Kitchenaid Dishwasher Door Locked

Using the control lock on your kitchenaid dishwasher.

Kitchenaid dishwasher door locked.

The dispenser can be turned off for easy cleaning or to avoid unintentional dispensing by small children and pets. If you cannot start your dishwasher when the door is closed the door latch could be at fault as well as the safety switch. Hold it down until the red light labeled control locked blinks on. The door latch on my kitchenaid dishwasher is locked with the door in the open position and will not let the door answered by a verified appliance technician.

Check to be sure that the strike plate is properly aligned. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. My kitchenaid dishwasher whisper quiet door will not open. If out of alignemnt the dishwasher door latch cannot connect to it and the door will not close.

This is perfect for the household with children who like to touch buttons so the dishwasher cannot be turned on accidently or turned off when running. The latch serves two purposes. This is the part that the dishwasher door lock latch hooks into when the door is closed. The lock feature does not shut off power to the refrigerator to the ice maker or to the dispenser light.

The dishwasher not only requires the strike to keep the door closed but the door. The second is to activate the safety switch. It can be used while the dishwasher is operating or not. It simply deactivates the dispenser controls and pad.

I latch seems loose to me and i have ran a cycle to see if it read more. This can be a major annoyance but should also be an easy thing to repair. I was told that there was a lock to open this door if so can u tell me where. Lock the dishwasher by pressing the control button for 3 seconds.

Use the control lock 4 hour delay or whatever button you used to disengage the lock. The control lock on a dishwasher is intended to lock the control from unintended use. If the door strike plate is cracked or broken replace it with a new one.