I was sad that I received zero replies to this inquiry. Persevering to find an answer I wanted to provide an update so as to help any one in the future who may run into similar problems.


As stated above, issue was no draining and cancel light blinking 7 times. I could cancel and it would drain. Somewhere on the web I discovered that the 7 blinking lights meant it had to do with the heat of the water therefore narrowing the parts involved. For me it happened to be a shorted and melted wire connected to the heating element, thereby shorting out the element. I had to slide out the dishwasher far enough to access, cut in new wire, attach a new connector, new heating element and new dishwasher nuts. Fixed. It could have been the thermal high heat sensor thingy or fuse or heating element if I'm remembering correctly. The heating element was obvious, but it did test the other components and they were fine. Hope this helps someone in the future.