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Posted by AZ Nomad on June 10, 2006, 9:09 pm
>jonlevy wrote:
>> I'm trying to fix the "hot dry" function on my dishwasher--as is, I get no
>> steam, no heat, and no drying. After seeking some advice, I removed the
>> heating element and tested its resistance with a multimeter. It said 0
>> OHMs! I figured it was broken and got another, but that says 0 too!! Does
>> this make sense?
>>
>>
>If the elements were _really_ 0 Ohms then it would mean that both were
>defective but in a completely shorted way. More likely you had your
>meter on the wrong resistance range or, if it was on the lowest range,
>that the meter doesn't go low enough.
>The problem is in the wiring or a connection or the circuit element(s)
>which are responsible for switching power to the element and I'm
>guessing that a repair is probably not something you should see as a
>do-it-yourself project.
especially somebody who doesn't understand electrical resistance.
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