Kenmore Dishwasher Door Will Not Close

My kenmore elite dishwasher door will not close.

Kenmore dishwasher door will not close.

The door latch can come out of alignment from use. And the gap seems to be getting larger. Adjust the top tray up or down doesn t matter. 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.

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. You re a poorman if you struggle to say such words as detergent and soap scum. Edit gap now about 4. Open the dishwasher door.

Remove all the no. I have checked the dishes and none of them are stopping it from opening. I have a kenmore elite dishwasher model 665 13793k602. It will not latch.

This is a safety feature designed to prevent water from leaking past the door and flooding the kitchen. You will need to adjust the dishwasher door latch to fix the door if it will not close. I don t think the hook at the top is grabbing on. I am here to help you with that as well as that thingie that doesn t close.

If the latch does close. I close the door but it will not latch. The second is to activate the safety switch. A dishwasher does not run if the door is not latched correctly.

15 torx head screws from around the edge of the dishwasher door. First remove the securing fasteners for the inner door panel. 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. Get shopping advice from experts friends and the community.

The latch serves two purposes. Rearrange items in the dishwasher so that they do not block the door from closing. Very nice and didn t even charge me.