen Aid) service and they couldn't help me beyond what I just did trying to recycle it. So I searched online and found out a few key things:

- the technical service manual is located behind the kick panel on the bottom of the unit.
- this manual contains several diagnostic routines for the machine
- there is a way to reset the control panel and step through the diagnostic by pressing a sequence of buttons

Well the sequence of buttons did nothing (sounds like a bad control panel, doesn't it?). So I ran a manual diagnostic by disconnecting the ribbon cable to the control panel; this worked perfectly. So, a little pro gold shot onto the pins where the ribbon cable plugs in and ... PRESTO ... it all works perfectly again.

Moisture is the enemy for any electrical connection and dishwashers are certainly moist, if nothing else.

I just had to share this little story with some people who would appreciate it. It saved me a service call charge and probably a replacement control panel as well.

Enjoy,
Bob
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2010, 05:56:26 PM »
Excellent! I have a kitchenaide DW also. I'll remember that, thanks Bob. 
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2010, 06:55:52 PM »
Sweet! I'll keep that in mind if/when my DW goes on the fritz.
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2010, 08:07:58 PM »
Good story to have in your back pocket the next time you and the wife get into one of those "Are you buying more silly cr@p for that stereo again?" discussions.  ;)
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2010, 11:49:22 PM »
So the technical service manual is located behind your wife's where?
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2010, 05:12:07 AM »
Come on. If you're a married man you know YOU are the kickpanel, not the wife.  :duh
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2010, 05:55:01 AM »
Quote from: BobM on November 09, 2010, 05:12:07 AM
Come on. If you're a married man you know YOU are the kickpanel, not the wife.  :duh

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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2010, 07:56:31 AM »
Quote from: tmazz on November 08, 2010, 08:07:58 PM
Good story to have in your back pocket the next time you and the wife get into one of those "Are you buying more silly cr@p for that stereo again?" discussions.  ;)

If only that would work! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2010, 09:26:51 AM »
Glad you got it fixed, half way through reading my nervosa was thinking a new shiny audiophile power cord would improve performance.   :thumb:
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2010, 11:41:05 AM »
Quote from: Rob S. on November 09, 2010, 09:26:51 AM
Glad you got it fixed, half way through reading my nervosa was thinking a new shiny audiophile power cord would improve performance.   :thumb:

But dishwashers do not come with IEC connectors.....  Maybe if I wire back to the breaker box with JPS in wall cable... :roll:
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2010, 11:44:56 AM »
 :rofl:
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2010, 01:11:48 PM »
 I took my dishwasher apart after reading this but for the life of me could not find any of the tubes :(
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2010, 01:27:10 PM »
Personally, I prefer eating off of NOS dishes.  :)
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2010, 04:03:09 PM »
Quote from: Response Audio on November 09, 2010, 01:11:48 PM
I took my dishwasher apart after reading this but for the life of me could not find any of the tubes :(

They are int he fridgerator, check there
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Re: Pro Gold to the rescue!
« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2010, 08:51:34 AM »
 Oh yes the vibrator uses Progold. What your dishwasher is SS ? No wonder its squeaky clean.

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