Kenmore Dishwasher Door Will Not Close

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Kenmore dishwasher door will not close.

I have checked the dishes and none of them are stopping it from opening. Open the dishwasher door. This happened once before and after waiting a week the tech guy came out and said i just needed to bend the metal plastic piece on the main unit that clicks when you close it. You will need to adjust the dishwasher door latch to fix the door if it will not close.

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Before checking any parts on the dishwasher door check to be sure that the dishes on the racks do not protrude out past the front of the dishwasher rack if there are items sticking out the dishwasher door will not close. The door latch can come out of alignment from use. This is a safety feature designed to prevent water from leaking past the door and flooding the kitchen. A dishwasher does not run if the door is not latched correctly.

When the dishwasher door latch does not operate as it should your machine will not run this can be a major annoyance but should also be an easy thing to repair. I don t think the hook at the top is grabbing on. 15 torx head screws from around the edge of the dishwasher door. Adjusting the latch assembly is a straight forward process on most models of dishwashers.

The first is to pull the door tight and keep it closed to prevent water leaks. It will not latch. First remove the securing fasteners for the inner door panel. Very nice and didn t even charge me.

But it seems like the reason that the door won t close is because there is an attached tray on the front which never presented a problem before hits up against the door. If the latch does close. My kenmore elite dishwasher door will not close. I close the door but it will not latch.

The second is to activate the safety switch. Remove all the no. And the gap seems to be getting larger.