Water Circulation - Maytag WU100 Manual

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WATER CIRCULATION

Water enters the dishwasher tub on the left side through the water injector and will fill to a level

approximating the height of the heating element (about 2-314 gallons). From the bottom of the tub,

water flows between the fins of the strainer and is filtered through the Micromesh'" screen,

e n t e r i n g t h e o p e n i n g i n t h e t o p o f t h e p u m p c o v e r a n d d o w n i n t o t h e c i r c u l a t i n g c h a m b e r . T h e

c i r c u l a t i n g i m p e l l e r , b e i n g d r i v e n b y t h e p u m p p u l l e y , f o r c e s t h e w a t e r i n s e v e r a l d i r e c t i o n s . W a t e r

i s f o r c e d u p t h e u p p e r w a s h a r m h o s e a n d o u t t h e s m a l l h o l e s i n t h e u p p e r w a s h a r m . T h e w a t e r

a l s o i s f o r c e d u p t h e c h a n n e l i n t h e p u m p c o v e r a n d o u t o f t h e m a i n s p r a y n o z z l e a n d l o w e r w a s h

arm. The filter flush arm is attached to the lower wash arm assembly and the water being forced

out of the slots in the filter flush arm flushes food particles from the outside of the filter screen.

Rotation of the upper and lower wash arms is achieved by the water being forced out of the

p r o p u l s i o n h o l e s o n e a c h e n d o f t h e a r m s .

T h i s w a t e r f l o w i s a c o n t i n u i n g p r o c e s s t h r o u g h o u t t h e l e n g t h o f a l l w a s h a n d r i n s e c y c l e s . U p o n

completion of a wash or rinse cycle the drive motor stops, reverses direction and the drain

i m p e l l e r p u l l s t h e w a t e r f r o m a r o u n d t h e f i l t e r s c r e e n a n d f o r c e s i t u p a n d o u t o f t h e d r a i n h o s e .

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