The short answer
The CDT line spans the models listed below and nothing else. With seven model tags in the matrix below, this family covers several passes of the same platform, and a cause that is a running change on one group can be absent on another.
What goes wrong on these models
- Dishes come out gritty, filmed or still wet — Spin both spray arms by hand and pull the filter: those two checks settle most of these complaints before a part is suspected. — Slug: cafe-cafe-dishwasher-cdt-dishwasher-cleaning-performance — Title: Cafe CDT Dishwasher: Does Not Clean or Dry
- Water left standing in the tub — Check the disposer knockout, the air gap and the hose loop before the machine itself — the blockage is often outside the cabinet. — Slug: cafe-cafe-dishwasher-cdt-dishwasher-drainage-failure — Title: Cafe CDT Dishwasher: Will Not Drain
- The machine will not begin a cycle — Press the door firmly shut and try again before anything else: the latch has to make its switch before the control will run. — Slug: cafe-cafe-dishwasher-cdt-dishwasher-wont-start — Title: Cafe CDT Dishwasher: Will Not Start or No Power
- Water or foam on the floor — Foam is the wrong detergent; clear water at the door is the gasket or the alignment; water under the cabinet is a fitting or the sump. — Slug: cafe-cafe-dishwasher-cdt-dishwasher-water-leak — Title: Cafe CDT Dishwasher: Water Leak
Problem classes in frequency order
- Wash and dry quality — Ranked first: wash quality degrades gradually and is noticed long before anything fails outright.
- Drainage — Second: the machine shares its outlet with a disposer and a trap, neither of which it controls.
- Will not start — Third: the door latch is the one switch every cycle depends on.
- Leaks — Fourth: leaks are the most urgent of the four when they happen, because the water runs under the cabinet out of sight.
Models in the CDT family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| CDT805**N*** | cafe:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT828**V*** | cafe:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT84***N*** | cafe:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT858**V*** | cafe:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT858**Z*** | cafe:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT87***N*** | cafe:dishwasher:cdt |
| CDT888**V*** | cafe: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
The line on this platform is the toe kick: what is reachable with the door open is yours, and what needs the machine pulled out with the water closed is a service call. Call urgently for a fill-side leak or a breaker that trips on every cycle, since both get worse with use rather than better.
Other families of this brand
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