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Dishwasher: Does not drain the water at the end of cycle

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:18:59 -0700

My dishwasher seems to function normally. The dishes seem clean, but the water from the last cycle remains in after it has stopped. The water is clear. I have read the manual and reset the system several times. When I press the cancel button to flush out the remaining water in the morning, you can hear the water being pumped out, and it sounds like the pump is working well.

⟐ Commented Januar 11, 2026 at 15:18 GMT-7

Dishwasher: How do I get an awful, rotten smell out of my dishwasher?

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:55:58 -0700

It's a stainless steel dishwasher. It was stinky when I moved into the house about a year ago, but running it through a wash cycle clears up the problem... for a day or so. If I leave the door of the dishwasher closed, whether there are dishes inside or it's empty, it develops a rotten smell. It does this even when I leave the door open after running it to make sure it's completely dry. I've tried the following tips that I've read on the internet, to no avail: running a cycle of vinegar and water; running a cycle of bleach in the detergent cup with the racks removed. Any help with how to get to the drainage lines to clean them (or other ideas!) would be appreciated.

⟐ Commented Juni 06, 2025 at 14:55 GMT-7

Whirlpool Quiet Partner II: Dishwasher whirlpool quiet partner I push start button nothing happens

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:34:20 -0700

i was having problems with the door latch it is fixed working great i pushed the start button it only flashes green no noise or anything just flashes any ideas ?

⟐ Answer edited April 20, 2025 at 12:34 GMT-7

Dishwasher: Why is the water not heating up during the washing cycle

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:28:28 -0700

The cycle settings vary from 40 degrees Celsius to 65. However, the water is staying cold through the whole cycle. Grease and milk based food not cleaning from dishes properly.

⟐ Answer edited Januar 26, 2026 at 9:28 GMT-7

Whirlpool Dishwasher: Whirlpool Dishwasher stops after filling with water

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:48:36 -0700

My dishwasher stops running after it brings hot water in at the very beginning. Sometimes, it will start and stop various times (I suppose, continuing on through consecutive stages, but I can't be sure what it's actually doing because it rarely ends with clean dishes) across many hours. Other times, it never gets past this initial intro stage.

A few times in the past, I had success at cutting the power at the breaker, and then it tended to work perfectly for a handful of times afterwards before it would start acting up again. This last time I tried to cut breaker, however, was unsuccessful, and now it won't get past that first stage (which I always have to hit cancel to drain the water, which luckily still works every time). --Funny but not, I broke the breaker switch flipping it too many times, so I had to replace that today.--

By the way, it opens the soap tab after 5 or 10 minutes, even if it's not running/washing. So, some aspects of the "wash" cycle are working, I guess.

All panel lights are working and displaying on top.

Whirlpool Gold

Model: Wdt710paym

Only 3 years old.

Thanks for any help!

⟐ Commented März 14, 2026 at 9:48 GMT-7

Lg dishwasher: LG Dishwasher Water not draining fast enough, OE error code

Wed, 29 May 2024 15:46:01 -0700

My dishwasher is 15 months old. When I first started using the dishwasher I noticed occasionally I would come back and see error code flashing on the dishwasher. I would always restart the cycle and it would complete with no problem. Starting this week, my dishwasher started giving an OE error code every time I ran it. I called a company to come out and take a look at it. The technician looked at it and told me that I needed to remove my floor in the kitchen so he could pull the dishwasher back and look at the drain hose. He told me it looked like the drain hose was clogged because when he blew on the drain hose he didn't see any bubbles. It would cost me $260 to fix the hose, plus my cost to remove the laminate. After he left I took the drain hose off of the connection to the garbage disposal and put it in a bucket then I ran the dishwasher. The water came out of the dishwasher into the bucket and filled it up. When I lifted the hose up to the height of the dishwasher drain, the water stopped coming out. Can anyone explain why it would drain when it was low but stop when I raise it? Is the technician right and I have a clogged hose?

