Frigidaire Dishwasher Repair in Alexandria, VA

Frigidaire dishwashers use i-codes to point to the problem. i10 says the tub filled too slowly, and the cause might be the shutoff under the sink, a pinched supply tube or the inlet valve itself. i20 says water isn't leaving on time, so we look at the filter assembly, the drain loop and the disposal inlet, which on a newly installed disposal may still have its knockout plug in place. i30 means water has reached the base pan, often from a leak at a door seal or hose. Beyond codes, a dishwasher that won't latch or start may have a worn door latch. We clear the filter and check the supply and drain lines before replacing the pump or control.

Also: Frigidaire's Gallery and Professional lines put different controls on common mechanical platforms, so ordering a board takes the complete model number.

The first things we check on this model line: i10 slow fill from a half-shut valve; i20 drain restriction at the filter; i30 leak into the base pan; Door latch worn, cycle won't start; Circulation motor humming but not spinning.

Those are starting points, not a verdict. One symptom can trace to a cheap part or an expensive one, so the cause is confirmed at your home before you're quoted.

In Alexandria's older houses a dishwasher may fill through valves that no longer open all the way and drain into a line reworked around old joists. Slow fills and slow drains get checked on the house side too.

Managers of Alexandria's buildings take dishwasher leaks seriously because the water ends up next door or below. Every connection we touch is closed off and rechecked before we go.

Whatever the brand, the dishwasher complaint most often misread is wet plastic and cool dishes at the end of a cycle, which is simply how most condensation-drying dishwashers, including many European ones, finish.

The local factor to keep in mind in Alexandria, where most homes are early-1900s houses and townhouses: 24-inch dishwashers in condo and townhouse kitchens, drains that share a line with the sink or the unit above, and slow mineral buildup in the spray arms and on the heater.

Repair is our trade, yet we regularly tell people in Alexandria a repair isn't worth it. Spending real money on a worn-out machine that's likely to fail again helps no one, and you should hear that before paying for anything.

Age, the size of the job, what sort of appliance it is and whether it's fitted into cabinets all weigh in, and the answer comes from looking at the actual machine.