Came to say the same thing! Spent days scouring internet after I spotted mold, in a panic, as we are in the process of trying to get preggers. @hmvideos757 is such a life savor. :)
I just wanted to let you know that 7 years later and your video is still helping people. Took mine apart, cleaned it (it was disgusting), and put it back together in about 20 minutes. Thank you!
2024 and I’m watching this video. I knew my dishwasher was old, but it didn’t click how old, until I realized this video isn’t the modern widescreen 16:9 we’ve used for the past decade. (Hey, I work in video. 😅) Over 10 years since this video was uploaded and some of us renters are still dealing with this thing. Thanks for the video!!!
I've been trying to figure out how to clean this dishwasher for the last couple years. Because none of the videos online show this type of model. They always show the screw models. Thank you so much.
2022 and STILL helping folks! I just cleaned out some pieces of a broken glass that was making a bunch of crazy noises. I had no idea....thanks again for being here for us.
Thank you so much. The maintenance men at my apartment looked at me like I was stupid when I told them the dishwasher wouldn't drain and was clogged. They literally spent 5 minutes in my apartment, started my dishwasher, and said "see? It turns on. Nothing is wrong with it." They didn't even stay to see if it was actually draining (it wasn't) and didn't come back the second, third, and fourth time I called. So, thank you for this. Turns out I'm not the stupid one here.
Sir, you just saved me so much money. I’m a single mom and not much of a handy person. I’d almost given up hope on mine because it had a smell and was holding more water than it should. I had no idea where to begin on cleaning it out. Thank you so much!
BIG kudos to you for posting this exceptionally helpful video. Why in the world would GE make it so blasted complicated to clean out a simple filter? Other makers have it very easy to access, remove, clean, and put back in. Simple, quick, clean and done. No nonsense like this model. Gracious. Oh, and if you don't get it cleaned out often enough? Yeah, water ALL OVER YOUR FLOOR QUICKLY. Also, I will quote a fellow viewer/commenter (Le Gras)who four years ago wrote the following VERY relevant and important points to note: "Great video. I have referenced it a few times in my annual preventative maintenance. I would suggest to you that breaking the tab is a common issue and it is less likely to break if you use a pair of pliers to pull the plastic piece out rather than using a screw driver to pry it. Also, if anyone has ever broken a glass in their dishwasher, sticking your fingers into the drainage filter isn't great. Better to use a turkey baster to draw the water out so you can get a visual of anything that is stuck in there." Thanks again for the GREAT helpful video, and good luck to all! Find one that is MUCH EASIER TO MAINTAIN, is my suggestion.
@@I_am_Jawad Don't replace it. You have to take the whole thing apart and spend $90 on a new lower tube. Just thread a set screw into the lower tube to hold the spray arm. Use a stainless screw.
Oh my goodness I just took everything apart for the first time in about 15yrs of living here. Renter. Broke. As a joke. I’ve told my landlord there was a problem. The dishes are stinky. I finally took it apart and oh my God it’s a miracle I am alive. It’s a miracle my husband and I and our cats are alive. Well honestly we had two cats die I’m not kidding. The mold was so sick. It’s insane. I mean the filter looked like something out of lord of the rings like Mordor terrible terrible I cannot believe I don’t have legionnaires disease. Thank You!!!
PS I’m not even sure how to attack this. It looks creatures and cultures. I’m not sure what to clean this monstrosity with, without giving it sci fi powers and turning it into a living creature that’s going to take over the planet. I’m just stunned, staring at alien creatures. That just rubbed butts with my coffee cups
This has been a lifesaver. I’ve sworn since we moved into our apartment at the end of September that the dishes smelled a little off. And today they’ve smelled the worst by far. I’ve been searching the internet for manuals and I’m so glad this is still up.
Thank You Thank You Thank You! Renter here, with a less than enthusiastic building maintenance. After seeing just how nasty the garbage disposal's rubber guard was, and pulling out a wig full of hair from the bathroom sink drain (the apartment looked clean on the surface) - I just knew the dishwasher hadn't been maintained. I just couldn't figure out how to remove the center and back pieces. Your video came to my rescue. It was so so bad - just coated with black gunk. Thank you again!
THANK YOU for this video. I’m a renter so I’m stuck with this terrible dishwasher and you seem to be the only person on the internet with the answers for cleaning it! I searched the owner’s manual, forum threads, and youtube before finally finding this video. A godsend!
@@hmvideos757just did all this in 5 min! Thank you! Question: the round filter…do you just buy a new one? Or is there a way to separate the mesh top from the bottom to clean out?
Dude....thank you for the video! This is my ge dishwasher....and without your help I would have been unable to clean out the soap and calcium gunk off everything. Thanks for sharing! Grateful, A handy veteran girl .....DIY forever!
I am so indescribably grateful to you for creating this video! I'm now in a rental with this dishwasher and have tried everything I could find online to clean it(to no avail) without removing the trap because I couldn't find a guide to remove it. All I need now is a tutorial for removing stubborn, black(mold?) from that reservoir...it clearly hasn't been cleaned in years and had a straw IN the trap from a previous renter 😅
Thanks for this video. I followed it and was able to clean out a lot of calcium deposits that was clogging the filter and causing an inch of water to collect at the bottom. Now, all is working great and the water drains as it should. I first used a wet/dry vacuum to suck out all the water that had collected at the bottom. Removing the sprayer was fairly easy: I just followed his instructions of using a flat head screw driver and pushing gently towards the back. The part below the sprayer is a bit difficult to remove, since you can’t see what you’re doing and have to feel around. It took me a while to figure it out. I suggest you use a small camera to take a photo from the top or use a mirror to see how the tab holds the circular part in place. Then, you’ll know how to push the circular part and the tab to unlock them. This might help with not breaking the tab. I was able to do it using just my index or middle finger to gently push the tab. Remember the key thing here is push gently. If it’s not coming out when pushing gently, then you’re probably doing the wrong thing, so don’t push harder, else you might break it.
Thank you so much 😭🙌🏽 Also ! Fun fact , I took my dishwasher apart and it was fine BUT my garbage disposal was clogged which wasn’t allowing the dishwasher to drain properly ! Just in case anyone hasn’t tried checking the garbage disposal ! :)
Thank you for this video. I'm a little bit surprised that they are still making and selling dishwashers that are such a pain to clean. When I lived in Germany we had a dishwasher, it was my first time having one in my house to be honest, and the filter was super easy to take apart and clean. no tools were necessary all I had to do was pop the pieces off and rinse them out. I was looking around for a while for where I could pop the lid off the filter! The user manual was not at all helpful. Lol now I just need to find the right tools for the job.
