The dishwasher worked great until just recently. All of the buttons on the control panel illuminate properly except the start button. It blinks … I push the button and it quits blinking and stays on only for a few seconds… then begins blinking again. The dishwasher never engages during the process.
Any ideas? I appreciate the help.
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I am assuming that you have already turned power off to the unit to see if it will reset.
As you can see a blinking light is often a shorted key.
Check the key outputs from the keypad with a meter, to see if it is OK.
If OK then I would replace the control board.
Still not a guaranteed to fix the problem but your odds are better.
Same thing with my dishwasher. What ended up being your issue? I keep putting off calling a repairman thinking I can figure it out. TIA
Sorry for the delay in responding, but a new control board fixed the issue. It was also very easy to replace, in case you were having any reservations about attempting the repair.
Ours turned out to be a stuck button on the control panel. The guy told us he thought it could be two different things and neither were a cheap fix. He was going to start with one (around $150) and see if that worked and then go to the other (also about $150)…called the appliance parts place and luckily for me…they were out of both so he said he would try “one more thing” and it turned out to be a stuck button! So basically the whole thing ended up costing me a $75 service call on a Saturday. I felt pretty lucky! Thanks for your response!