Why GE Dishwasher Won’t Start Just Beeps?

Your GE dishwasher has a voice, sort of. It beeps whenever it’s unhappy about something or appears to have something wrong with it. This can be frustrating when it beeps with no error code showing up on the display because you have no idea what’s wrong with it. It can be particularly aggravating if you press start but it won’t start. It just beeps.

There are some possible explanations for why GE dishwasher won’t start just beeps. It may be reacting to a power surge or the door latch isn’t functioning correctly. It could also be something awry with the heater. 

We’ll walk you through the basics of this problem in the article below. You are probably able to fix this issue without calling a service repair technician. You will find that the type of beep you hear is a signal to the problem.

A dishwasher that has both beeping sounds and blinking lights usually indicates it was subjected to a power surge. This can be easily fixed by resetting the dishwasher. To do that, press the button for start or reset. The dishwasher should be back to normal and start running as before in about three minutes. 

The issue can return. If it does, do a hard set on the dishwasher. A hard reset is when you cut it from power for 10 minutes. The power cord may not be accessible. In that case, flip the circuit breaker dedicated to the dishwasher off. 

The dishwasher should resume its cycle once you turn the power back on. 

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Your dishwasher may make a beeping sound 30 seconds to a minute apart when you start it. This tells you the door is unlatched. Stop the dishwasher, open the door and close it firmly. Press start again and see if the beeping stops. 

You can run a door status check to see if the latch is the issue. Hold down the “select cycle” and “start” buttons at the same time for five seconds. The dishwasher will go through a door status check for 10 seconds after that. A closed-door will show solid LED lights. An open door, or a problem with the latch, will show up as flashing LED lights.

The LED lights will cut off after the door status check, except for the lock LED. This is when you want to run an operations check that runs through the workings of the drain pump, the water valve, the circulation pump, the heater, and the detergent solenoid. 

You will start this test while the lock LED is lit. Hold down the “select cycle” for five seconds. Then, press it again to the selects/increments test. Press “start” to start the test. You can also press

“start” to stop it if you need to do so.

This test will use LED lights to indicate the tests being run. The lights are as follows:

• One blink means the drain pump is running.
• Two blinks indicate the water valve is filling the tub.
• Three blinks mean the circulation pump is changing the diverter.
• Four blinks indicated the heater is on.
• Five blinks show the detergent solenoid is on maximum use.

The entire test should only take six minutes at most.

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People routinely show up on appliance forums asking about a dishwasher that won’t start. One GE dishwasher owner said all her buttons worked and the appliance had power. She said it beeped three times when she pressed start but nothing happens. 

She did a hard reset on the appliance, ran the error mode, ran the service mode and everything came up clean. The dishwasher showed no irregularities or errors. The start button worked well during the different modes.

Yet, it beeped again and wouldn’t start when she returned to start the dishwasher after the diagnostic modes. 

She then did a door status check. Nothing was wrong there. She ran another test on operations and the dishwasher passed. 

The appliance technician then gave her a piece of simple advice. He said to press and hold the “heated dry” and “start” buttons simultaneously for five seconds. Then, try to run a cycle. It worked.

Read: Why Is Dishwasher’s Detergent Door Not Opening?

Do the obvious first. See that the dishwasher has power. You can check the outlet or look to see if the circuit breaker is flipped. Check your wall switch or a switch under the sink to see if the power is on. 

If none of those things work, you will need to reset the machine to see if that makes a difference. Then, you should run a diagnostic test if the dishwasher turns on.

Your GE dishwasher has a voice, sort of. It beeps whenever it’s unhappy about something or appears to have something wrong with it. This can be frustrating when it beeps with no error code showing up on the display because you have no idea what’s wrong with it. It can be particularly aggravating if you press start but it won’t start. It just beeps.

There are some possible explanations for why GE dishwasher won’t start just beeps. It may be reacting to a power surge or the door latch isn’t functioning correctly. It could also be something awry with the heater. 

We’ll walk you through the basics of this problem in the article below. You are probably able to fix this issue without calling a service repair technician. You will find that the type of beep you hear is a signal to the problem.

A dishwasher that has both beeping sounds and blinking lights usually indicates it was subjected to a power surge. This can be easily fixed by resetting the dishwasher. To do that, press the button for start or reset. The dishwasher should be back to normal and start running as before in about three minutes. 

The issue can return. If it does, do a hard set on the dishwasher. A hard reset is when you cut it from power for 10 minutes. The power cord may not be accessible. In that case, flip the circuit breaker dedicated to the dishwasher off. 

The dishwasher should resume its cycle once you turn the power back on. 

Read: 5 Reasons Why GE Dishwasher Not Draining

Your dishwasher may make a beeping sound 30 seconds to a minute apart when you start it. This tells you the door is unlatched. Stop the dishwasher, open the door and close it firmly. Press start again and see if the beeping stops. 

You can run a door status check to see if the latch is the issue. Hold down the “select cycle” and “start” buttons at the same time for five seconds. The dishwasher will go through a door status check for 10 seconds after that. A closed-door will show solid LED lights. An open door, or a problem with the latch, will show up as flashing LED lights.

The LED lights will cut off after the door status check, except for the lock LED. This is when you want to run an operations check that runs through the workings of the drain pump, the water valve, the circulation pump, the heater, and the detergent solenoid. 

You will start this test while the lock LED is lit. Hold down the “select cycle” for five seconds. Then, press it again to the selects/increments test. Press “start” to start the test. You can also press

“start” to stop it if you need to do so.

This test will use LED lights to indicate the tests being run. The lights are as follows:

• One blink means the drain pump is running.
• Two blinks indicate the water valve is filling the tub.
• Three blinks mean the circulation pump is changing the diverter.
• Four blinks indicated the heater is on.
• Five blinks show the detergent solenoid is on maximum use.

The entire test should only take six minutes at most.

Read: Should You Use Dishwasher Detergent Substitute’s?

People routinely show up on appliance forums asking about a dishwasher that won’t start. One GE dishwasher owner said all her buttons worked and the appliance had power. She said it beeped three times when she pressed start but nothing happens. 

She did a hard reset on the appliance, ran the error mode, ran the service mode and everything came up clean. The dishwasher showed no irregularities or errors. The start button worked well during the different modes.

Yet, it beeped again and wouldn’t start when she returned to start the dishwasher after the diagnostic modes. 

She then did a door status check. Nothing was wrong there. She ran another test on operations and the dishwasher passed. 

The appliance technician then gave her a piece of simple advice. He said to press and hold the “heated dry” and “start” buttons simultaneously for five seconds. Then, try to run a cycle. It worked.

Read: Why Is Dishwasher’s Detergent Door Not Opening?

Do the obvious first. See that the dishwasher has power. You can check the outlet or look to see if the circuit breaker is flipped. Check your wall switch or a switch under the sink to see if the power is on. 

If none of those things work, you will need to reset the machine to see if that makes a difference. Then, you should run a diagnostic test if the dishwasher turns on.