LG Dishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes
Dishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes is usually one of a small number of specific, repairable causes — here's what to check and when it's worth calling a professional.
Common Causes
Hardness the detergent was not dosed for
A machine set up on the imported blend and then fed groundwater leaves film and poor rinsing that reads as a pump or spray-arm fault.
A clogged filter or drain line
The single most common cause of drainage and cleaning-performance complaints.
A failed door latch or control fault
Many dishwashers won't start at all if the door sensor doesn't register a full, secure close.
Local conditions that matter here
This is the local fact that matters most for anything plumbed. Groundwater at 11 to 26 grains per gallon is harder than Las Vegas; the imported blend at 4.5 to 9 is not. Two houses a few streets apart get genuinely different water, so a descaling interval that works at one address is wrong at the other, and a softener sized for a previous house is usually wrong at this one.
What You Can Check Yourself
Parts That Most Likely Need Replacing
Based on symptoms like this, these are the components our technicians check first. The exact part depends on your model and what we find during diagnosis.
In and around San Jose
San Jose — The tenth-largest city in the country and effectively a dozen markets, with pre-war stock through Willow Glen and the Rose Garden and large newer estate housing in Almaden Valley and Silver Creek. We also cover Alum Rock, Burbank, Cambrian Park across San Jose.
ZIP codes we cover in San Jose: 95002, 95008, 95013, 95042, 95101, 95103, 95106, 95108
Most cases like this are fine to schedule within a day or two, though it's worth having looked at before it gets worse. Our repair service covers same-day diagnosis and a flat-rate quote before any work begins.
Common Questions About Dishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes
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*SubZero Repair San Jose is an independent repair company and is not affiliated in any way with Sub-Zero, Inc., Wolf Appliance, Inc., or any of their distributors. We are not a factory service provider and specialize exclusively in out-of-warranty appliance repairs.