Someone opened dishwasher during dry cycle and apparently someone hit the Heated Dry cycle and now the controls are Locked. I tried the Normal Wash/Heated Dry and the High Temp Wash/Heated dry alternating buttons and neither has worked. All the lights Do Not Come On and I still cannot get the green flashing clean light to go off. What Do I Do Now?

You could tell us what brand and model this is... because what to do might vary between manufacturers and even models.

THe easy thing to do would be turn off the breaker to the circuit the dishwasher is on... wait a minute then turn it back on... assuming it's a newer electronic controlled unit and not one with a mechanical timer. And it does appear your dishwash is the electronic type.

Sorry, it is a Kenmore Elite dishwasher - Model number 665.16293402. I tried turning off the breaker, no luck. Please don't tell me I am going to have to pay the highway robber repairman to come and flip some switch...

Have some patience... I'm not familiar with that one, but someone else will be... I was hopig the one size fits all fix would work (the power reset).

Have some patience....I'm not familiar with that one, but someone else will be....I was hopig the one size fits all fix would work (the power reset).


Thank you, Smoothy, for your responses. I really appreciate your trying to assist me.

Look at these: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8010163/Whirlpool_Kenmore%20Dishwashers.zip
I found this at: https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/appliances/kenmore-ultra-wash-dishwasher-flashing-clean-light-needs-reset-51085.html:

I love this site!
Our Kenmore 665.1603 started acting up, not cleaning the dishes well, cutting off mid cycle, and then finally we got the "green" clean flashing light. The machine would not turn on, total bummer! I called service and all they could tell me was that an extended warranty cost over $200.00 for a year, or a service call would cost $65.00 plus parts and labor. We were not pleased.

I checked this site, saw the fix and the machine is working brilliantly.

We pushed the NORMAL WASH then HEATED DRY buttons one after the other until all the lights on the board lit up (3X's). The dishwasher went into a cycle; we canceled it, and then started our cycle as normal and it works fine.

I have to say, I think it is total crap that the "phone tech" could not tell me this, or that this VERY simple fix is not in the owners manual.

I'm done with Sears.
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