@once.upon.a.time. My maintenance guy was here in my apartment yesterday. I had removed the propeller. I didn't have the quarter inch tool to take it further. Why did he tell me 'it's working fine. Filter is clean'. He couldn't possibly see past what I had removed. So today he didn't come back after my leaving message with office. Tomorrow, I will go to maintenance and see if they have that tool, borrow it and do it myself!
Same goes for me! I had no clue on how the sprayer came, or even that to needed to. I had been hung up on taking out the plastic grating assembly, ( which , as this video points out, wont come until until the sprayer and the assembly under it is removed. I Love UA-cam!!!
I used a shop vac to suck up all the crud out if the hole, and I sucked a round ball out if the tube next to it, so make sure you don't lose the ball and that you put it back in there.
I watched this video years ago when I was having a problem with my dw not draining. Then today I got to the point where I couldn't remember how to remove the propeller and had to find this video again! I knew there was a trick to it, but just couldn't remember! Now I have this video saved so I won't have to watch the beginnings of so many video's to figure out they are all wrong for my model! So, I thank you from the bottom of my heart! This is twice you've saved me from pulling all my hair out! Thank you!
Thank you very much, without your film I would not be able to remove the filter. After pressing on the tab with a small flat screwdriver it came off very easy. After cleaning our dishwasher started to work (we didn't run it for a while, since use it like a dish dryer-storage). But here a thing I want to mention: in the film at 2:10 one can see a yellow rubber boot. I think the dishwasher wouldn't run normally if I wouldn't notice that it is sitting like 1/2" higher than in the film. There is a small hole in that boot, I think it helps the water circulate through the filter. So I pulled it down, so it fits the opening in a plastic cylinder. Actually I thought it is a part of the filter, since it came off together with it. Just wanted to mention this detail. Also inside of the central cylinder there is a small metal washer, be sure to remove it before using the shop-vac (I cleaned with a small brush and discovered it). Probably it is not so essential part, but it is there for some reason. This method of cleaning makes the dishwasher just sparkling clean.
If you are worried about breaking the tab, or have broken the tab you can easily fix the problem by drilling out the small screw hole at the front that holds the ring and putting in a slighty longer machine screw. This will hold the sprayer in place and last much longer than the cheap plastic clip.
@@markstallins4603 After accidentally breaking the retainer tab that you are supposed to pry back to remove the spray arm for cleaning (terrible design), I was looking for a solution to this problem. Thanks Jon for this idea. I put in a longer screw yesterday and hope it will solve the problem. I replaced the 1/4" hex head machine screw (3/4" long) with a 5/16" hex head stainless steel machine screw (1" long). That protrusion of a 1/4" should hold the spray arm in place while letting it spin freely in use.
@@zs2370 It did work temporarily. I noticed that after a few washes that the one protruding machine screw I installed wasn't holding the spray arm down well enough to allow the water pressure to clean the dishes properly. I had to add 2 or 3 more screws that were perfectly placed just above the lip of the spray arm. That allowed the full water pressure to force the center telescopic cone part to rise all the way and spray all the water on the dishes. Obviously, I could not watch this happening, but that's what I figured was happening because now the dishes are much cleaner. All this to say: Thanks so much to HM Videos! I would not have been able to even start the repair were it not for those instructions.
Thanks, I read the manual three times and couldn't find anything referencing the clog I had, I have never had to clean a dishwasher before and I paused this video for a step by step and I will freely admit I was scared to stick my hand in the hole in the back, but I dove in and I was glad because my dishwasher runs like new. Thank you!!
This video is exactly what I needed! Dishwasher was definitely not running properly and I didn’t want to mess with it too much in fear of breaking any pieces. Many thanks!!
Fantastic video. I just moved into a new house and noticed that when I ran the dishwasher, it smelled like Sulfur. Well this video helped me prove that no one had cleaned my dish washer since it was first installed... full on fungal colony had developed and massive amounts of mineral build-up.
An absolute lifesaver. The hero we never knew we needed. I’m also a renter with this 10+ year-old dishwasher (the leasing agent told us the appliances were only a few years old!) and had no idea how to access the filter. My boyfriend and I were easily able to take this apart to clean all the components. We found a long grape stem stuck in the plastic grate and some disgusting goop, which I don’t even wanna know what that was. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
OMG this video is a life saver. I got all the screws off but couldn't figure out how to get the top parts off. I have a ADW1100NWW and couldn't find anything in the manual about any of this. I retched when I found what was living in my dishwasher!!! I rent and can't depend on the building management to do stuff like this. Thank you thank you!
Just bought this dishwasher used a few months ago and found pieces of moldy ziploc bag sitting in the floor so I wanted to clean the filters. Would have had NO IDEA what to do without this video. Thank you, sir!!
Many thanks HM. I had been procrastinating doing this, and your excellent 4 minute video inspired me to get ‘er done. You get a major assist for the brownie points I will most certainly earn when my wife finds out that I FINALLY did this.
Aaand the tab broke 🤗 ive done this before fine and this time...not so much. Going to let maintenance handle this...I was literally trying to clean it 😓 CAUTION
Thank for making this video! Still helpful in 2022! My mother is a renter and has this dishwasher which barely cleans dishes, will be doing this for her tomorrow!
I don’t have many tools but I went to my neighbors and borrowed a Nut driver. I was able to get everything out that wasn’t allowing it to drain and it’s working great again!! Thank you so much for posting this video!! I honestly didn’t even know where to start and you saved the day!!
Thanks again. We refer to your video every time we clean the filter. We never knew this was something we needed to do. I had stopped using the old dishwasher that was in our house when we moved in because it never seemed to get the dishes clean. It probably just needed to be cleaned out!
It's shameful that I've never done this for 11 years, tonight it was a success! Disgusting to say the least, but now after following your video, and running an empty cycle with Lemishine, the dishwasher smells so fresh and is sparkling clean like new!! Thank you so much!!
thank you thank you thank you!! My dishwasher wasn't working right and by following this tutorial I found that the little rubber piece that connects to the round filter was not connected properly. Cleaned everything, reconnected, and now it's working GREAT!
I’ve lived in my apartment for two years with one of these, I’ve been trying to figure out how to take it apart for a year now. I’m devastated at how nasty it is. Thankyou for showing me how to take it apart. I’m so glad I can get it sanitary again.
