Starts the cycle fine,(have tried different cycles e.g. light, heavy, auto) But at some point it stops. The start light blinks as if someone opened the door. I push the start light and it seems to continue but soon it stops again and does the same thing. Once or twice it has gone on to finish the entire cycle. But the last couple days i have pushed start 3 times and it always stopped. So now I am handwashing. Everytime it stops I open the door to find that the soap has been used and the dishes seemingly clean but not rinsed well. There is always water in the bottom. If I push the cancel/drain button the water drains out fine. The thermal fuse was replaced a few weeks ago. I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but it seems odd that 2 things go wrong in such a short time on a machine that is less than 3 years old.
Defective washer control board is the most common fault.
SOURCE: PDW7880G-No power to control panel. Just stopped at the end of drain cycle
Solution Found!!
Checked for power to dishwasher. According to the manual, shutting off the breaker for more that 30 seconds resets the dishwasher. It did!!! The dishwasher works fine now. THANKS!!!
SOURCE: GE Nautilus won't drain after Rinse Cycle
Check disposer plug. If a garbage disposer has been recently installed, it is possible the disposer drain plug was not removed. The drain plug is a plastic piece in the disposer that blocks the hole where the dishwasher hose connects. Also check the hose connected to the disposal. Mine apparently had a kink in it. When I straightened the hose the dishwasher drained at full speed (I recently had a plumber re-route a hot waterline. He must has bent the hose). Hope this helps. If not go to the GE website. That's where I found my answer.
SOURCE: Clean light flashes constanly. Won't clear out to start new cycle
If the clean light flashes 7 times, pauses, then repeats...
When
the dishwasher doesn't sense a water temperature increase, it will
stop working and lock the functions (clean light flashes 7 times, all
buttons are non responsive). It does this as a safety in case the
element is broken and feeding electrical current into the water.
To resolve this you will have to reset the console. Do this by closing the door and press these buttons in sequence...
-high temp wash
-heated dry
-high temp wash
-heated dry
...all
the lights will turn on briefly and the machine will start a diagnostic
cycle. You can press cancel or let the diagnostic cyle finish (1-2
minutes).
You should now be able to run the dishwasher as normal.
If
the issue returns, you could have a problem with the heating circuit
(ie. element, thermostat or wiring). It rarely happens but it could
also be the door switch not engaging properly when the door is closed
(slightly bend the door latch down making sure it doesn't hit the door
when you close it).
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