I have found very little useful information on the internet, so I come to the all-knowing board.
My dishwasher was not draining. So after taking apart a few things on the bottom of the dishwasher, I found the drain filter screen was clogged with gunk. I cleaned that out and managed to get everything back together. I tested it by running the cancel/drain button and it drained. Yea...success.
But then when I ran the dishwasher, it started making a loud humming sound when the circulation motor kicked on. I would not let it run long for fear of burning out the motor. I figure that when I was cleaning out drain that a piece of glass or some other hard debris fell down into impeller and is now jammed in there.
So now I know the likely problem, it should be easy to fix. The problem is that the plastic piece called the sump in the parts list that I found online has no screws or any obvious thing holding it down. It seems to be in there tight and it does not appear that it twists off. I tried but did not put too much force for fear of breaking something. I found on the parts list online that there might be a screw or screws underneath along with some sort of clip. The drawings do not give detail on how this secures the sump.
All the online videos I have seen have clearly visible screws on the sump. I don't know what I am getting into. I fear the situation that if I remove these screws completely that I will never be able to get them back in without pulling out the dishwasher and putting it on its side. It is a newer model Maytag but I know that most dishwashers are all made by the same company.
Anybody have any experience with a situation like this?
My dishwasher was not draining. So after taking apart a few things on the bottom of the dishwasher, I found the drain filter screen was clogged with gunk. I cleaned that out and managed to get everything back together. I tested it by running the cancel/drain button and it drained. Yea...success.
But then when I ran the dishwasher, it started making a loud humming sound when the circulation motor kicked on. I would not let it run long for fear of burning out the motor. I figure that when I was cleaning out drain that a piece of glass or some other hard debris fell down into impeller and is now jammed in there.
So now I know the likely problem, it should be easy to fix. The problem is that the plastic piece called the sump in the parts list that I found online has no screws or any obvious thing holding it down. It seems to be in there tight and it does not appear that it twists off. I tried but did not put too much force for fear of breaking something. I found on the parts list online that there might be a screw or screws underneath along with some sort of clip. The drawings do not give detail on how this secures the sump.
All the online videos I have seen have clearly visible screws on the sump. I don't know what I am getting into. I fear the situation that if I remove these screws completely that I will never be able to get them back in without pulling out the dishwasher and putting it on its side. It is a newer model Maytag but I know that most dishwashers are all made by the same company.
Anybody have any experience with a situation like this?