So freaking grateful that you made this; I googled the manual, spent an hour trying to clean this sucker alone and found this video. I don’t think this dishwasher was EVER cleaned (renter). Bless you, friend 🙏🏽
Thanks very much for this concise and helpful video. My fiancee is totally incapable of pre-rinsing dishes so that screen you mention down under the removable grate (last shown step) was caked up like barnacles under a boat. Got this done in 90 seconds without breaking anything, thank you!!!
every so of the my wife would complain of an odor coming from the dishwasher and I would always find a small pool of water remaining in the drain area. I was able to remove the components before, but the question always came up as, why is there a small amount of water in there? Now I know it's to keep the parts from drying out. You save me hours of removing parts and cleaning the drainage line. Thanks so much for posting this video!
None of my neighbors could figure out the little tricks to getting the pieces out of the bottom. you saved me a service $call$. Thank you! Your video was empowering!! My dishwasher was disgusting!
My husband and I just cleaned out our dishwasher for the first time. It's not this exact model, but the components are all the same. The maintenance instructions we printed out for it didn't give any information for removing the components, so thank you for posting this video. It walked us through the process perfectly!
Thank you so much, this is our exact model! We will take it apart tonight and see if it's just dirty under the last plastic grate. If that's all it is, I will be so happy!
I watched half a dozen other videos before making it to yours, which is my exact model. Compared to others, this model is extremely hard to service if you don't have the right tools - I had to duct tape a 1/4" fitting to a pencil and turn it with a pliers to get enough torque on these bolts!! But anyway, YOU SAVED ME!! I just moved to my own place for the first time 2 months ago and would be rotting in black water if not for you. Thank you so much!!!
Wow! I haven't used my dishwasher in years because it wasn't cleaning properly. I rent and didn't want to fuss about it. Well... water began accumulating at the bottom of the dishwasher, I am assuming from the sink. It was smelly and would not drain or even run a cycle. All the other dishwasher cleaning videos are shown with new, pretty dishwashers that are way easier to clean. You saved me from having to call my management company. I did not even know cleaning the dishwasher filter was a thing. It actually can clean my dishes now too 😅 thank you so much!
Thank you! With social distancing in place and cooking 3 meals/day, I would have been in trouble without your video to help me do it myself. Back up and running!
This is a great video! I like how you showed where the tab is and where you put the screwdriver in. I used this video to teach my 3 year old about parts, filters, seals, screws, socket wrenches, numbers, following directions, reassembling, organizing tools, and putting tools away when we’re finished with them! Thank you!
Thanks so much. That tab was so stiff and I wasn't sure I was pressing the right way, but I followed your instructions and it's apart without incident or having to order parts I destroyed in the process!
Still helping in 2023. I am so thankful! As one other commenter mentioned...why do they make it so hard to get in there? Even with your directions I struggled to find and release the tab in back. It's running now and I am waiting to see if it is filling (fixed) and draining (unknown) now.
This video is 6 years old and still VERY helpful. I just cleaned my washer and I’m so surprised by how much quieter it is running. Thank you so much my wife now thinks I’m a hero. Scored some brownie points:)
Amy Larmour I took out the spray arm, the disc below it, the filter behind the disc and the secondary filter at the bottom. There is a piece that that cuts food it’s submerged in water. I took a shop vac to suck out the water and cleaned that piece. Make sure you go to your breaker and turn off all power to the dishwasher. While everything is taken apart make sure to wash everything. My washer is so quite now. Good luck:)
Thank you so much for this video! 😃 I’d never be able to figure it out without it! Gave everything a good cleaning and my dishwasher no longer smells awful!
Renter's life means I have this old dishwasher.. your video is still helpful after 8 years.. thank you so much was able to remove and assemble it back just in 10-15 minites..
Being a college student renter paying for "modern appliances in every unit" here I am watching a 10 year old vid to clean our dishwasher 😂. Thank you sir!
Thank you. This is what I have in my rental, and maintenance is sick. I can't standing the smell of 4 day old standing water, so this helped me find that tab.
Thank the christ this video is still up and available! I had no idea there was even such a thing as cleaning your dishwasher. Our GE dishwasher was already installed when we bought our house 12 years ago, and over the past year or so, wasn't getting things very clean. The amount of gunk I was able to clean off was unbelievable! Helpful hint: I was able to un-screw the bolts without having to take off the arm. I just knew I would break the clip if I tried to remove the arm, so I just reached over it to unscrew the bolts. Thanks again!
But the round filter/screen is under the arm. I tried to avoid removing the sprayer arm in fear of breaking the dreaded tab, but luckily it didn't break. Also even after removing the 2 nuts, the cage/cover for the sump wouldn't "easily" lift right off like in the video, it wouldn't budge without removing the arm then the round filter. Success!
Thank you for this video. I feel very empowered that I followed your instructions. After I put it back together, I ran a rinse cycle to make sure it works. Hooray!
Thank you a million for this! My filter was clogged with gunk and food and desperately needed a cleaning. I had no issues dissembling per your instructions. :)
I enjoyed your video, At the :28 mark you show your screw driver release of the tab on the spray arm. But after trying your method of removing the spray arm, I wasn't careful enough and broke the plastic tab off. So I ordered the new part, and replaced the lower spray arm base. After inspecting the broken piece a while I noticed and figured out that the plastic piece has a triangular large shape on the side protruding outward. This is where you use a PAIR of PLIERS (not a screw driver) and grab the triangular piece and pull out on the tab ever so lightly . Be very very careful as you have said. It only needs to be pulled about 1/64 of inch, real slight movement. While doing this pulling out with your pliers in your right hand, use your left hand and place it under the spray arm and gently using your thumb and finger pushing up. It releases the arm. Ho-ray !!!!
John Routh - I just broke the tab, too. I came to read the replies to see what I should do. I guess I’m going to have to order that part, the base? I’m assuming it won’t work properly with the tab broken off?
@@rash240 the tab is what holds the spinning arm in place. I just broke the tab as well, but so far the bottom dish rack seems to be holding it in place. I can give an update after I run a few more loads for anyone else with this problem
Broooooo!!! This video was a lifesaver. The spray arm sucked to take off for sure. MUCH easier putting it back together. I've been losing my mind over this dishwasher for TOO LONG. For the first time I think it's actually working. Rinse cycle looked good and now waiting for a normal wash with some cleaner. All I know is this video was everything I needed to get to where I wanted. Thank you.
Thanx to your vid. (the only one of this GE model I could find) I solved the problem of black water in my washer. After disassembling down to the sump, I found that the metal impeller blade was frozen and would not move. I took a standard bit screwdriver, pushed sideways very hard on the blade until it broke free (like rotating a propeller) and after that I could spin it with my finger. Problem solved ...washer works fine ... Thanx again
Could you elaborate on this? I took it down like the video. Got out the fist sized plastic cage at the bottom and down there I could feel something like it might be the impeller. I'd didnt move and was afraid to push it too much. Is that what you are talking about? Of did you free the impeller another way or take it apart from below or? Thanks for the help.
