Kenmore Dishwasher Door Will Not Close

I close the door but it will not latch.

Kenmore dishwasher door will not close.

And the gap seems to be getting larger. I am here to help you with that as well as that thingie that doesn t close. It will not latch. 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.

Edit gap now about 4. A dishwasher does not run if the door is not latched correctly. The latch serves two purposes. Get shopping advice from experts friends and the community.

You re a poorman if you struggle to say such words as detergent and soap scum. I don t think the hook at the top is grabbing on. Very nice and didn t even charge me. Rearrange items in the dishwasher so that they do not block the door from closing.

Open the dishwasher door. 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. 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.

My kenmore elite dishwasher door will not close. 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.

First remove the securing fasteners for the inner door panel. Adjusting the latch assembly is a straight forward process on most models of dishwashers. 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. 15 torx head screws from around the edge of the dishwasher door.

The first is to pull the door tight and keep it closed to prevent water leaks. 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. Adjust the top tray up or down doesn t matter.