The short answer
The Caf CDT Dishwasher family covers the models in the matrix below, all built on one dishwasher platform. The matrix below spans eight model tags across more than one prefix group, so running changes are real here and the tag decides which revision of a part a model takes.
What goes wrong on these models
- Dishes come out gritty, filmed or still wet — Grit is filtration and spray coverage; film is water hardness and rinse aid; wet plastics are condensation drying working as designed. — Slug: caf-caf-dishwasher-cdt-dishwasher-cleaning-performance — Title: Caf CDT Dishwasher: Does Not Clean or Dry
- Water left standing in the tub — A hum at the drain step with no water movement is a jammed impeller; silence is a pump or control that is never being driven. — Slug: caf-caf-dishwasher-cdt-dishwasher-drainage-failure — Title: Caf CDT Dishwasher: Will Not Drain
- The machine will not begin a cycle — A lit panel that refuses is the latch, the control lock or the delay; a dark panel is the breaker or the supply connection. — Slug: caf-caf-dishwasher-cdt-dishwasher-wont-start — Title: Caf CDT Dishwasher: Will Not Start or No Power
- Water or foam on the floor — Timing places it: during the fill it is the inlet side, at the end of a wash it is the door, at any time it is the sump or a hose. — Slug: caf-caf-dishwasher-cdt-dishwasher-water-leak — Title: Caf CDT Dishwasher: Water Leak
Problem classes in frequency order
- Wash and dry quality — Ranked first: the filter is a maintenance item that most owners have never been shown, so wash quality drifts on a schedule of its own.
- Drainage — Second: a single fruit stone through the filter stops the pump completely.
- Will not start — Third: no-start calls are mostly lockouts and latches rather than failures, which keeps them frequent and cheap.
- Leaks — Fourth: detergent foam causes more of them than any failed part.
Models in the CDT family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| CDT800**N*** | caf:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT805**N*** | caf:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT828**V*** | caf:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT84***N*** | caf:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT858**V*** | caf:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT858**Z*** | caf:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT87***N*** | caf:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT888**V*** | caf:dishwasher:cdt |
Problem classes by relative frequency — No counted component sample covers this family, so the column ranks the classes against each other rather than by share.
General guidance| Problem class | Relative frequency on this family |
|---|---|
| Wash and dry quality | highest |
| Drainage | second |
| Will not start | third |
| Leaks | lowest |
When to call a technician
Across the models in this matrix the owner side is the filter, the spray arms, the door seal, the detergent and everything on the sink side of the drain hose. Call when a part has to be condemned — wash pump, drain pump, diverter, heater, control — or the moment a leak is on the supply side.
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Experienced technician with 12 years specializing in washing machine and dryer repairs across all major brands.
