Kenmore elite dishwasher fills and drains but will not cycle into wash ,

Kenmore Elite dishwasher Smart Wash light blinking
Sanitize Blinking Light
Some Kenmore dishwashers have a sanitize feature; when this light blinks, it means the sanitization step failed because the hot water in the dishwasher did not achieve the desired temperature or the final rinse cycle was interrupted.

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Pre-wash may be compromised and a new power circuit board may be needed.
My advice: As long as the other cycles are accurate and work as usual; Pre-wash in your sink (spray off waste material) before you place the dishes in the washer and commence cleaning. Its best to wash off food and other material before washing in the machine to avoid clogging the drains and pump.

Kenmore Elite Dishwasher That Does Not Clean

Sounds like drain pump or drain line is ibstructed v

Yes , If the program controller has hung it would have skipped the drain cycle. So try to redo the cycle and see if the drain works, is not check the program controller and the drain valve/pump.- if there is food particles that have clogged and blocked.

Hello,

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Can you explain more details, are you implying the unit fills with water, that it has power on the panel and you can select a cycle and nothing happens ?

Just need a little more info so i can be specific to your dishwasher.

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http://www.servicematters.com/maytag_library/docs/16010622.pdf
http://www.partselect.com/dishwasher+repair+repair.htm
Top link is a service troubleshooting manual, below that is a DIY site to help troubleshoot.

sounds like wash motor is not going . it will fill and control thinks motor is working . then it will drain wash water / ( drain pump is a different motor ) and then refill and so on .. never washes but fills and drains and heats. ( look for leakage under the motor i'm sure you will find some ..

it sounds like a bad lid switch if it will not drain or spin,the switch controls that-mike

I have a kenmore elite washer. whwn on spin cycle it does not spin and als o will no agitate. There is a loud noise wen on spin cycle. Please help