CountryB Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I have a "Drawer" style dishwasher in my 2005 Beaver. I have owned the coach for two years now but never tried the dishwasher. So testing it was on my punch list. I tried to run it the other day and it doesn't work. It make a ratcheting sound (like plastic gears slipping). Then it just beeps continuously. The manual says to call for Service. I dont want to have pay service tech to come out for a dishwasher that is really not needed - but if its something i can fix myself, then I'll try. Has anyone else had this malfunction? If so, what was the cause? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyTools Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) Mine makes this high-pitched squawking noise a lot, unless I take her shopping (This is so gonna hurt if she sees it, but I couldn't resist). Seriously tho, in the last 2 houses I bought, both dishwashers (the electric kind, that is) made similar noises. Take it apart and see if you can find a jammed gear/similar. Can you get a service manual ? On both of mine, the motor shafts had basically 'glued' themselves to the bearings/seals due to age/rust and disuse. I was able to soften one up but it still grinded and made noise. The other needed all new internals including pump housing (shoulda thrown it away). Edited January 2, 2020 by RustyTools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J A Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) Sounds like the top cover is trying to come down and seal. We had ours serviced by a local appliance serviceman. You do NOT need a RV appliance service man. Paul A Edited January 2, 2020 by ackermanenter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryB Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) I found the service manual. Here https://www.rvtechlibrary.com/appliances/dishwasher_service.pdf If I can get it apart, I can probably fix it (can't make it worse). The dishwasher is a model DS603i.' Edited January 2, 2020 by CountryB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Nodine Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 16 hours ago, CountryB said: I found the service manual. Here https://www.rvtechlibrary.com/appliances/dishwasher_service.pdf If I can get it apart, I can probably fix it (can't make it worse). The dishwasher is a model DS603i.' Mike, Like you say what do you have to loose. If you can't fix it then you can always remove it and get some cabinet doors made and have extra storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryB Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Thanks to the Internet and YouTube, there is enough info on fixing this problem (F2 error). I ordered the "rotor" assembly, a colon failure point on these dishwashers. It cost $100. Easy to remove. No major disassembly required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryB Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, CountryB said: a colon failure point ...... A common failure. 🙂 Darn auto-correct. a colon failure would be applicable to a different appliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J A Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 What function does the rotor ass'y do/perform? Paul A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryB Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 It does the draining of the tray. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP_X9iG0f-g&list=LLOMSzwH-Yrxxrxbs3c2NxBQ&index=2&t=0s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryB Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 Reporting back to update this thread. Replacing the rotor fixed the problem. No more noise and dishwasher is running normally. This is the part I bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00563KHD6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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