⟐ Commented Mai 29, 2024 at 15:46 GMT-7

Kitchenaid Dishwasher: Dishwasher does not heat the water or dry the dishes

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:11:06 -0700

Hi Everyone, I am trying to get some help with a KitchenAid Dishwasher, Model KUDE60FVSS2, that is having problems with heating the water and drying the dishes.

I read other posts and already have done the following:

1) Replaced Heating Element

2) Replaced High Limit Thermostat

3) Rebooted the Control Board

3) Visually Inspected Control Board (No burns, loose wires)

What continues to happen is:

1) During Normal Wash cycle/Hi-Temp Scrub/Sani-Rinse: The water stays cool (cannot tell if the heating element heats up or not)

2) Heat Dry: The heating element does heat up some - but it does not get hot like it used to.

So, any idea why the water not heat up during any of the cycles? My initial thought was the Hi Limit Thermostat, but I checked it with a Multi-Meter and it has continuity (around 17 ohms). And then I replaced it just to be sure.

Is there an actual thermostat on the dishwasher? (I could not find one in the parts list)

Is there anything else to try before looking at the Control Board?

⟐ Commented Januar 02, 2025 at 20:11 GMT-7

Maytag Dishwasher: Does NOT wash, water goes in, and will drain.

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:41:14 -0700

Noticed first that the detergent either simply puffed up or fell into the cutlery tray, but did not dissolve.

Tried GEL next, and all it did was run down the wall on the inside, all after running a complete cycle.

So it appears no water is being sent through the 3 wash arms (that spin)

Water drains out fine.

This is a Maytag Dishwasher Model MDB-3

(MDB-7600AWB)

⟐ Commented Juni 25, 2025 at 0:41 GMT-7

Dishwasher: The dishes on the top rack are filthy, bottom rack cleans great.

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:03:15 -0700

I have cleaned the dishwasher, checked for food pieces, but the top rack stays very dirty, even if the bottom rack is close to empty. How do I get the water up there again? The dishes on the bottom come out great.

⟐ Commented August 01, 2025 at 8:03 GMT-7

Lg dishwasher: LG Dishwasher lights “fritzing” when on, making erratic noises

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:13:08 -0700

Our LG dishwasher —Inverter Direct Drive-- recently started having its control panels lights flickering/fritzing when turned on, will make erratic beeping noises and will do this when the dishwasher is running. The dishwasher turns off mid cycle when this happens as well.

Thanks for the response! I’ve taken off the front door and the control panel- I’ve don’t see what looks like a control board.

The front control panel doesn’t seem to have anything significant standing out to me as damage

⟐ Answered Januar 30, 2026 at 15:13 GMT-7

Whirlpool Quiet Partner I Dishwasher: Flashing Lights on Control Panel

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:06:30 -0700

Last night, I went to start my dishwasher. I pressed the Start button before noticing that I was on "Pots and Pans" instead of "Normal". I immediately pressed the "Cancel" button in order to change the cycle. I heard the drain cycle start and finish, then I saw the "Normal" button flashing. I could not select any other cycle, and got no reaction when pressing "Start". I pressed the "Cancel" button again, but it just started flashing as well as the "Normal" button. At this point, I flipped the circuit breaker off, counted to 10, and flipped it back on. This made the "Cancel" button stop flashing, but the "Normal" button kept flashing. I then checked the interior to make sure that the overfill cover moved freely, that the sprayers could all turn freely, and that the filters were clear. No change. I tried the reset procedures found elsewhere in this forum (alternately pressing "Heated Dry" and "Normal"; pressing any three buttons in sequence three times; and pressing and holding various buttons for three seconds each) with no success. The trouble shooting guide from Whirlpool does not address anything associated with flashing lights. I've left the door open and unlatched for 12 hours now with no change. Any suggestions that don't involve calling a repairman?

⟐ Answer edited Januar 23, 2026 at 8:06 GMT-7

Whirlpool Quiet Partner II: Whirlpool Gold Quiet Partner III Normal light keeps flashing

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:29:56 -0700

Normal light keeps flashing on Whirlpool Gold Quiet Partner III. Tried resetting by cutting electric. Comes back on. Is there a sequence that works to run diagnostics?

