You are correct. It SHOULD - but I rigged it not to intentionally.
My particular model has a latch that slides left to right to lock and unlock the door. That latch is the only "kill" switch the d/wr uses to sense the door being "shut." The door does not actually have to be closed. My...
I bought this unit from a "seconds" store. It had a faulty timer unit which I replaced for pennies on the dollar. I have been using it for a year and am constantly re-washing dishes despite my efforts to pre-rinse and circumvent all other common problems I have seen on here.
Here's what I...