Why does the dishwasher dry the dishes poorly?
The dishwashing cycle is over, you open the door of your “helper” and,. find there wet and still dirty dishes. The situation, of course, is unpleasant, but not critical - such breakdowns can be eliminated by a professional quickly enough. But first, let's figure out the problem, it is possible that the intervention of the master is not required at all.
If small drops of water remain on the metal dish, and at the same time it is clean, we hasten to please you - everything is in order with your "dishwasher". The fact is that most dishwasher models use condensation drying, which is not ideal. The principle of its operation is as follows: at the final stage of washing, the dishes are rinsed with hot water, which then begins to evaporate and settle on the metal parts of the machine body. Utensils made of metal, unlike ceramics and glass, cool down at the same rate as the inner lining of the dishwasher, and therefore water condenses on it. Unfortunately, one can only put up with this. In rare cases, droplets can be found on other dishes (ceramic or glass).
If all the dishes are frankly wet and, moreover, dirty - your dishwasher has really broken down. Possible causes of the malfunction are described below.
Breakdowns that prevent the dishwasher from drying dishes
Most drying problems are closely related to heat. If heating does not occur, then in machines with a condensation type of drying, the water will not evaporate from the dishes
in dishwashers with turbo-drying, the fan, due to which the drying takes place, blows not hot, but cool air
In both cases the dishes remain wet. Therefore, breakdowns in case of problems with drying dishes are similar to malfunctions when the dishwasher does not heat the water, and a pronounced additional sign is poor-quality dishwashing.
You can try to diagnose the type of failure of your unit yourself using our table. It lists the most common malfunctions typical of popular dishwasher models.
Heating element malfunction (heating element). The heating element (and in some models an instantaneous water heater) is responsible for heating water and drying dishes. If it "burns out", and this often happens due to scale, then the dishwasher does not heat the water and does not dry the dishes. Heating element replacement is required.
The temperature sensor is out of order. A thermal sensor is a temperature sensor or a temperature sensor that measures the temperature and sends information to the control module, which already gives a command to the heating element to heat water or dry. If the sensor fails, the control module does not receive information and does not give commands, respectively, the dishwasher does not dry the dishes. The temperature sensor must be replaced.
Control module defective. The control module is one of the most important elements of a dishwasher. He distributes software commands to other nodes, for example, "take water" or "drain water". If the control module fails or starts to work incorrectly, the dishwasher may not dry the dishes. It is required to reprogram the module or completely replace it.
The turbo drying fan is out of order. In turbo-dry dishwashers, a fan blows hot air onto the dishes, making them dry. If the fan fails, the dishes remain wet. Fan replacement required. If you need help with urgent dishwasher repair, call us right now!