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Posted on Dec 30, 2008

Child Lock on or Flashing Energy Saver Dry

Child Lock LED on solid or the Energy Saver Dry LED flashing.
Tried holding down Energy Saver Dry for 5 sec. Its either one of those two conditions. Disconnected power for several hours no luck.
Suspect control board but any advice would be welcome

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I suspect that the cycle "button" on the control panel is intermittent.  Try using a different cycle - If you always use "short wash", try the "normal" cycle.
This worked for me.  It will be too expensive to repair, so I am dishwasher shopping.

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