@@badnomad357 YES ... It feels like a mini propeller against a metal screen . Iwas frozen and wouldn't move. So I put a flat/slotted screwdriver on the curved part of the propeller, with a few taps of a closed crescent wrench (on the screwdriver handle) the propeller spun freely. I reassembled and it worked fine. Worse case scenario, something breaks ... but it's broke now anyway and a service tech. would prob. just replace the whole pump...
Thanks for helping me with this video. Unfortunately, Ill have to call for help because the clog/problem is more downstream than the final grate, but this made my life a lot easier. I hope you are having a good life sir.
Four years later Im watching this video again because I have the same dishwasher in a new apartment thats having an issue. My youtube even remembers where I left off in the video😂
Great video -- love the detailed explanation -- esp. going back and explaining how to push the tab in to get each piece off. Though I couldn't see what I was doing, I could imagine it thanks to the video. Thanks to some of the other posts, I pushed the tab very carefully so I wouldn't break it!! My machine was disgustingly dirty, but now I'm ready to wash the load that has stacked up. THANK YOU!!!!
What happens if that tab breaks off? Am I able to get it replaced easily. I cleaned everything, but that blasted tab broke on me in the process. Thank you very much for the video.
Yay. I broke the tab, and everything fell down into the middle. Can’t get it out with my fingers. I found everything difficult to get to with the dishwasher door in the way. Funny there wasn’t really any debris down in the Drain. Time for another dishwasher I suppose
Dishes have always come out amazingly clean in our old GE Profile but the interior was really getting grody. :-P I cleaned it but was hesitant about unscrewing the plastic screen in the back as I was sure the screws would be corroded and impossible to get back in. Daughter who has cleaned hers several times encouraged me ... so I attacked the screws (mine apparently had three at one time ... but third was long gone via previous owners), removed the plastic screen and had to take it outside to clean it and even soaked it in bleach to get rid of the crud. I wasn't sure about the standing water in the pump area, but your video reassured me, so I wiped what I could down around the edges and figured that removing the errant can lid and jar ring which had slipped under the screen would help it keep chugging along. Went back together in a snap. Thank you very much for posting this and keeping it up. The older appliances seem to last longer than a lot of the newer ones.
Thank you so much for this; my apartment has a model very much like this and when I run the disposal water runs into the bottom of the disposal. I've never had a dishwasher before and I was at a loss what to do.
Very helpful for a GSD3300N20WW. I've lived in an apt for 3 years and never serviced it. I cannot tell you how disgusting it was now that I have it apart.
so what good did it do to take off the blade? I removed the strainer basket and poured baking soda vinegar and hot water twice and still will not drain!!! HELP
This video is amazing. It worked in 2024 on a GSD3300 assembled in 2020, so I believe it still has some years to go. I used a paint can opener instead of a flathead screwdriver to pry open the spray arm and it worked as well.
I just wanted to let you know that 10 years later and your video is still helping people.
same here. thank you sir!
This helped me today! Thank you so much! ❤
❤ same!
Also, I hate this dishwasher so much…what were they thinking with this design?!
Came to say the same thing! Spent days scouring internet after I spotted mold, in a panic, as we are in the process of trying to get preggers. @hmvideos757 is such a life savor. :)
Renter’s life means I have this old as hell dishwasher. Don’t know what I would have done without your tutorial. Thank you!
my motor and everything works just not draining, might that be food stuck on screen by pump?
Same here, my dishwasher is identical to this. For some reason my dishwasher leaks water and doesn’t drain fully. ??
Same! I totally broke the tab though going in to clean the filter. Yikes.
Lol, same!!!
Same here...Definitely needed this video in my life
I just wanted to let you know that 7 years later and your video is still helping people. Took mine apart, cleaned it (it was disgusting), and put it back together in about 20 minutes. Thank you!
Make that 8 yrs later now. 😉
9 years and counting. THANK YOU for this video!
...and it continues! Have this model and this is a GREAT help! THANKS!!!!!
I found squishy stuff in mine. Kinda looked like decades of sediment buildup and mold?
I'm about to try this right now.
2024 and I’m watching this video. I knew my dishwasher was old, but it didn’t click how old, until I realized this video isn’t the modern widescreen 16:9 we’ve used for the past decade. (Hey, I work in video. 😅)
Over 10 years since this video was uploaded and some of us renters are still dealing with this thing.
Thanks for the video!!!
Man posted a random vid 10 years ago to help all us shitty rental complex renters
I just bought my house mid last month.... ANd this video saved my sanity
No facts missed
I couldn't agree more!
I've been trying to figure out how to clean this dishwasher for the last couple years. Because none of the videos online show this type of model. They always show the screw models. Thank you so much.
2022 and STILL helping folks! I just cleaned out some pieces of a broken glass that was making a bunch of crazy noises. I had no idea....thanks again for being here for us.
You’re welcome!
And still in 2023
@@YashaD right?? The GE guy “serviced” it but said I needed to clean it. ……. And here I am 🤣 learning this crap olla mission.
Thank you so much. The maintenance men at my apartment looked at me like I was stupid when I told them the dishwasher wouldn't drain and was clogged. They literally spent 5 minutes in my apartment, started my dishwasher, and said "see? It turns on. Nothing is wrong with it." They didn't even stay to see if it was actually draining (it wasn't) and didn't come back the second, third, and fourth time I called.
So, thank you for this. Turns out I'm not the stupid one here.
Glad to help!
I’d be calling the corporate office for the apartment complex & Review them on Yelp.
I’ve learned that building Maintainence guys aren’t any more qualified than some random guy off the street. Some are absolute morons.
@@007DFWAngel That'll work.
Still blessing people in 2023. Mold grew in the bottom of my dishwasher and I am highly sensitive. This helped me take it apart to clean it!!
Sir, you just saved me so much money. I’m a single mom and not much of a handy person. I’d almost given up hope on mine because it had a smell and was holding more water than it should. I had no idea where to begin on cleaning it out. Thank you so much!
BIG kudos to you for posting this exceptionally helpful video. Why in the world would GE make it so blasted complicated to clean out a simple filter? Other makers have it very easy to access, remove, clean, and put back in. Simple, quick, clean and done. No nonsense like this model. Gracious. Oh, and if you don't get it cleaned out often enough? Yeah, water ALL OVER YOUR FLOOR QUICKLY.
