How to troubleshoot your Magic Chef dishwasher when the dishes don't get dry
Dishes typically dry by the end of the dishwashing cycle, with one exception—plastic items. Because plastic doesn’t retain heat like glass, ceramic and metal, you'll almost always see drops of water on plastic items after the cycle finishes.
Rinse aid helps water drain off all dishes so they dry better. Make sure that you fill that rinse-aid dispenser when it's empty. Replace the dispenser assembly in your Magic Chef dishwasher if it isn’t dispensing rinse aid.
A heated drying setting also is an option to enhance drying. You may have this option turned off to save energy, but if your dishes aren’t drying as well as you’d like them to, you might want to consider turning it back on. Consult your owner's manual and select the cycle options that fit your needs and your energy usage goals.
If your dishes don't get dry even though you've selected the heated drying option, then the heating element could be broken or the high-limit thermostat for the element may have tripped in error, preventing the element from heating. A malfunctioning vent or drying fan could also prevent dishes from drying. Check out our dishwasher not drying dishes video to help you troubleshoot and correct a drying problem.
What to do when your Magic Chef dishwasher stops mid-cycle
If your Magic Chef dishwasher stops during a cycle, first open and close the door to make sure it's latched. Check whether the house circuit to the dishwasher is tripped. If a light switch on the wall near the dishwasher controls power to the dishwasher, make sure it's in the On position.
If these basic tips don’t help, then a broken door latch, faulty control panel or failed electronic control board could be the problem. In some models, a failed heating element causes the dishwasher to stop. In other models, a failed vent fan can cause the dishwasher to stop mid-cycle. Follow the troubleshooting steps in our dishwasher won’t start video to restart the dishwasher after it stops mid-cycle. Use the tips in the dishwasher has no power video if the dishwasher is dead after stopping during the cycle.
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