Tried pushing the Sani-Rinse and Air Dry buttons back and forth a number of times but didn't work. It's supposed to release the LOCK ON when you press and old AIR DRY for 4 seconds. But it remains locked. Help!
SOURCE: Kenmore Dishwasher Control Lock
Hi tdowling,
I'm Harvey the Master Plumber.
Your problem is: The Control Lock randomly turns on and disables washer from running. Holding down the Air Dry option key for four seconds as instructed has no effect. When this doesn't happen, the dishwasher works fine.
When a d/w has this kind of random problem it means either a bad control board or a loose connection on the control board. I don't recomend this kind of repair to the average homeowner. You could try the Repair Directory for a repairman. Also, if the d/w has a few years on it you you might want to consider the costs or repair verses replacement. The randomness of the problem makes it frustrating to run down.
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Harvey your Master Plumber
SOURCE: LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE PANEL
If the reset procedure (those buttons you pressed) didn't work, it's because the machine is still reading a fault. It could be a few things... water temperature too low (indicating a bad heating element), partial blockage of the drainage hose, or something preventing the spray arm from spinning. If letting it sit for a while allows it to start again, I suggest you do that. It will stop again and the lights will start blinking. When it does, open it up immediately and see how much standing water there is. If there is a lot, look for a blockage in the drainage hose. That's the most likely, I think, because it makes sense that it would work again once the water slowly drained. If there isn't much water, then see if the water that is there is hot. If it's not, then it's the heating element. Checking for movement of the sprayer arm is a bit trickier, as it won't be moving while the thing is open. Though, if the first two are not the problem, there's a good chance that is. Or, of course, it could be a malfunctioning control panel giving false errors. There's really no way to test for that, unfortunately - but I don't think it's acting like that is the problem.
SOURCE: Kenmore Elite 8269645
I have this model, but not this problem (my impeller motor seems to have burned out). Anyway, try pressing Hi Temp Scrub, Air Dry, Sani Rinse, Air Dry, in that order and see what happens. Mine appears to reset and run through a set of warm-up tests.
SOURCE: ''lock light on 665 17779990 Kenmore dishwasher will not turn off''
stuck key pad. the control panel will need to be replaced.
Hi
If clean light is blinking then it may be an
issue with heater circuit, door switch or wash pump, please reset the power to
the dishwasher. After, 5 minutes check if you are still getting the same error.
If yes, then it is a water heating fault. To resolve this error try pressing
this reset sequence-- Heat Dry - Normal - Heat Dry - Normal or High Temp - Air
Dry - High Temp - Air Dry or Hi Temp Scrub, energy saver dry, Hi Temp Scrub,
energy saver dry. Now let the unit run for 2-3 minutes and then you press
the Cancel/Drain button and allow it to completely drain and reset. If this
doesn't work then it's an issue with the wash pump not pumping the water past
the heater efficiently or due to lack of water to heat. Please make sure that
heater is not open circuited and is heating the water efficiently. You'll have
to check the heater using a multimeter; the meter should read between 3000 to
3300 ohms (Use multimeter on Rx1 ohm setting). If heater is fine then make sure
water pressure is optimum and fill valve is working fine. Hope this helps...
Please post back if you need more information.
Daniel
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