Also, I will quote a fellow viewer/commenter (Le Gras)who four years ago wrote the following VERY relevant and important points to note:
"Great video. I have referenced it a few times in my annual preventative maintenance. I would suggest to you that breaking the tab is a common issue and it is less likely to break if you use a pair of pliers to pull the plastic piece out rather than using a screw driver to pry it. Also, if anyone has ever broken a glass in their dishwasher, sticking your fingers into the drainage filter isn't great. Better to use a turkey baster to draw the water out so you can get a visual of anything that is stuck in there."
Thanks again for the GREAT helpful video, and good luck to all!
Find one that is MUCH EASIER TO MAINTAIN, is my suggestion.
Shame on GE for making it so difficult to change the filter! I say there is absolutely no way someone can figure it out without your video.
Yup and even with this video it’s a 50/50 hour gonna break the clip like we just did. This thing was made to sell more parts.
No kidding. Even being super careful the stupid clip broke. What a joke.
@@anamchara2024so did you glue the plastic piece or got a new part ?
@@invaderjoshua6280 Any guidance on replacing the tab?
@@I_am_Jawad Don't replace it. You have to take the whole thing apart and spend $90 on a new lower tube. Just thread a set screw into the lower tube to hold the spray arm. Use a stainless screw.
9 years later & this video still managed to help me. Found a marble blocking the filter
Oh my goodness I just took everything apart for the first time in about 15yrs of living here. Renter. Broke. As a joke. I’ve told my landlord there was a problem. The dishes are stinky. I finally took it apart and oh my God it’s a miracle I am alive. It’s a miracle my husband and I and our cats are alive. Well honestly we had two cats die I’m not kidding. The mold was so sick. It’s insane. I mean the filter looked like something out of lord of the rings like Mordor terrible terrible I cannot believe I don’t have legionnaires disease.
Thank
You!!!
PS I’m not even sure how to attack this. It looks creatures and cultures. I’m not sure what to clean this monstrosity with, without giving it sci fi powers and turning it into a living creature that’s going to take over the planet. I’m just stunned, staring at alien creatures.
That just rubbed butts with my coffee cups
This has been a lifesaver. I’ve sworn since we moved into our apartment at the end of September that the dishes smelled a little off. And today they’ve smelled the worst by far. I’ve been searching the internet for manuals and I’m so glad this is still up.
I tried taking this apart myself once and couldn't do it. I would have never found that tab. This was great.
Thank You Thank You Thank You! Renter here, with a less than enthusiastic building maintenance. After seeing just how nasty the garbage disposal's rubber guard was, and pulling out a wig full of hair from the bathroom sink drain (the apartment looked clean on the surface) - I just knew the dishwasher hadn't been maintained. I just couldn't figure out how to remove the center and back pieces. Your video came to my rescue. It was so so bad - just coated with black gunk. Thank you again!
Glad it helped!
THANK YOU for this video. I’m a renter so I’m stuck with this terrible dishwasher and you seem to be the only person on the internet with the answers for cleaning it! I searched the owner’s manual, forum threads, and youtube before finally finding this video. A godsend!
You are so welcome!
Agreed. It's amazing to me that even on the GE website the *operation manual* doesn't include basic maintenance and cleaning instructions.
Same!
@@hmvideos757just did all this in 5 min! Thank you! Question: the round filter…do you just buy a new one? Or is there a way to separate the mesh top from the bottom to clean out?
Dude....thank you for the video! This is my ge dishwasher....and without your help I would have been unable to clean out the soap and calcium gunk off everything. Thanks for sharing! Grateful, A handy veteran girl .....DIY forever!
Thank you for your service Bonnie. Rock on Ms. DIY. ;)
I am so indescribably grateful to you for creating this video! I'm now in a rental with this dishwasher and have tried everything I could find online to clean it(to no avail) without removing the trap because I couldn't find a guide to remove it. All I need now is a tutorial for removing stubborn, black(mold?) from that reservoir...it clearly hasn't been cleaned in years and had a straw IN the trap from a previous renter 😅
I believe the straw is supposed to be there. was it clear and hard plastic???? there's one in mine too!
Thanks for this video. I followed it and was able to clean out a lot of calcium deposits that was clogging the filter and causing an inch of water to collect at the bottom. Now, all is working great and the water drains as it should.
I first used a wet/dry vacuum to suck out all the water that had collected at the bottom. Removing the sprayer was fairly easy: I just followed his instructions of using a flat head screw driver and pushing gently towards the back. The part below the sprayer is a bit difficult to remove, since you can’t see what you’re doing and have to feel around. It took me a while to figure it out. I suggest you use a small camera to take a photo from the top or use a mirror to see how the tab holds the circular part in place. Then, you’ll know how to push the circular part and the tab to unlock them. This might help with not breaking the tab. I was able to do it using just my index or middle finger to gently push the tab. Remember the key thing here is push gently. If it’s not coming out when pushing gently, then you’re probably doing the wrong thing, so don’t push harder, else you might break it.
Thank you so much 😭🙌🏽 Also ! Fun fact , I took my dishwasher apart and it was fine BUT my garbage disposal was clogged which wasn’t allowing the dishwasher to drain properly ! Just in case anyone hasn’t tried checking the garbage disposal ! :)
I’m in a shitty rental house trying to finish grad school, couldn’t afford a plumber & you just saved my ass. thank you for your service
Thanks! Almost 7y later and still helping.
Almost 8y later and still helping. o(╥﹏╥)o
@@supercat1969 same lol
Thank you for this video. I'm a little bit surprised that they are still making and selling dishwashers that are such a pain to clean. When I lived in Germany we had a dishwasher, it was my first time having one in my house to be honest, and the filter was super easy to take apart and clean. no tools were necessary all I had to do was pop the pieces off and rinse them out. I was looking around for a while for where I could pop the lid off the filter! The user manual was not at all helpful. Lol now I just need to find the right tools for the job.
I love this one because of the food grinder/garbage disposal.
Thank you very much. I'm 67 yr., old Grandma, this video was very, very helpful. 🤗 God bless you.
Thank goodness for this video helping all us renters commiserate over the terribly inefficient design of our dishwasher 😅
@once.upon.a.time. My maintenance guy was here in my apartment yesterday. I had removed the propeller. I didn't have the quarter inch tool to take it further.
Why did he tell me 'it's working fine. Filter is clean'. He couldn't possibly see past what I had removed. So today he didn't come back after my leaving message with office. Tomorrow, I will go to maintenance and see if they have that tool, borrow it and do it myself!
