IT ATTEMPTS TO DRAIN WITH NO WATER IN IT AND EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN. NO LEAKS APPARENT. HEAVY LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON.
Apparently you have water down in the flood area of the dishwasher, where the leak detector is located. Pull the dishwasher out and remove the right-side panel. Pull the insulation up, and look inside with a bright flashlight. The leak detector is located on that side. Depending on the model, you may have to move the motor capacitor out of the way, or move the controller out of the way to be able to get to that area to dry up the water. But the question is, "Where did the water come from?" You may have a bad (leaky) main pump, a bad drain pump, or a crack or hole in one of the hoses (the drain hose is the most common).
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SOURCE: Dishwasher is a SAMSUNG - The ERROR message was
All the above are correct and will give you an 5E error on the Samsung DMR57LFS. Do this... fill up a small pot of warm water and dump it into the dishwasher (the sump will now have water in it). Turn your machines power on and look in the sink (the unit drains upon startup automatically). If you see bubbles in the drain or hear bubbling try this before tearing your machine apart or calling in a service tech, clear out your sink drain. If the sink drain is even "slightly" blocked it will cause water to remain in the unit's sump and display a 5E error. The unit allows for a certain amount of time to show empty, if not it will show an 5E error. It is a restriction, just not in the drain hose, it's in the sink drain. I just had this problem 10 minutes ago and noticed that the unit was draining but not enough. I'm in the business so I know what the discharge should look and sound like in the sink drain, it bubbled once and that was it. I ran warm water and plunged my sink drain. I started the dishwasher and the 5E error is gone. I also have a much better flowing sink drain. I can also hear the unit drain the way it first did when I installed it. The sink drain see's a lot of action and will build up quickly. Remember that this dishwasher does have a shredder in it (it's not fool proof and dinky) but it does break down some of the food. This unit is known for it's major issues and should have been recalled years ago but if your like me, Samsung should stick to smart phones and tablets.
God bless you, Use the VOM very important
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