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Green light on kenmore dishwasher is flashing

Green light flashes on kenmore dishwasher and it wont run. How do I fix this?

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  • gummer Jan 14, 2009

    this the same problem I am having The only the only thing i have noticed is the heating element is broke. So i will replace this if this will fix the problem but i don,t want to spend the money if the dishwasher is junk or if the electronics are fried.

  • Anonymous Feb 07, 2009

    yes I had same problem, blinking green lights on Kenmore Ultra Wash - QuietGuard 4.

    These steps fixed it no problem.

    Thanks!

  • Anonymous Nov 30, 2012

    Thanks Bob Kelly this worked like a charm and you made me look like the HERO to my wife. YOUR THE MAN.

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I actually had to change the steps a little and this is what I did:

press heated dry
press normal wash
press heated dry again
press normal wash again
wait a few seconds
all the lights should come on
press cancel (should hear pump)
hit cancel again

Started a cycle and began washing.....Thx

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Press normal wash
press heated dry
press normal wash again
press heated dry again
wait a few seconds
all the lights should come on
press cancel (should hear pump)
hit cancel again

hope this will help ya out

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You may just need to reset your control board. Go to the link and it will explain how to reset the control board as well as explain what might cause the issue and how to fix it.

http://www.appliancerepairlesson.com/dishwasher-2/dishwasher-clean-light-blinking-7-times/

Good Luck

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