We have a dishwasher that gets hot like it is in the dry mode but, none of the buttons on the panel in the front will light up. It will not come on (no water, etc.) at all. It was used on Sunday and worked fine. We came home on Monday and it smelled bad in the house (like plastic burning) and figured out it was the dishwasher. It had not been run that day. Does anyone have any idea what it could be?
Most likely the problem with your dishwasher is a shorted out control board.
Also I would check the power cord connection to the dishwasher for the reversed polarity (the neutral wire should be connected to the neutral and the hot wire to the hot) and check if the heating element is not shorted to the ground.
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The part number for the control board is [AP2109109](http://www.appliancepartspros.com/partsearch/ctrfs.aspx?part_id=3214958&diagram_id=378675&&model_id=5120420"]AP3214958[/URL]
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The part number for the heating element is [URL="http://www.appliancepartspros.com/partsearch/ctrfs.aspx?part_id=2109109&&model_id=5120420&diagram_id=378678)
Good luck.
Gene.
Trying to diagnose this critter. Old Sears Coldspot 1975 manf date
Model 106 7631420
Compressor not running, but must have recently because the coils are cold (but not frozen)
It just acts like its stuck in between defrost and cool cycles.
The heater strip is not hot on the cooling coils in the freezer, the fan does not run, and the compressor does not run.
I was trying to find a wiring diagram to verify a defrost timer as I can physically find one on the unit.
I know a little about refrigeration… but am getting a bit confused by a couple parts… wondering if they are contributing to the mess or not. The lack of finding the defrost timer is getting me the most
Wade