Dishwasher making vibrating noise

[Brian Anderson]

Hello,

I have a Kenmore dishwasher that's only a few months old, installed myself. Some weeks after being installed, it started making a hellacious vibrational noise at startup and again at a few select moments in its cycling. The noise can sometimes last for several minutes. I found that sometimes turning on the kitchen tap puts an immediate stop to the noise, so I'm thinking this is maybe a venting problem?

Is this likely to be a problem with the dishwasher installation, or could the problem be somewhere else in the pipes and only show up as vibration with the dishwasher?

Any help is appreciated.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Could be the fill valve is not opening properly. The water flowing through is causing the vibration and opening a faucet changes the pressure and stops it.

[Appliance Repair Aid]

Don't get too deep into the d.w and void your warranty!

A good chance that they will replace the fill valve, it may not be opening or closing properly and causing the pipes to bang. I would check your install in case something is touching or against somthing else and banging creating the noise. jeff. Appliance Repair Aid

[Brian Anderson]

Thanks for the replies, Edwin and Jeff.

The Sears repairman came out today, replaced the fill valve, and the vibration is gone.

Thanks for your help!

Brian

[Appliance Repair Aid]

Thankx for the update!! :) jeff. Appliance Repair Aid