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Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips Save time and moneg! Review the charts on the following pages, or visit GEAppliances.com You mag not need to call for service. Error Messages Possible Causes What To Do START/RESEstTatus You have pressed the • Pressthe START/RESEpaTdonly onetime to startthe dishwasherW. henthe indicator light flashing START/RESETpad while the dishwasherisrunning,only pressthe START/RESpEaTd if youwishto cancel dishwasher is running. This will (resett)he cycle. cancel the cycle. The light will stop flashing after the dishwasher drains (about 90 seconds). Power to the dishwasher was turned off while a cycle was running and power has just been restored to the dishwasher. The blinking lights indicate that the dishwasher is draining water inside. • Thelightwillstop flashingafter thedishwasherdrainsout thewater.A new cyclewill startautomaticallywhenthe drainends.Thenew cyclewill be set to NORMALWASHwith HEATEDDRY DishwasherBEEPS Thisis a reminderthat your onceevery 30seconds dishwasherdoor hasbeen left openduring operation. It will continue beepinguntil you close the door. • Closeand latchthe door after openingit mid-cycle.Beepingwillstop and dishwasherwill completecycle. Beepingat theend of thecycle This is normal. The dishwasher will beep twice at the end of the cycle. • Toturn off the doublebeepindicator(orre-activateit if it was previously turnedoff),pressthe HEATEDDRYpad5 timeswithin B secondsA. triple beepwill soundto indicatethe end-of-cyclebeepoptionhasbeenturned on or off. Problem Dishesand flatware not clean Possible Causes What To Do Lowinlet water temperature • Hakesureinletwater temperatureiscorrect(seepage10).Turnon the hot water faucetnearestthe dishwasherl;et run untilthe watertemperature stopsrising.Thenstart thedishwasherandturn off thefaucet. Thisensures the enteringwater ishot. Try not to usethe dishwasherwhenhot water isbeingusedelsewhere in the house;for example,whendoinglaundryor whena family member isusingthe shower. Water pressureistemporarilg low • Turnon a faucet. Iswater comingout moreslowlythan usual?If so,wait untilpressureisnormalbeforeusingyour dishwasher. Try not to usethe dishwasherwhenhot water isbeingusedelsewhere in the house;for example,whendoinglaundryor whena family member isusingthe shower. Air gap or disposeris clogged • Cleantheair gap or flushthe disposer. Improperrack loading • Hakesurelargedishwaredoesnot blockthe detergentdispenseror the wash arms.Seethe Loadingthe dishwasherackssection. Noair gap or high drain loop • Verifythat you havean air gap or a high drainloop.Referto the InstallationInstructions. 18

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Before
you
call
for
service...
Error
Messages
START/RESET
status
indicator light flashing
DishwasherBEEPS
once
every
30
seconds
Beepingat
the
end
of
the
cycle
Troubleshooting Tips
Save time and moneg! Review the
charts
on the following pages,
or visit
GEAppliances.com
You mag not need to
call
for
service.
Possible
Causes
What
To Do
You have pressed the
START/RESET
pad while the
dishwasher is running. This will
cancel
the
cycle.
The light will
stop flashing after
the
dishwasher
drains (about
90
seconds).
• Press
the
START/RESET
padonly onetime to startthe dishwasher.
Whenthe
dishwasherisrunning,onlypressthe
START/RESET
pad if youwishto cancel
(reset)
the cycle.
Power to the dishwasher was
turned off while a cycle was
running and power has just been
restored to the dishwasher. The
blinking lights indicate that the
dishwasher is draining water
inside.
• Thelightwillstopflashingafterthedishwasherdrainsout thewater.Anew
cyclewill startautomaticallywhenthe drainends.Thenew cyclewill beset
to
NORMAL
WASH
with
HEATEDDRY
Thisis a reminderthat your
dishwasherdoor hasbeen left
openduring operation. It will
continue beepinguntil you close
the door.
• Closeandlatchthedoorafteropeningit mid-cycle.Beepingwillstopand
dishwasherwillcompletecycle.
This is normal. The dishwasher
will beep twice at the end of
the cycle.
• Toturn off the doublebeepindicator
(or
re-activateit if it was previously
turnedoff),pressthe
HEATEDDRYpad
5timeswithinBseconds.
Atriple
beepwillsoundto indicatetheend-of-cyclebeepoptionhasbeenturned
on or off.
Problem
Dishesand flatware
not clean
Possible Causes
What To Do
Lowinlet water temperature
•
Water pressureistemporarilg low •
Hakesureinletwatertemperatureiscorrect(seepage10).Turnonthehot
waterfaucetnearestthe dishwasher;
letrununtilthewatertemperature
stopsrising.Thenstartthedishwasherandturn offthefaucet.Thisensures
theenteringwaterishot.
Trynot to usethe dishwasherwhenhot waterisbeingusedelsewhere
inthe house;for example,whendoinglaundryorwhena family member
isusingthe shower.
Turnonafaucet.Iswatercomingoutmoreslowlythanusual?Ifso,wait
untilpressure
isnormalbeforeusingyour dishwasher.
Trynot to usethe dishwasherwhenhot waterisbeingusedelsewhere
inthe house;for example,whendoinglaundryorwhena family member
isusingthe shower.
Air gap or disposeris clogged
• Cleantheair gap or flushthe disposer.
Improperrack loading
• Hakesurelargedishwaredoesnotblockthedetergentdispenserorthe
washarms.Seethe
Loadingthedishwasheracks
section.
Noair gap or high drain loop
• Verifythat you havean air gapora highdrainloop.Referto the
InstallationInstructions.
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