Kenmore elite Clean light is blinking & wash cycle Won’t start

The blinking clean light indicates the control did not see a 2 degree or a 4 degree increase in water temperature during the first 8 minutes of the main wash. To clear the blinking clean light: Press HEATED DRY, NORMAL, HEATED DRY, NORMAL and then let the dishwasher run for a two minutes and then press Cancel/Drain and wait for it to complete the drain cycle and then your dishwasher will operate normally again unless it does not detect a increase in the water temperature again. If it continues to stop and flash the clean light, the heating element should be checked. The heating element can be tested by disconnecting the wires and checking the resistance of the heater with an ohm meter. It should have a resistance measurement between 10-30 ohms.

"@Robert Woell,

As the Chosen Solution above states a 7 blink Clean light error code indicates a heater circuit failure. The control didn't detect the expected rise in water temperature when the heating element was energized to heat water during the cycle.

Disconnect the power from the dishwasher and then use an Ohmmeter to check that the heater element has continuity. Scroll down the parts diagrams on the left side of the page to find the heater parts diagram to see the location of the heater element.

If it tests OK you may have to check the wiring from the control board to the heater."