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4.1.9
Door spring
4.1.9.1
Using hinge pulley
The door spring mechanism allows dishwasher doors to open /
close with little effort and to stay open when racks are loaded or
unloaded.
The door spring connects to the cord and slides into slots in the
rear corners of the base. Springs are color coded for specific
tensions for specific door weights.
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Dishwashers with wood doors have adjusting screws to change
spring tension for different wooden door panel weights. Tighten
screws (cw) to increase spring tension and loosen screws (ccw)
to reduce tension.
Dishwashers with heavy or light wood doors will need door
springs changed.
The following chart shows when to adjust
tension screws and when to replace door springs.
Door Wood Panel Weight
Existing
5.5 to 9 lbs
Less than 5.5
Door
(2.5 to 4.1
lbs (2.5 kg)
Spring
kg)
Change
to
Change
173696
168576 Blue
Violet
Yellow
spring
spring - use
(168568)
- use tension
tension screw
screw
if
if needed
needed
Change
to
Change
168576 Blue
168568
Orange
spring - use
Violet spring
(182640)
tension screw
if needed
9 to 15
15 to 18 lbs
lbs
18 to 21 lbs
(6.8 to 8.2
(4.1 to
(8.2 to 9.5 kg)
kg)
6.8 kg)
to
No action Use tension
Change
screw
to
182640
increase
Orange
tension
- use tension
screw
needed
to
No action Use tension
Use
screw
if
screw
needed
to
increase
increase
tension
tension
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to
spring
if
tension
to
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