re: #564 Pie-onist Overlord

It’s the door latch, not the soap well. The whole thing is locked shut. I had a soap-gummed-up fail with a GE dishwasher but this is a KitchenAid. It’s 10 years old.

hey, here’s somebody who also had a 10-year-old KitchenAid dishwasher where the door wouldn’t open. There’s a suggestion for a fix:
shopyourway.com