How often should I clean the filter on a KitchenAid dishwasher?

KitchenAid generally suggests checking the filter monthly, more often if you rarely pre-rinse. Twist it out, separate the parts and rinse them under warm water. A clean filter prevents many cleaning complaints.

My Oakboro dishwasher leaves a gritty film. Is it the dishwasher or the water?

Often both. Well sediment clogs the inlet screen and reduces fill, which weakens cleaning. We clean or replace the valve, and a sediment filter on the well helps keep it from happening again.

Do you repair dishwashers in new Locust homes that drain slowly?

Yes. Slow drains are often a clogged filter, a disposer knockout plug left in place or a kinked hose. We check those and the drain pump and quote the repair.

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KitchenAid Dishwashers: What We Check First

KitchenAid dishwashers are built on Whirlpool's platform, with a stainless tub, a wash motor and pump at the base, a separate drain pump, and an electronic control that manages fill, wash and dry. Many models have a third rack and extra spray features. Since roughly the early 2010s, most use a two-part manual filter in place of the older food grinder, which keeps them quieter but makes routine cleaning the owner's job.

Manual filter clogged, causing gritty or cloudy dishes
Control board or touch panel failure with blinking lights
Wash motor humming but not spinning the spray arms
Drain pump jammed by debris, leaving water in tub

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

Film, stains and slow fills

On a private well around Stanfield or Oakboro, a dishwasher's small inlet valve screen can clog with sediment until the machine underfills, leaving gritty film on dishes. Iron shows up as orange or brown stains on racks and the tub. Over time, grit can wear the valve and the pump seal, leading to slow leaks at the base.

Newer dishwashers in Locust are more likely to show drain clogs from the filter or disposer, door latch faults or control errors after a summer storm. In any home, clean the tub filter, check the spray arms and reset the breaker if the controls freeze. Turn off water and power if you see a leak.

The technician tests the inlet valve, pump, heater, float and controls and quotes before starting. If sediment is the root cause, we suggest a filter for the well, a job for a water treatment company, so the new valve is not clogged within months.