Hotpoint HDA487 - Water Wont Pump Out of Tub; Suds in the Tub; Dishwasher Leaks

PROBLEM
POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY
CHIPPINGOFCHINA
Roughhandlingcancausechipping.Loadwithcare. Makesureglasswareandchinaare
secureandcan’tjar loose.(Seepages8and9 forcorrectwaytoloadglassware.)Make
suretallglassesandstemwarewillclearthetopofthetubwhenyoupushtherackinto
thedishwasher.
Alwaysusethetoprackfordelicateitems.
SMALLAMOUNTOF Wateraroundtheoutletonthetubbottomatthebackofthetubis normal.It isclean
WATERSTANDING water.It’stheretokeepthewaterseallubricated.
INTHEBOT~M
OFTHETUB
WATERWON’TPUMP
Iftheentirebottomofthetubhaswater,youmayhaveadrainproblem.Cleantheairgap,
OUTOFTHETUB
ifyouhaveone.(Seepage11.)
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Checkthekitchensink.Isitdrainingwell?Youmayneedaplumber.
Ifdishwasherdrainsintodisposer,rundisposertoclear.Besuredisposeris notclogged.
SUDSIN THETUB
Sudsingdetergentsarenotmeantfordishwashers.USEONLYAU~MATIC
DISHWASHERDETERGENTSTOAVOIDSUDSING.
Toremovesudsfrom-thetub:Openthedishwasher.Letsudsevaporate.Add1gallonof
coldwatertothetub.Closeandlatchthedishwasher.Pumpoutwaterbyslowlyturning
thecontroldialuntila drainperiodisreached.
Repeatifnecessary.
DISHWASHERLEAKS
Sudscancauseunittooverflow.That’swhyit’ssoimportanttouseadetergentthat’s
designedforautomaticdishwashers.
Spillingtherinseagentcancausefoamduringwashing.Thiscanleadtooverflowing.
(Page6 tellsyouhowtocleanaccidentalspillsofrinseagents.)
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