Hello. From what you describe, the detergent dispenser has become defective and needs to be replaced. Normally, if run daily, you should get a week's worth of washings before needing to fill the compartment. Make sure, if there is a setting dial(with an arrow) inside the rinse aid compartment, that the arrow should be at 2 1/2 to 3, give or take a little. You don't want too much rinse aid in the water as it can cause a severe foaming of the water which can trigger a drain error--the unit thinks its draining water when, in fact, its sensing foam and stays on too long. The main board senses this and triggers a shutdown for safety. Washing machines can experience this same phenomenon from too much detergent--its called a SUD error, for too much suds in the water.
SOURCE: Rinse Aid does not dispense
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From diagram RINSE AID & SOAP DISPENSER, replace
PS138912
Wax Motor for Detergent Cup Actuation.
SOURCE: Dishwashing detergent in rinse aid compartment
not good there is no way to drain it out. you might be able to take the door apart and take off the rinse aid reservoir and clean it out
SOURCE: Rinse aid not being released
Most likely the actuator for the rinse aid dispenser is not functioning.
SOURCE: put rinse liquid detergent in dishwasher rinse aid compartment.
I did the same thing with my Maytag dishwasher, several times actually, before realizing I was putting blue dish soap in the rinse aid compartment which then wouldn't empty. Then my Maytag started making ominous noises during the rinse cycle (appliance guy said it was "cavitation" noise).
Appliance guy wanted to replace the whole detergent/rinse aid compartment but since he told me the noise was probably caused by the dish soap stuck in the rinse aid compartment, I decided to try to get rid of it first. Here is the method that worked for me; it took most of a day but saved me parts & labor:
1. Get some white vinegar--I used nearly a quart.
2. Fill the rinse aid compartment to brim with the vinegar (overfill) but don't put cap on
3. Raise the dishwasher door slowly until the vinegar drains into the lower part of the chamber (at least this is how my Maytag worked)
4. Agitate the contents as best you can by rapidly shaking the dishwasher door up & down.
5. I also used a small plastic medicine dropper jammed into small openings on each side of the rinse aid compartment to agitate the vinegar by squeezing air into them.
6. Drain the compartment by closing the dishwasher door (move it to full vertical)--vinegar will drain into the bottom of the dishwasher.
7. Repeat above steps a couple times, then fill again w/vinegar, put the cap on and let it stand for awhile. Then drain and repeat the whole routine several times.
8. Blue-colored vinegar will come out which is a good sign (or whatever color your dish soap was).
9. After awhile, I started pouring generous amts of very hot tap water thru the rinse aid compartment, alternating with white vinegar. (No reason you can't use hot vinegar also.)
10. Eventually, all the blue stuff came out & the see-thru levels of the rinse aid compartment were completely clear/empty.
11. Run the dishwasher (I decided to not put any rinse aid in). I got some overfoaming (from the washed out soap) the first time I ran it which I probably could have remedied by adding more vinegar & possibly salt, but the noises were gone!
I just ran the cleaned out dishwasher a 2nd time & it was back to its quiet self with no overfoaming.
Takes some patience but hey, beats a big repair bill!!
SOURCE: Dishwasher rinse-aid dispenser not working
the film is caused by hard water. go to www.dishwasherfilter.com. they have a product out for this exact problem. works amazing every time and is very affordable.
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