Same goes for me! I had no clue on how the sprayer came, or even that to needed to. I had been hung up on taking out the plastic grating assembly, ( which , as this video points out, wont come until until the sprayer and the assembly under it is removed.
I Love UA-cam!!!
I used a shop vac to suck up all the crud out if the hole, and I sucked a round ball out if the tube next to it, so make sure you don't lose the ball and that you put it back in there.
I watched this video years ago when I was having a problem with my dw not draining. Then today I got to the point where I couldn't remember how to remove the propeller and had to find this video again! I knew there was a trick to it, but just couldn't remember! Now I have this video saved so I won't have to watch the beginnings of so many video's to figure out they are all wrong for my model! So, I thank you from the bottom of my heart! This is twice you've saved me from pulling all my hair out! Thank you!
Thank you very much, without your film I would not be able to remove the filter. After pressing on the tab with a small flat screwdriver it came off very easy. After cleaning our dishwasher started to work (we didn't run it for a while, since use it like a dish dryer-storage). But here a thing I want to mention: in the film at 2:10 one can see a yellow rubber boot. I think the dishwasher wouldn't run normally if I wouldn't notice that it is sitting like 1/2" higher than in the film. There is a small hole in that boot, I think it helps the water circulate through the filter. So I pulled it down, so it fits the opening in a plastic cylinder. Actually I thought it is a part of the filter, since it came off together with it. Just wanted to mention this detail. Also inside of the central cylinder there is a small metal washer, be sure to remove it before using the shop-vac (I cleaned with a small brush and discovered it). Probably it is not so essential part, but it is there for some reason. This method of cleaning makes the dishwasher just sparkling clean.
How the hell do I get that spray arm back on?!
If you are worried about breaking the tab, or have broken the tab you can easily fix the problem by drilling out the small screw hole at the front that holds the ring and putting in a slighty longer machine screw. This will hold the sprayer in place and last much longer than the cheap plastic clip.
About how long a screw?
@@markstallins4603 After accidentally breaking the retainer tab that you are supposed to pry back to remove the spray arm for cleaning (terrible design), I was looking for a solution to this problem. Thanks Jon for this idea. I put in a longer screw yesterday and hope it will solve the problem. I replaced the 1/4" hex head machine screw (3/4" long) with a 5/16" hex head stainless steel machine screw (1" long). That protrusion of a 1/4" should hold the spray arm in place while letting it spin freely in use.
I broke my tab. I will try this.
@@michaelbeck9737 Did it work?
@@zs2370 It did work temporarily. I noticed that after a few washes that the one protruding machine screw I installed wasn't holding the spray arm down well enough to allow the water pressure to clean the dishes properly. I had to add 2 or 3 more screws that were perfectly placed just above the lip of the spray arm. That allowed the full water pressure to force the center telescopic cone part to rise all the way and spray all the water on the dishes. Obviously, I could not watch this happening, but that's what I figured was happening because now the dishes are much cleaner. All this to say: Thanks so much to HM Videos! I would not have been able to even start the repair were it not for those instructions.
Thanks, I read the manual three times and couldn't find anything referencing the clog I had, I have never had to clean a dishwasher before and I paused this video for a step by step and I will freely admit I was scared to stick my hand in the hole in the back, but I dove in and I was glad because my dishwasher runs like new. Thank you!!
This video is exactly what I needed! Dishwasher was definitely not running properly and I didn’t want to mess with it too much in fear of breaking any pieces. Many thanks!!
Fantastic video. I just moved into a new house and noticed that when I ran the dishwasher, it smelled like Sulfur. Well this video helped me prove that no one had cleaned my dish washer since it was first installed... full on fungal colony had developed and massive amounts of mineral build-up.
An absolute lifesaver. The hero we never knew we needed. I’m also a renter with this 10+ year-old dishwasher (the leasing agent told us the appliances were only a few years old!) and had no idea how to access the filter. My boyfriend and I were easily able to take this apart to clean all the components. We found a long grape stem stuck in the plastic grate and some disgusting goop, which I don’t even wanna know what that was. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
OMG this video is a life saver. I got all the screws off but couldn't figure out how to get the top parts off. I have a ADW1100NWW and couldn't find anything in the manual about any of this. I retched when I found what was living in my dishwasher!!! I rent and can't depend on the building management to do stuff like this. Thank you thank you!
Just bought this dishwasher used a few months ago and found pieces of moldy ziploc bag sitting in the floor so I wanted to clean the filters. Would have had NO IDEA what to do without this video. Thank you, sir!!
Many thanks HM. I had been procrastinating doing this, and your excellent 4 minute video inspired me to get ‘er done. You get a major assist for the brownie points I will most certainly earn when my wife finds out that I FINALLY did this.
7 years later and I avoided a maintenance charge by fixing the drain myself! Thanks for the vid!
THANK YOU, and damned that hidden tab!
Aaand the tab broke 🤗 ive done this before fine and this time...not so much. Going to let maintenance handle this...I was literally trying to clean it 😓 CAUTION
@@PolkaDotSunglasses I just did the same thing. Didn't watch the video until after I broke it.
@@Patmy87 such a bad design...
What happens if the tab brakes? Will it not work anymore?
LOL
Thank for making this video! Still helpful in 2022! My mother is a renter and has this dishwasher which barely cleans dishes, will be doing this for her tomorrow!
I don’t have many tools but I went to my neighbors and borrowed a Nut driver. I was able to get everything out that wasn’t allowing it to drain and it’s working great again!! Thank you so much for posting this video!! I honestly didn’t even know where to start and you saved the day!!
Thank you! I couldn't find any info from GE on how to clean the dishwasher. Your video was clear and easy to understand. Just what I needed!
Thanks again. We refer to your video every time we clean the filter. We never knew this was something we needed to do. I had stopped using the old dishwasher that was in our house when we moved in because it never seemed to get the dishes clean. It probably just needed to be cleaned out!
It's shameful that I've never done this for 11 years, tonight it was a success! Disgusting to say the least, but now after following your video, and running an empty cycle with Lemishine, the dishwasher smells so fresh and is sparkling clean like new!! Thank you so much!!
You’re so welcome! Yes I had gone a while and needed a deep clean that’s only possible with some disassembly!
thank you thank you thank you!! My dishwasher wasn't working right and by following this tutorial I found that the little rubber piece that connects to the round filter was not connected properly. Cleaned everything, reconnected, and now it's working GREAT!
I’ve lived in my apartment for two years with one of these, I’ve been trying to figure out how to take it apart for a year now. I’m devastated at how nasty it is. Thankyou for showing me how to take it apart. I’m so glad I can get it sanitary again.
