Kenmore 665 Dishwasher Code Clean Light 7 Blinks / Sanitized LED Blinking (665 / Whirlpool-built): Load Not Sanitized
Kenmore 665-prefix dishwashers, which Whirlpool built, treat a blinking Sanitized light as a sign that the load was not sanitized. Either the cycle was interrupted during the final rinse, or the water heater supplying the dishwasher…
- Code
- Clean Light 7 Blinks / Sanitized LED Blinking (665 / Whirlpool-built)
- Appliance
- Dishwasher
- Brand
- Kenmore
- Warranty
- 30-day workmanship
What Clean Light 7 Blinks / Sanitized LED Blinking (665 / Whirlpool-built) means
Kenmore 665-prefix dishwashers, which Whirlpool built, treat a blinking Sanitized light as a sign that the load was not sanitized. Either the cycle was interrupted during the final rinse, or the water heater supplying the dishwasher is set too low. The manual points to a setting of 120 F. It does not print any meaning for seven blinks of the Clean light, so we do not claim a heater meaning for that count. Dishes may look clean but should be treated as not sanitized.
Common causes of Clean Light 7 Blinks / Sanitized LED Blinking (665 / Whirlpool-built)
- Cycle interrupted in the final rinse by a door opening or power loss
- House water heater set below 120 F
- Heating step not finishing in the cycle
- Count of Clean light blinks, which we read in person
1. Check that the door was not opened during the last part of the cycle. 2. Set the house water heater to 120 F. 3. Run the cycle again with a sanitizing option if your model has one. 4. Note how many times the Clean light blinks, then pause. 5. Leave the door panel closed.
- The blinking Sanitized light itself is usually informational, but seven Clean light blinks have no printed meaning we can rely on.
- We read the full light pattern and test the heating step.
- You approve a written price before any work, and the repair has a 30-day warranty.
Other Dishwasher codes
Is a blinking Sanitized light an error?
Usually it is a notice. On 665-series, Whirlpool-built dishwashers it says the load was not sanitized, either because the cycle was cut short in the last rinse or the water was not hot enough.
What temperature should my water heater be?
The manual calls for 120 F at the dishwasher. Check the setting on the house water heater itself, since the dishwasher depends on the hot water it receives from the supply.
What do seven Clean light blinks mean?
We found no printed meaning for that count on this platform, so we diagnose it on site and test the heating step instead of assuming a cause.
Still unsure about Clean Light 7 Blinks / Sanitized LED Blinking (665 / Whirlpool-built)?
A technician diagnoses it on site and gives you the price in writing before any work starts.