Monday night we had a thunderstorm blow through, a nearby lightening flash and then the lights and everything went off for about 5 or 6 seconds and then back on. Everything except the DishWasher.
Our dishwasher (Maytag) is on its own circuit. Since we were out of town most of Tuesday, LOML did not notice that the dishwasher was not working. The DW worked Monday night before the thunderstorm.
Well, this morning LOML was all frustrated when she discovered it was dead. No buttons lit up when pushed. (It is a built in that I installed.) I disconnected it and pulled it out. I used an extension cord from another outlet. Nothing. Pressed all the buttons that I could. Then I closed the door, opened it and closed it, pushed a button and one button lit up on the wash cycle. NO other button would light up. I unplugged the DW, waited about 10 minutes and plugged it back in. The same light came on but then another light (LED) came on. The Start/Cancel button would not work.
I unplugged it and waited about 15 minutes this time. The two lights came on again. After opening and closing the door two or three times and pressing the buttons, suddenly ALL lit up. Another 15 minutes unplugged and replugged in and suddenly the Start/Cancel button lights up by itself.
At this time I unplugged the extension cord and plugged the DW back into its original and dedicated plug. The Start/Cancel light worked as normal. Hooked up the water and drain plugs and put it back under the counter. LOML set it to run through a regular cycle, and it did.
Then she placed the dishes back into the DW that she started with this morning and IT WORKED FINE.
Can DWs be resurrected like that? By all accounts, it should have been dead and I almost trashed it after the first couple of tests and trials!
Early this morning we were looking at new DWs briefly on online, and then the replacement circuit boards at $100.00+. I feel great that we didn't have to purchase a new DW and so is LOML. I just shake my head at how I almost trashed it. Got lucky I guess!
Our dishwasher (Maytag) is on its own circuit. Since we were out of town most of Tuesday, LOML did not notice that the dishwasher was not working. The DW worked Monday night before the thunderstorm.
Well, this morning LOML was all frustrated when she discovered it was dead. No buttons lit up when pushed. (It is a built in that I installed.) I disconnected it and pulled it out. I used an extension cord from another outlet. Nothing. Pressed all the buttons that I could. Then I closed the door, opened it and closed it, pushed a button and one button lit up on the wash cycle. NO other button would light up. I unplugged the DW, waited about 10 minutes and plugged it back in. The same light came on but then another light (LED) came on. The Start/Cancel button would not work.
I unplugged it and waited about 15 minutes this time. The two lights came on again. After opening and closing the door two or three times and pressing the buttons, suddenly ALL lit up. Another 15 minutes unplugged and replugged in and suddenly the Start/Cancel button lights up by itself.
At this time I unplugged the extension cord and plugged the DW back into its original and dedicated plug. The Start/Cancel light worked as normal. Hooked up the water and drain plugs and put it back under the counter. LOML set it to run through a regular cycle, and it did.
Then she placed the dishes back into the DW that she started with this morning and IT WORKED FINE.
Can DWs be resurrected like that? By all accounts, it should have been dead and I almost trashed it after the first couple of tests and trials!
Early this morning we were looking at new DWs briefly on online, and then the replacement circuit boards at $100.00+. I feel great that we didn't have to purchase a new DW and so is LOML. I just shake my head at how I almost trashed it. Got lucky I guess!
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