Make sure your water is hot enough. Water temp has to be at least 120 degrees even to activate the soap and also heats your dishes up enough to allow them to dry. Also, be sure you are using rinse agent such as Crystal Clear or Jet Dry. These break the surface tension of the water and allow most of the water to flow off the dishes and down the drain.
your heating coil has gone bad it`s that rod looking thing in the bottom of your unit under your spray washing spinner depending on the age of your unit your probley better off buying a new dishwasher
My Kenmore model# 665.15817990 dishwasher has not worked as more than a dryer rack for the better...
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My Kenmore model# 665.15817990 dishwasher has not worked as more than a dryer rack for the better part of a year. The drain function works. But no washing cycles work. I am able to select the 'pots/pans' mode, the 'normal wash' mode, and the 'quick rinse' mode, but when I do the 'water heat' and 'no heat dry' functions turn on as well for about 4 seconds. Then the 'control lock' function turns on for about 4 seconds and then the 'no heat dry' function turns back on. This 'no heat dry' to 'control lock' cycle continues indefinetaly. From this point nothing happens until I press the cancel key and the control goes blank. It might be worth noting that as long as there is power to the machine two of the wash indicator lights and two of the rinse indicator lights remain on very dimly. I'm sorry if this description was too lengthy, but I assume more information is more helpful to one who might like to help me. Thank you for taking the time to read this and, if able to, for helping me figure this out. Again; thank you.