⟐ Commented April 01, 2026 at 16:29 GMT-7

Whirlpool Dishwasher: Error code E2 F2

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 01:55:16 -0700

Whirlpool W10632081A dishwasher error codes

⟐ Edited November 27, 2025 at 1:55 GMT-7

Bosch Dishwasher SHU5315UC-06: Remove and replace control panel

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:39:49 -0700

How do you remove front cover to access the control module?

⟐ Answer deleted März 08, 2022 at 4:39 GMT-7

Dishwasher: Miele Dishwasher Error F78 - Circulation Pump issue

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:22:37 -0700

I have a Miele Dishwasher G2872 SCVi. Lately, it has started to beep and shows “Technical Fault F78” on its display about 4-5 minutes into the wash cycle. Miele Tech Support say F78 means a fault with the circulation pump.

Did some initial checks - it looks like the water is draining out without problems and fresh water is coming in too. The filter is clean, and there appears to be no blockage in the circulation pump (I can move it easily by hand).

Any thoughts on what might be the issue? Is there any other remedy that one can think of (apart from buying a new dishwasher of course)?

Thanks.

⟐ Commented März 16, 2026 at 19:22 GMT-7

Electrolux Dishwasher: Error i20 after several drain attempts

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:20:09 -0700

Electrolux Dishwasher ESF66860WR

When I start any washing program the drain pump starts running several times for about a minute, then it shows error i20.

Drain pump itself works perfectly, if I add some water in the machine it goes away. I've opened the drain pump just to check, it is clean and looks OK.

I guess there should be water level sensor which may become dirty, but I can't find it.

Does anyone have an idea what could be wrong?

Thanks in adance for any help!

⟐ Answered Juli 29, 2024 at 12:20 GMT-7

Dishwasher: dishwasher will not cycle threw and spray the water

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 13:28:03 -0700

dishwasher will fill up with water but does not spin the paddles

⟐ Answer deleted September 03, 2022 at 13:28 GMT-7

Dishwasher: Dishwasher cycle won't start

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 22:52:34 -0700

My Whirlpool dishwasher cycle won't start. When I turn the power button on, the machine lights up. However when I press the start button to start any cycle, nothing happens.

Any ideas what the problem is? Thanks.

⟐ Commented Dezember 07, 2024 at 22:52 GMT-7

Dishwasher: Why do I get dark spots on dishes?

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:01:02 -0700

Dishes have dark spots and lines, after going through a wash cycle, and are hard to get off.

⟐ Commented Juli 31, 2025 at 8:01 GMT-7

Whirlpool Gold Series Dishwasher: Whirlpool Gold dishwasher runs in short cycle but not normal cycle

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:48:02 -0700

I have a Whirlpool Gold Series (model WDT920SADM0) that is about 5 years old. Within the last few weeks we noticed that the “normal” cycle would not clean dishes and detergent pods would be left practically intact in the bottom of the dishwasher.

This led me to believe it was a pump issue, so I ran a short/1-hour cycle. However, the 1-hour cycle does run as expected with water getting into the dishwasher and all detergent being fully utilized in the cleaning cycle. (Of course, the 1-hour cycle doesn’t clean to the degree of the normal (3-hour) cycle, and we’re left with the frustrating task of washing several items by hand after the 1-hour cycle is complete.)

I’ve followed the steps to do a full reset by shutting power off at the breaker, then powering back on, thinking there could be a computer issue. This has not resulted in resolution.

I’m at a loss at this point. It doesn’t seem like a pump issue, and it’s unclear if this is a computer issue. Regardless I have a semi-functional dishwasher and need some help! I’m grateful for any insight, guidance or help offered!

@SaraFilthaut and @Ali, in the end we replaced the dishwasher with a different make and model. I discovered that the cost of parts was going to be at a level that made me question repairing a 5-year old dishwasher vs. replacing with new. Between computer boards and pumps, I preferred to have a highly rated and new dishwasher and stop the madness.

⟐ Commented Juni 20, 2025 at 18:48 GMT-7