Dishwasher keeps running and countdown stalls randomly.

Then other day I started the normal wash cycle on my diswhasher and came back 4 hours later to see it still had 42 minutes left. I cancelled it and just quick rinsed the dishes to finish it. Tonight I started it and a kitchen timer at the same time (just to check) and the dishwasher stalled at 72 minutes remaining. It's still running and the timer isn't changing. Any ideas about what this is? Thanks, John

scrapbookbug Apr 07, 2008

I am having the same problem. It is stopping (it seems randomly) midcycle. It has stopped in the 70's, 60's and 40's. I have made sure the lock button is off. I have run it several times, and it sometimes goes all the way through the cycle and finishes.

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Sounds like The settings have messed up it happened to mine a while back you need to do a hard reset of the dish washer mine was unplugging the thing then plugging back in 30 seconds later then holding the cycle button a few seconds and then power on again. Find your hard reset combination of what your make and model of the dishwasher is I hope this helps.

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Check to see if you have any switches on your dishwasher that could by pass a rinse cycle. Use a hotter temparture when washing, Check your water level,check your filters on your inlet hose top and bottom. When it gets to a rinse cycle you should hear it drain out and bring in fresh water. you could change to a liquid detergent. Dont over load your dishwasher. make sure you are using rinse aid and try adjusting it up one setting. Shiney glasses means your rinse add is working. NZL

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SOURCE: Kenmore Ultra Wash Dishwasher LIghts are blinking....

I just read this for the same problem: push sanitize, then heat and dry, sanitize, heat and dry, sanitize, heat and dry, cancel, then open and close the door. It worked. The dishwasher is running correctly even as I type this.

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SOURCE: Clean light keeps blinking and I can't start a new cycle

That is a comon problem with that model. It is not sensing a temperature change in the water.

Push i believe it is heated dry and sani rinse going back and fourth between the two to clear the code and see if you can get it to complete a cycle. If it doesnt call sears and schedule service there is a service flash repair that should not cost you anything to repair the unit.

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You can visit me for more advice but I'd say to make the filter inside the dishwasher is cleaned out if your dishwasher has a filter.

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