Thanks a ton! Was struggling with the lower spray assembly removal. Saved me a ton of stress!
So freaking grateful that you made this; I googled the manual, spent an hour trying to clean this sucker alone and found this video. I don’t think this dishwasher was EVER cleaned (renter). Bless you, friend 🙏🏽
Thanks very much for this concise and helpful video. My fiancee is totally incapable of pre-rinsing dishes so that screen you mention down under the removable grate (last shown step) was caked up like barnacles under a boat. Got this done in 90 seconds without breaking anything, thank you!!!
every so of the my wife would complain of an odor coming from the dishwasher and I would always find a small pool of water remaining in the drain area. I was able to remove the components before, but the question always came up as, why is there a small amount of water in there? Now I know it's to keep the parts from drying out. You save me hours of removing parts and cleaning the drainage line. Thanks so much for posting this video!
None of my neighbors could figure out the little tricks to getting the pieces out of the bottom. you saved me a service $call$. Thank you! Your video was empowering!! My dishwasher was disgusting!
My husband and I just cleaned out our dishwasher for the first time. It's not this exact model, but the components are all the same. The maintenance instructions we printed out for it didn't give any information for removing the components, so thank you for posting this video. It walked us through the process perfectly!
Thank you so much, this is our exact model! We will take it apart tonight and see if it's just dirty under the last plastic grate. If that's all it is, I will be so happy!
I watched half a dozen other videos before making it to yours, which is my exact model. Compared to others, this model is extremely hard to service if you don't have the right tools - I had to duct tape a 1/4" fitting to a pencil and turn it with a pliers to get enough torque on these bolts!! But anyway, YOU SAVED ME!! I just moved to my own place for the first time 2 months ago and would be rotting in black water if not for you. Thank you so much!!!
Not all heros wear capes. This is still helpful 7 years later. Thank you 🙏
Mine has had this awful odor and isn't draining. I was ready to cry before finding this video. Thank you so much!
Oh my gosh you are a life saver!!!!! I have been all over the internet looking how to get these parts off. Thank you so much!!!!!
Wow! I haven't used my dishwasher in years because it wasn't cleaning properly. I rent and didn't want to fuss about it. Well... water began accumulating at the bottom of the dishwasher, I am assuming from the sink. It was smelly and would not drain or even run a cycle. All the other dishwasher cleaning videos are shown with new, pretty dishwashers that are way easier to clean. You saved me from having to call my management company. I did not even know cleaning the dishwasher filter was a thing. It actually can clean my dishes now too 😅 thank you so much!
Thank you! With social distancing in place and cooking 3 meals/day, I would have been in trouble without your video to help me do it myself. Back up and running!
This is a great video! I like how you showed where the tab is and where you put the screwdriver in.
I used this video to teach my 3 year old about parts, filters, seals, screws, socket wrenches, numbers, following directions, reassembling, organizing tools, and putting tools away when we’re finished with them! Thank you!
Thanks so much. That tab was so stiff and I wasn't sure I was pressing the right way, but I followed your instructions and it's apart without incident or having to order parts I destroyed in the process!
Still helping in 2023. I am so thankful! As one other commenter mentioned...why do they make it so hard to get in there? Even with your directions I struggled to find and release the tab in back. It's running now and I am waiting to see if it is filling (fixed) and draining (unknown) now.
Oh my gosh this is the most important video on youtube... I would of never found that stupid tab and had to throw away my stinky dishwasher thankyou!
Thanks so much for naming the tools. I hit the weird nut screws and didn't have the correct tools, this made it easy to go and pick them up.
This video is 6 years old and still VERY helpful. I just cleaned my washer and I’m so surprised by how much quieter it is running. Thank you so much my wife now thinks I’m a hero. Scored some brownie points:)
He didn't show what to clean...that what I need to to...did you lift out the screen still containing the water
Amy Larmour I took out the spray arm, the disc below it, the filter behind the disc and the secondary filter at the bottom. There is a piece that that cuts food it’s submerged in water. I took a shop vac to suck out the water and cleaned that piece. Make sure you go to your breaker and turn off all power to the dishwasher. While everything is taken apart make sure to wash everything. My washer is so quite now. Good luck:)
2023 man and you are still helping peeps. Thank you so much
Thank you so much for this video! 😃 I’d never be able to figure it out without it! Gave everything a good cleaning and my dishwasher no longer smells awful!
Renter's life means I have this old dishwasher.. your video is still helpful after 8 years.. thank you so much was able to remove and assemble it back just in 10-15 minites..
Being a college student renter paying for "modern appliances in every unit" here I am watching a 10 year old vid to clean our dishwasher 😂. Thank you sir!
Thank you. This is what I have in my rental, and maintenance is sick. I can't standing the smell of 4 day old standing water, so this helped me find that tab.
Thank the christ this video is still up and available! I had no idea there was even such a thing as cleaning your dishwasher. Our GE dishwasher was already installed when we bought our house 12 years ago, and over the past year or so, wasn't getting things very clean. The amount of gunk I was able to clean off was unbelievable! Helpful hint: I was able to un-screw the bolts without having to take off the arm. I just knew I would break the clip if I tried to remove the arm, so I just reached over it to unscrew the bolts. Thanks again!
Haha I’m happy it continues to help folks! Yes good call on the arm, it’s touchy especially as the plastic ages and becomes more brittle
@@hmvideos757 any suggestions as I broke the clip….
@@hmvideos757 was I supposed to unplug the dishwasher?
But the round filter/screen is under the arm. I tried to avoid removing the sprayer arm in fear of breaking the dreaded tab, but luckily it didn't break. Also even after removing the 2 nuts, the cage/cover for the sump wouldn't "easily" lift right off like in the video, it wouldn't budge without removing the arm then the round filter. Success!
Thank god this is still here. We have looked literally EVERYWHERE to try and find even where the filter was and this video is a thing of divine light.
It seems like you're the go-to for dishwashers like these. Thank you for your help and please have a blessed one!😇🙏🏿
Thank you for this video. I feel very empowered that I followed your instructions. After I put it back together, I ran a rinse cycle to make sure it works. Hooray!
Here in 2023 I woke up to water outside the dishwasher. Thankfully I had same washer model and this helped! Thanks for making the video.
Thank you a million for this! My filter was clogged with gunk and food and desperately needed a cleaning. I had no issues dissembling per your instructions. :)
Awesome video! It helped me clean and fix my mother's dishwasher. She's 86 and lives in the country. Repair people are scare.
