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chowmama

(508 posts)
Thu Apr 13, 2023, 09:39 PM Apr 2023

Anybody know how to reset a Maytag dishwasher?

DH thought he'd help out, so he wanted to run the dishwasher while I was away. Unfortunately, he forgot which dishwasher soap to use and used Dawn liquid. I came home to find it beeping away (he couldn't hear it) and suds on the floor.

The error message is F8E4, blocked drain. It beeps incessantly; if I hit Cancel to stop it, it stops briefly and has a 2 second ability to drain. I wiped out everything I could reach and started pouring water into it - just enough to not quite threaten the floor. Hit the 2 second drain. Over and over. It drains like a champ now, but won't let me do anything else because the error message hasn't been cancelled yet.

I unplugged it for 1 minute to reboot. I unplugged it for 5 minutes to reboot. I tried again for a half hour. It's successfully drained about 5 gallons of water now, total, with no problem (over a number of batches). THERE IS NO BLOCKED DRAIN,

It's new and under warranty, so it won't cost us a dime in the long run. But I just hate to wait several days to have somebody in to hit just the right buttons to get the error message to stop so I can run a soapless cycle. This is stupid.

Anyway, it's unplugged now, so I don't have to murder it. I guess I'm doing them by hand in the morning. But I really don't want to call somebody all the way over to come do what'll be under 60 seconds of work.

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Anybody know how to reset a Maytag dishwasher? (Original Post) chowmama Apr 2023 OP
Try this RainCaster Apr 2023 #1
I found this article Tammie Apr 2023 #2
was told by tech service NJCher Apr 2023 #3
maytag cancel "hold down cancel button for 3 second" but... you have really be sure the filter BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 2023 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2023 #5
It's working again! chowmama Apr 2023 #6

NJCher

(37,882 posts)
3. was told by tech service
Thu Apr 13, 2023, 09:52 PM
Apr 2023

to go take out the fuse on the circuit covering the dishwasher. Then put it back in.

Not a Maytag, though. But it would seem this would work for any d/w.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,198 posts)
4. maytag cancel "hold down cancel button for 3 second" but... you have really be sure the filter
Thu Apr 13, 2023, 10:00 PM
Apr 2023

is clean for it not to error again... and when you do call in on warranty... first step is to walk you through cancel by phone anyway... before they come out.

I know... I have the purchased warranty.. been through this with them.

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chowmama

(508 posts)
6. It's working again!
Sun Apr 16, 2023, 08:18 PM
Apr 2023

The kick plate proved stubborn and I was unwilling to force it, so I never did get near the switch. (The filter, I cleaned right away.) I just left it unplugged and called Repair. They can't come till a week from Tuesday.

But I tried it again tonight - plugged in and hit the 2 second drain, which decided to be a 2 minute drain this time. It then turned off with no alerts, alarms or annoyances. I'm just at the end of running the soapless cycle and there are no problems. I'll run some dishes through overnight.

I guess I'm calling Repair tomorrow to cancel.

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