The short answer
The WQP line is the group of Black+Decker dishwashers whose rating-plate model number carries that prefix; what they share for repair purposes is where things sit and how they are reached. The faults this profile is asked about first are cleaning performance and drainage failure, each covered on its own page below.
The problems that show up on these models
- Water leak — water escaping the machine — A puddle that keeps coming back. Covered under Leaks: Door, Supply or Sump.
- Will not start — a machine that will not begin a cycle — Pressing start produces nothing. Covered under Dead Panel or a Cycle That Never Starts.
- Drainage failure — water left standing at the end of a cycle — The machine is not emptying. Covered under Not Draining at the End of a Cycle.
- Cleaning performance — dishes coming out dirty or filmed — The wash is no longer getting water where it needs to go. Covered under Dishes Still Dirty After a Cycle.
The problem classes, in the order this profile routes them
- Cleaning performance — dishes coming out dirty or filmed — It heads the list because the first checks for it need nothing but your eyes and a minute.
- Drainage failure — water left standing at the end of a cycle — Second on the route, because the two are usually looked at in the same pass.
- Water leak — water escaping the machine — Here because ruling it out costs almost nothing and rules out more than it costs.
- Will not start — a machine that will not begin a cycle — Towards the end: it asks more of whoever is checking than anything above it.
Which models this profile covers — The rating plate inside the door frame carries the model number this key groups; read it before ordering any part.
Reference| Family key | Appliance | How to identify it | Faults covered here |
|---|---|---|---|
| black-decker:dishwasher:wqp | Dishwasher | The WQP prefix on the rating-plate model number | Cleaning performance · Drainage failure · Water leak · Will not start |
What is owner work on these models, and what is not
What you can do on these models without opening anything: the spray arms, the filter and sump, the door gasket, the drain hose and the waste connection. What you cannot: anything under the tub floor or behind the door panel. The condition is whether the next step needs the power isolated — if it does, it is a service call rather than an afternoon.
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