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Element fails to raise interior temperature during drying cycle, leaving dishes wet or damp at cycle end.
Wash and rinse water stays lukewarm or cold, resulting in poor cleaning performance and food residue left on dishes.
Deteriorated or cracked rubber seal bushings on element terminals allow water to seep out of the tub and puddle beneath the dishwasher.
Control board logs fault codes related to heating circuit failures (e.g., F7E1), indicating an open or shorted heating element.
Dishwasher repeatedly attempts to reach target water temperature but cannot, causing cycles to run abnormally long or fail to advance.
💡 Pro Tip: How to Confirm Your Heating Element Has Failed
Your part is likely the culprit if you notice any of the following:
⚠️ Dishes come out wet at the end of the drying cycle
⚠️ Water inside the tub is lukewarm or cold — not hot to the touch after a wash cycle
⚠️ Control board displays a heating error code (e.g., F7E1 on some Whirlpool/KitchenAid models)
⚠️ Puddle of water visible under the dishwasher — caused by deteriorated seal bushings on the element terminals
🛠 Quick bench test: Set your multimeter to Ω (resistance). Disconnect the element leads and probe both terminals. A healthy element reads approximately 15–30 Ω. An open (OL/infinite) reading confirms the element is burned out and must be replaced.
📦 What's in the Box
✅ 1× Dishwasher Heating Element Assembly W11537778 (stainless steel tubular element with integrated rubber seal bushings, 19.25" × 18.75" × 4.00")
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