Our dishwasher (Kenmore) was working great, in the middle of the drying/draining process it died. But we didn't know this yet, we thought that there was a plug, and so we took off all the draining pipes and there was no clog. So I took a look at the power and it receives power, but no lights turn on, it doesn't start up or anything. Do you have any suggestions?

Check the door safety switch for proper operation. That cuts power to the unit and if defective it will not allow the dishwasher to operate or turn on.

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Originally Posted by hvac1000

Check the door safety switch for proper operation. That cuts power to the unit and if defective it will not allow the dishwasher to operate or turn on.

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I have checked all of that. I just went out and bought an ohms reader and I tested the wires that are coming from the house that go into the dishwasher. There was no reading, so does this mean that there would be a bad ground in the mother switchboard thing in the house? Maybe a fuse blown or something? And if you think you know what it is how do you fix one of those?

There should be power from the panel to the dishwasher 120 volts. If it is not there then the problem is between the DW and the electric panel.