
Cleaning Dishwasher Water Filters
How do we get into it?
How do we disassemble it?

To clean your water filters, you need to know the make and model of your dishwasher.
Are you sure you know your make and model??
Not so fast…
White-Westinghouse bought Frigidaire, Electrolux bought Westinghouse…Maytag bought Amana…Whirlpool bought Maytag…who can stay on top of all the design changes anymore? Designs have been blended together…for example, most Kitchenaids are basically a Whirlpool with a different spray arm. BUT…there are old-style AND new-style Whirlpools, Kitchenaids and GEs.
If you have a Miele or Bosch or Asko, it’s not such a problem.
But if you have a Whirlpool or GE, you might be looking at one of two or three different models.
But wait! It’s even more complicated than that. Whirlpool, GE, and Frigidaire produced almost identical machines under different brand names and model names. For example, one of the Whirlpool dishwashers below might be labeled Kenmore, Maytag, Roper, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Estate, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Consul, Inglis, Ignis, or Indesit .
When I do a service call, the insides of the machine tell me what dishwasher I’m dealing with.
So pull out the bottom rack of your dishwasher and find the photo below that looks the most like the inside of your machine (for example, the spray arms might be a little different, The tub may be stainless steel or plastic, but the sump looks similar.)

Whirlpool Videos – 2 Models

Older Model Whirlpool Videos:

Kitchenaid Videos – 3 Models
How to remove the lower spray arms
How to clean the filters and service the upper pump unit

Older Model Kitchenaid Videos:

Kitchenaid Dynamic-Wash Videos:
Kitchenaid introduced a new model in 2015.
Frankly, I haven’t seen any repairs on them yet.
As soon as I get some info on them, I’ll post it here.
In the meantime, here’s how they work.

GE Videos – 5 Models


Newer-Style “Sidewinder” GE Videos:

Older-Style “Sidewinder” GE Videos:
How to clean out the filter and sump and service the drain valve

Angle-Filter “Sidewinder” GE Videos:

Frigidaire Videos:

Maytag Videos

LG Videos – 3 Models
How to clean the filter
Note: This video is for a different LG dishwasher model, but the procedure is very similar.

LG (Second Style) Videos:

LG (Third Style) Videos:

Bosch – Thermador – Gaggenau Videos:
