Kenmore Dishwasher Door Falls Open

If you have a new dishwasher take the time to set it up correctly.

Kenmore dishwasher door falls open.

The hinges on the dishwasher allow you to raise and lower the door. The tension spring on the hinge assembly of the dishwasher door controls the door s opening and closing so the door doesn t drop open or slam shut. To assist you with closing the dishwasher door and ensure that it doesn t slam open a spring is connected to the rear of the door. My dishwasher door will no longer fall down slowly.

Get shopping advice from experts friends and the community. Yucaipa ca october 21 2015. The first time a year or so ago i found an odd looking black rubber fat washer like piece on the floor. The door on all ge profile dishwashers lays horizontal when open and is raised to a vertical position when closed.

The door falls too quickly as if a spring has broke. Model kenmore my repair advice. Dishwasher door falls open cyntha c. Note that the dishwasher works very well still.

How to adjust a dishwasher door. When the door is open it should be horizontal to your floor so when you pull your bottom rack. If the dishwasher door quickly drops open without any resistance it s likely that at least one of the springs is broken. Read our installation guide for installing the door spring tension correctly.

Something is broken maybe a spring etc. This is our second go around with this particular problem so it was an easy diagnosis and fix. Ge dishwasher mod gsd5560g02ss generally when one opens a dishwasher the door will swing down slowly and mostprobably there is some spring that helps it do that.