Water will not go in dishwasher

1. Water temp is wrong should be 140-145
2. spray arms clogged with food
3. water valve is not letter the correct amount of water in

after it fill's check to see water amount in bottom , dose it sound like it is starving for water ? it would sound like it was surging

Is the water coming on? Is water hot enough? Is washer overloaded, water jets aren't hitting the soap? Maybe try a different brand of soap tablet? Run the dishwasher in "heavy soil" mode which will use hotter water and run for longer?

Hi,

There are three common problems that cause the Soap Dispenser or Cup not to open. I have a tip that will explain these problems in detail....

Dishwasher Repair Problem Detergent Cup does not Open

heatman101

I had the same problem and my wife fived it by unsticking a valve to the left side of machine in front lets water in she poped it open and dried soapm came out restarted and now works fine.

That's a normal path for the soap. It sounds like the water just sits in the bottom without being pumped through the spray arms. Does the pump motor run? Pop the door open in the middle of the washing cycle--you should see hot water dripping from everything and the soap picked up and circulated with the water. If this machine has seen a lot of use, the intake screen under the lower spray arm may be plugged and is accessed by removing the spray arm and working your way down to the bottom of the deck. Might be a problem for a service technician to take care of.

RUN THE TEST PROGRAM TO DO THIS YOU WILL HAVE TO USE BOTH HANDS. Press and hold "Scrub Wash" &
"Delicate/Economy" buttons TOGETHER WHILE HOLDING THE 2 BUTTONS IN HIT THE POWER BUTTON RELEASE THE 2 BUTTONS AND HIT THE 2 BUTTONS AGAIN YOU SHOULD GET A 21 0R 23 CODE AND THE TEST PROGRAM WILL RUN IT WILL TAKE 45 MIN TO RUN BIT WHEN DONE IT WILL SHOW A CODE 1 OR 0 MEANS NOTHING BUT IF YOU GET A NY OTHER # OR LETTER IT CORRESPONDS TO A FAULT
2 = Heating fault 8 = NTC (temperature sensor) fault
1 = Aqua Sensor ("Sensotronic") fault 4 = Filling fault F = Filling fault (display occurs during wash, not test)
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I do not have the same model as you, my model is KUD01ILBS6 but I have the same problem. A service tech told me it was a error code and here is how to fix it.

1 open the dishwasher door
2 hit high temp scrub button
3 then hit energy saver dry button
4 do step 2 & 3 again
5 close the door
6 hit the cancel button
7 you can hit cancel button again then try to start your dishwasher

This works for me, you may have to do this every few months because there is a glitch in kitchenaid where if the water temp is not sensed right it will keep the dishwasher from working. It took me 3 service calls to find this out.

sounds as if you amy have a problem with the dispensor door not opening correctly perhaps opening at end of cycle when all water is already released.Ive seen that sometimes the "tabs" or "packets of detegent are too tall and interfere with normal opening of the latch mechanism. manufacture would reccommend using powder instead.

Most of the causes of the problem that you are describing are related to the way the dishes are loaded in the unit. To test this, run it empty and see if the dish soap dissipates.