I have a Kenmore Ultra Wash Dishwasher. It will not start. The light above normal wash is flashing continuously. Any advice will be helpful.
Our warranty ran out 9 days ago
Thank-you in advance

West Siberia

YEEHAAW!

Thanks for the tip, it worked great! I don't want to pay Sears any more money. I had a dishwasher for 12 years, no problems, then it died, and we got this one. First the thing wouldn't work without a really loud buzzing noise, found out it was the relay on the soap dispenser. A new dispenser, that didn't fix it, then a new control board for 260.00 and now I am almost into this thing for as much as a new one. Thanks again for the fix

whatnot

The press 'normal wash' followed by 'heated dry' cycle five times, wait for all lights to go on and then go out worked like a charm for our dishwasher! It was inop for over 3 weeks! I finally took some time to work on it, thinking I'd need to reset a fuse or replace the heating element. Research online showed this trick, which worked like a champ!! Saved me time and money! thanks everyone!

Guest

Thanks so much for the reset code it worked like a charm JR

yochanan

The RESET sequence also fixed the touchpad problem on our Kenmore Model 665 "Limited Edition". In our case, the touchpad would only run "Quick Rinse" and "Time Saver" cycles -- no response to the "Normal Wash" button. Sears Repair gave me a choice: $75 for a service visit (plus any charges to repair) or $198 for a 1-year warranty. I googled, found the reset sequence just in time, and cancelled the appointment!

The exact words on the touchpad vary for different models in the 665 series. In our case, the sequence is:

"Hi Temp Scrub - Air Dry - Hi Temp Scrub - Air Dry"

After you do that, the lights all flash on. A partial cycle may run at that point (let it). Good to go!

JudgeMacDonald

It is unethical for Kenmore or Sears not to answer questions over the phone regarding simple reset issues.

It turns out the dishwasher is not broken and this blog was the only way we got the reset information we needed.

Some lawyer needs to file a class action against Kenmore for the hundreds or thousands of people ripped off for a service call and probably sold un-needed parts for this reset issue.

As I type, the dishwasher is working and this is what we did:

Press High Temp and heated dry one after the other, about 5 times in succession. Then we hit the Start/Resume button and the cycle continued.

This verges on fraud, if not theft from customers and has diminished the good will that we had for Sears and Kenmore.

libraryladie

Tried to run our newly installed (yesterday) kenmore elite #13423 this evening. Green clean light flashing, would not fill, tried several remedies provided here to no avail. Called customer service and Hadji told me he had no appliance experience( at least he was being honest) I would need to call back on Monday! Got frustrated, I started MASHING buttons, and there it was, that glorious flashing test mode.... I took a deep breath and started a cycle, IT WORKED!
I will be calling sears on monday to have them uninstall and refund!!

DishwasherDan

I have a Kenmore Ultra Wash Dishwasher model 665. It is the kind with Ultra Wash, Sensor ATC and QuietDry listed on the front. No numbers, only touch pads. Estimated purchase around 2001.

I thought the touch pad had gone bad and was going to pursue a repair call from Sears. However, the codes shared on this board reset my machine.

"High Temp Scrub" followed by "Air Dry" followed by "High Temp Scrub" Again and then "Air Dry" again.

All of the lights lit up and then the machine ran a partial wash.

Its a shame that Sears/Kenmore don't publish these reset codes in the manual. I guess they want more service calls : (

katguerrea

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!
i followed the advice to press heated wash/ hi temp dry back and forth 5 times and by dishwasher started back up!! I love the internet.

ÐocStrange

I can't tell you how pleased I am that this worked. I, like many of you, am unhappy with Sears over this problem. I am only marginally handy around the house, but at least I can try with proper instruction. Imagine my surprise when I looked under troubleshooting in the manual and it gave me common sense information such as turn on the water and check the circuit breaker. I contacted Sears, and they wanted me to purchase a 12 month service contract for $200, half the price of a new dishwasher. Who knows what the technician would have said the problem is, or how much that would have cost me without the warranty. Again, thank you for saving me an incredible amount of time and money.

Stammon

I just fixed my 655.16042400 unit. Several days ago this dishwasher failed. We had the dreaded blinking clean light. As a Master Maintenance High Voltage Team Leader in a Steel Mill I'm not afraid of anything. My job is to repair stuff, and right now! This piece of junk annoyed me. Our green clean light went on right away. That tells me that the circuit board sends a small current through the heater to test it. So I shorted the heater to reset the system. No luck. In steel mill vernacular ? So I tested every component of the system. No luck. I do not allow anyone in our house to fix anything, if I cannot fix it it goes to the dump. As this dishwasher is only 4 years old i decided to drink beer and surf the net. i found this wonderful site and the reset instructions.
After reset I found our problem; the main pump is jammed. Because of that the heating coil overheats and shuts down. When that happens we get the green flashing Clean light. If your heater circuit is in good shape, then your problem might be your pump.
I think Sears needs a punch in the nose for subjecting it's customers to this rigmarole.
Best of luck;
Stammon farms