The blinking usually happens when your house power goes off and then comes back on. Press the Start/Cancel Button to reset.
SOURCE: Kitchenaid Dishwasher Control Panel lights - some don't light up
about the only thing to try would be to remove the inner door panel to get to the control bd then you will see a mylar ribbon looks like a fat piece of scotch tape pull up on the plastic connector that holds it in and pull the ribbon out then get a clean pencil eraser and gently clean the ribbon and put it back in dont forget to push the locking tab back down then try it again and let me know
SOURCE: Kenmore Ultra Wash Dishwasher LIghts are blinking....
I just read this for the same problem: push sanitize, then heat and dry, sanitize, heat and dry, sanitize, heat and dry, cancel, then open and close the door. It worked. The dishwasher is running correctly even as I type this.
SOURCE: Cancel Light Flashing on Kitchen Aid Dishwasher
I found this post elsewhere. It seems to have worked for me:
Our KitchenAid KUDP series dishwasher went into a mode where it would
not start and would only respond to the cancel/drain button. The clean
light would flash 7 times in a row, stop, and then repeat. I read that
the 7 flashes indicates an error code and that the dishwasher has
detected a problem in the heater element circuit. I tried to reset the
error mode by turning off power for 15 minutes, however, that did not
work.
We
called for a repair. The service person found that the dishwasher was
completely fine except that it had gone into an error mode. The
technician reset the error mode and charge us $115.00.
The reset sequence used was reported to be the following:
1) Crack the door open.
2) Within 3 seconds press the following sequence - Hi Temp Scrub, Energy Saver Dry, Hi Temp Scrub, Energy Saver Dry
3) Close and latch the door
4) Press the cancel button (the circle with the triangle in it)
We
were told the dishwasher expects to see the dish water temperature rise
in a certain way. If the water does not heat in this way, the
dishwasher becomes confused and thinks the heater element has failed.
In deed, this happened just following and extended power failure and
our hot water tank was cool. I am curious if this code will work for
anybody else with the same problem and save a service call and 115
bucks. Overall, this seems to be a serious logic flaw in the design.
SOURCE: ////////////////////my kitchenaid dishwasher lights are flashing
chk the switch of ckt bord or chak the pannel of ur dishwasher
SOURCE: ''Clean'' light is blinking, ''Cancel'' does not reset the cycle.
If the clean light flashes 7 times, pauses, then repeats...
When
the dishwasher doesn't sense a water temperature increase, it stops working and locks 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).
Good luck!
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