Why does my Whirlpool dishwasher smell bad?

The most common cause is a dirty filter holding food particles and grease. Remove and rinse the upper and lower filters, clean the sump, and run a hot cycle with a dishwasher cleaner. If the odor persists, water may be standing due to a drain problem.

A roommate used dish soap in our dishwasher and it flooded. Is it damaged?

Usually not. Remove the foam, run a rinse cycle with no detergent and dry the floor. If the dishwasher still leaks or shows an error after the suds are gone, report it to your landlord, since water may have reached the control or a seal.

Is a dishwasher in an older Hidden Valley-area home worth repairing?

It depends on the fault. Pumps, valves and latches are usually reasonable repairs, while a cracked tub or failed control on an older budget model may not be. We also check the supply and drain connections and tell you if they need attention.

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Whirlpool Dishwashers: What We Check First

Most Whirlpool dishwashers built in the last decade or so use a manually cleaned filter system: an upper filter and a cylindrical lower filter that sit in the tub floor under the lower spray arm. Earlier models used a self-cleaning design with a grinder that chopped food particles. The newer filters run quieter and save energy, but they rely on the owner to clean them, and many owners have never been told. A wash motor drives the spray arms, a separate drain pump removes water, and a heating element warms the water and helps drying.

Manual-clean filter clogged, gritty dishes and sour odor
Drain pump jammed or failed, water standing after cycles
Door latch switch not engaging, cycle will not start
Heating element failure leaving dishes wet and cold

The full explanation, including what you can safely check yourself and when repair beats replacement, is in our Whirlpool dishwasher repair guide.

Suds, Food Debris and Older Connections

Dishwashers in rented houses near campus fail in recognizable ways. Someone runs a load with hand dish soap and the kitchen floor fills with foam. Plates go in unscraped, the filter clogs and the pump starts to whine. A door gets slammed or leaned on, and the latch or the hinge cables give out.

Homes on the older southern side of University City, around Hidden Valley, may have dishwashers that replaced an original unit, sometimes connected to aging supply lines and drain setups that deserve a look. Family homes in the northern subdivisions more often have builder dishwashers wearing out at about the same time as the rest of the kitchen.

For a suds flood, stop the cycle, wipe out the foam and run a rinse with water only. Clean the filter regularly. If water leaks onto the floor, switch off the breaker and close the supply valve under the sink. We test the pump, valve and latch, and quote before repairing.