I enjoyed your video, At the :28 mark you show your screw driver release of the tab on the spray arm. But after trying your method of removing the spray arm, I wasn't careful enough and broke the plastic tab off. So I ordered the new part, and replaced the lower spray arm base. After inspecting the broken piece a while I noticed and figured out that the plastic piece has a triangular large shape on the side protruding outward. This is where you use a PAIR of PLIERS (not a screw driver) and grab the triangular piece and pull out on the tab ever so lightly . Be very very careful as you have said. It only needs to be pulled about 1/64 of inch, real slight movement. While doing this pulling out with your pliers in your right hand, use your left hand and place it under the spray arm and gently using your thumb and finger pushing up. It releases the arm. Ho-ray !!!!
John Routh - I just broke the tab, too. I came to read the replies to see what I should do. I guess I’m going to have to order that part, the base? I’m assuming it won’t work properly with the tab broken off?
Does it work without the tab?
@@rash240 the tab is what holds the spinning arm in place. I just broke the tab as well, but so far the bottom dish rack seems to be holding it in place. I can give an update after I run a few more loads for anyone else with this problem
Just put a set screw into the base tube to hold the spinning arm in. Cut a screw to the right length and thread it into the plastic.
Broooooo!!! This video was a lifesaver. The spray arm sucked to take off for sure. MUCH easier putting it back together. I've been losing my mind over this dishwasher for TOO LONG. For the first time I think it's actually working. Rinse cycle looked good and now waiting for a normal wash with some cleaner. All I know is this video was everything I needed to get to where I wanted. Thank you.
I would never have found how to remove the central helix without you. Thank you. I give you my very first comment and like on UA-cam.
All these years later still helping people like me out, cheers
Thanks so much! I was having the hardest time trying to figure out how to disassemble this thing, but your video was a huge help.
These steps work for GE GSD3300K55BB too, very similar layout.
Thank you for the video!
Thanx to your vid. (the only one of this GE model I could find) I solved the problem of black water in my washer. After disassembling down to the sump, I found that the metal impeller blade was frozen and would not move. I took a standard bit screwdriver, pushed sideways very hard on the blade until it broke free (like rotating a propeller) and after that I could spin it with my finger. Problem solved ...washer works fine ... Thanx again
Could you elaborate on this? I took it down like the video. Got out the fist sized plastic cage at the bottom and down there I could feel something like it might be the impeller. I'd didnt move and was afraid to push it too much. Is that what you are talking about? Of did you free the impeller another way or take it apart from below or? Thanks for the help.
@@badnomad357 YES ... It feels like a mini propeller against a metal screen . Iwas frozen and wouldn't move. So I put a flat/slotted screwdriver on the curved part of the propeller, with a few taps of a closed crescent wrench (on the screwdriver handle) the propeller spun freely. I reassembled and it worked fine. Worse case scenario, something breaks ... but it's broke now anyway and a service tech. would prob. just replace the whole pump...
@@jedi_drifter2988 Different washer.
Thanks for helping me with this video. Unfortunately, Ill have to call for help because the clog/problem is more downstream than the final grate, but this made my life a lot easier. I hope you are having a good life sir.
Four years later Im watching this video again because I have the same dishwasher in a new apartment thats having an issue. My youtube even remembers where I left off in the video😂
Just cleaned my DW out, and it drains soo much better! Thank your Mom, for me!
Great video -- love the detailed explanation -- esp. going back and explaining how to push the tab in to get each piece off. Though I couldn't see what I was doing, I could imagine it thanks to the video. Thanks to some of the other posts, I pushed the tab very carefully so I wouldn't break it!! My machine was disgustingly dirty, but now I'm ready to wash the load that has stacked up. THANK YOU!!!!
Christmas 2023 and still helping people with your video. Merry Christmas and thank you.
What happens if that tab breaks off? Am I able to get it replaced easily. I cleaned everything, but that blasted tab broke on me in the process. Thank you very much for the video.
Aaron Pritchard this happened to us! We have no clue what to do and repairs are slow due to corona
Did you get it fixed? I put it back without the tab
@@carlodevuono2626 And the sprayer doesn't fly all over the place when washing?? I am going to try to epoxy it back on.
More than 4 years later & you’re video sure assisted me today! Thank you & Merry Christmas
Awesome! Thank you!!
Holy shit I can't thank you enough. My back is killing me and you saved it. That damn hidden tab....
Yea, I just broke my tab off and made my problems worse
@@jmb5706 I know I was very close to ripping the damn thing off. Well.. enjoy your new dishwasher! Hope the extra hours at work don't hurt too much
Yay. I broke the tab, and everything fell down into the middle. Can’t get it out with my fingers. I found everything difficult to get to with the dishwasher door in the way. Funny there wasn’t really any debris down in the Drain. Time for another dishwasher I suppose
Dishes have always come out amazingly clean in our old GE Profile but the interior was really getting grody. :-P I cleaned it but was hesitant about unscrewing the plastic screen in the back as I was sure the screws would be corroded and impossible to get back in. Daughter who has cleaned hers several times encouraged me ... so I attacked the screws (mine apparently had three at one time ... but third was long gone via previous owners), removed the plastic screen and had to take it outside to clean it and even soaked it in bleach to get rid of the crud. I wasn't sure about the standing water in the pump area, but your video reassured me, so I wiped what I could down around the edges and figured that removing the errant can lid and jar ring which had slipped under the screen would help it keep chugging along. Went back together in a snap. Thank you very much for posting this and keeping it up. The older appliances seem to last longer than a lot of the newer ones.
Thank you so much for this; my apartment has a model very much like this and when I run the disposal water runs into the bottom of the disposal. I've never had a dishwasher before and I was at a loss what to do.
Very helpful for a GSD3300N20WW. I've lived in an apt for 3 years and never serviced it. I cannot tell you how disgusting it was now that I have it apart.
so what good did it do to take off the blade? I removed the strainer basket and poured baking soda vinegar and hot water twice and still will not drain!!! HELP
I was struggling looking for the correct model washer breakdown and my goodness you knocked it out of the park!! Thanks so so much for your video
You’re welcome!
Also works great for the Hotpoint dishwasher model # hda3500n10bb. Thanks
This video is amazing. It worked in 2024 on a GSD3300 assembled in 2020, so I believe it still has some years to go. I used a paint can opener instead of a flathead screwdriver to pry open the spray arm and it worked as well.
Good vid, I cleaned the drain, though I destroyed the tab...still works though. Started the washer again and it drained after the first cycle.
You broke the tab? I. Did too I'm hoping it works