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LG dishwasher shuts off, power failure

My dishwasher, now past the 1 yr warranty, will not run a complete cycle without shutting down. I press the power button and it reads PF and tries to re-start at the point it shut-down. Sometimes it helps if I push in the door until the machine really gets running - but that's a big pain. Help!?

  • Jeff Meyer May 11, 2010

    FYI: After the first 12 months but before 24 months, the parts are covered but the labor is not.


    The possible error codes are: IE, OE, E1, FE, tE


    Are you getting any error before the unit shuts down? How far into the cycle do you get? Which blue light is blinking when it fails?

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