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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?
meadbrewer try to reset your dishwasher. To reset it, you will have to have the door open. It can not be latched. Press “Heated Dry,” “Normal,” “Heated Dry,” “Normal” within three seconds of the first pressed button. Now close the door, this should reset your dishwasher. Hope this helps, good luck
Turn off the power. Open the dishwasher, take out the top 6 screws. The top control panel should pull away from the dishwasher. Pop off the plastic cover inside to expose the circuit board. Disconnect the 14 or 16 pin ribbon cable. Turn the power on. With the power on, carefully reconnect the ribbon cable. Reassemble your dishwasher. This worked for me!
I am so grateful for this ifixit chain on fixing dishwasher flashing lights!!! I fixed something for the first time in my life, thanks to all your posts. It seemed not to work, but thanks to Sally King, I just kept repeating. For me the sequence was: With my left hand extended to the max, hit red circuit breaker tab on the wall, which shut panel lights for about one second; instantly hit the Heated Dry button with my maximally extended right hand already hovered in place; quickly hit Normal button, then Heated Dry again and Normal again; close door. The Normal button still blinked; so I opened the door and repeated the circuit breaker-Heated Dry-Normal-Heated Dry-Normal-close door operation quite a few times. Eventually I got a full light panel display; but the Normal button immediately resumed blinking. So back to the routine, with a bit of hope. Then I got a Resume Wash, which I hit. The washer went to work; but defaulted to blinking Normal in half a minute. This happened several times. And I went back to the circuit breaker-Heated Dry-Normal-Heated Dry-Normal-close door routine. The dishwasher started up in different cycles several times, again defaulting to the blinking Normal. But it finally caught in a cycle and completed the cycle. I then ran a full cycle wash with no problems. Hallelujah!! We don’t have to call a repairman or buy a new dishwasher, thanks to y’all.
I also tried all of the previous reset solutions, circuit breaker trick, door opened/door closed and nothing really worked. I found another solution on another forum from a dishwasher repairman who said it is likely the touch control panel that needs to be replaced. My dishwasher is almost 15 years old so I replaced the touch control panel and that fixed my problem. It can also be the control board that the control panel plugs into as well. If you’ve tried all of the other solutions, and made sure your dishwasher is not in-between cycles, try replacing your touch panel, then the control board. It’s more like the touch panel as that gets a lot of wear and tear. The control board is 100% solid state so it’s less likely to be the problem, unless you get frequent power surges in your electrical lines. But that would do more damage than a blinking Normal light - just say’n ….
My start/resume light kept flashing and after doing the reset sequence about 5 times, unplugging in between, then cancel/resume button. Normal and heated dry buttons pressed it would start flashing again. After opening/closing. Cancel. Normal. Cancel. Normal. Cancel. Opening in between each time it finally started working. Thank you!!
I am re-posting what I found from Jason @squeeby, that works. I’ve got WHIRLPOOL ‘‘Gold Quiet Partner IV MN: GU2475XTVB0 His Fix Resolved My Problem, but in the meantime I ordered the; Dishwasher control panel PN:WPW10175239. This part replaces PN:W10164388. I’m not sure what caused the error, I’ve tried resetting several times. I always waited till all lights go off. With the door closed, lights off, I opened the doorpressed normal/heated dry/normal/heated dry & shut doorAll lights blinked, but did not go into the diagnostic, it then illuminated Drain/Cancel light and began drainingWhen I attempted to start, the same crazy blinking began. As Final Resolve: I turned the breaker offOpened up dishwasher door and disassembled to gain access to control panelDisconnected the 14 or 16 pin ribbon cableTurned the power on (Breaker)With the power on, reconnected the ribbon cableReassembled and tested normal wash 3x, all good I haven’t gone through all the other settings yet, but I will, seems to indicate possibly a control panel issue, but I can now wash my dishes. So Far, So Good!
Just wanted to add the cause of our problem on our Whirlpool QP3 in case it can help another consumer. After dismantling our dishwasher door and control panel, I found and eradicated several German cockroaches. I assume these roaches were sheltering in the control panel for warmth and they were also relieving themselves on the main PCB. Our house is located in the woods in GA and, despite regular pest treatments and a clean home, roaches in GA are just a reality. I killed the roaches in the panel, removed the dishwasher completely from the kitchen counter, and sprayed insecticide both around the machine and inside the dishwasher door that, once dry, continues to provide protection against pests. Once I cleaned all of the fecal matter off the PCB, let it dry THOROUGHLY, and reassembled the machine in place, the dishwasher is functioning flawlessly once again. Just in case others could be experiencing the same problem, I wanted to add our fix.
What finally worked for me was that I pressed the suggested button sequence immediately after I plugged the power back on. I repeated the sequence several times while the dishwasher was plugged in, and it just wouldn’t work. Try disconnecting power, and within a second of powering the dishwasher follow the reset sequence the others have described. Good luck!
I have a quiet I partner dishwasher the clean light flashes 7 times pauses an repeats 7 times please help me it’s not worked I. Almost a month I got a heating element coming tomorrow and I’m hoeing that will fix my problem but does anyone else have any suggestions on what I can do!!
I dont have a normal
