On the top drawer of the dishwasher the control lights - Heavy, Normal and Eco are all lit up and on the display at the front it says 05 mins the machine keeps going in to a diagnostic rinse cycle and I can not get it to stop, any ideas

SOURCE: need to take the s/s front off drawer of dishwasher

For the model you have it listed under. Ther are screws on each side of the drawer panel. Remove the screws and slide the panel down and off.
Post back if you have any questions. Thanks/Mike

Posted on Dec 03, 2007

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SOURCE: Hi. Our DS603I dishwasher starts

Dishwasher Repair Guide: How To Fix a Dishwasher - ACME HOW TO.com
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sounds to me as though you have a main controller or indeed some sensor has failed, with this symptom is it a bit hard to exactly pin it down.. The best thing to do if you wish to DIY, is obtain a service and repair manual, and work through the troubleshooting steps to isolate your issue with a view to repair, also the SM has parts numbers too.
The below may NOT apply to you... however it has helped many many times...so if you think it is worth a try... give it a go.. nothing to loose?
so your dishwasher won't do anything... it justs sits there and "Hums" you can't make it respond to any controls, and the ONLY way to Stop it. is to unplug the unit, replugging back in it simply "Hums" again and will do nothing.
Now this happens because, the STOP Button, is pressed and the "Door Opened", during the Wash Cycle.This should NOT be done. You should NEVER TURN IT OFF MID-CYCLE. you should instead, Simply, pull on the handle, to Open the door, the system will take care of everything, after, you close it,and pick up where it left off. The turning OFF, makes the machine "Think" that a New Cycle, is going to be done, before the old one is finished, and resets itself to do it all again. But it still has water, that's not meant to be there so it must dump it out.
Now, the FIX. Take the Dishwasher, out, and tip over on it's side, tip to about a 45' angle. Water will come out from underneath, this is from a small "Overflow" reservoir. this reservoir has an "Anti-Flood" switch. The removing of this water will "Reset" this Switch, and allow the dishwasher to work again.
So what happens, is this, when the STOP button is pressed Mid-Cycle, the machine must "Dump" whatever water is still in the machine, into the "Overflow Reservoir". This water then causes the Anti-flood switch to jam, and this stops the machine, until it is reset,by the above method.

Posted on Feb 13, 2011