Check the manual to see if the 14 flashes are an error signal. If it is, then there will be more information available about what is wrong and how to fix it.

Not just the operator manual, there is typically also a service manual hidden on the appliance which is far more useful.

Check your manual to be sure, but found thison the internet.

It's a door latch malfunction.

Try posting at https://www.applianceblog.com/mainforums/ he is good. Free help but I generally leave a nice donation as they have saved my ass several times.

Can also find it on the manufacturer's website, I believe.

Thank you! That helped me find a video, had to physically push the latch mechanism in and release the door lock. That got power back to the buttons. Found the replacement latch and it should be all set by tomorrow. Cheers!

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Did find that tucked inside, good spot for it!

There's a good chance it tripped a water leak switch in the pan that makes up the bottom of the unit. Could be a hose has come loose or has gone leaky.

I've had one where the water pump had started to leak just a smidge, but it has rusted out most of the bottom because it was leaking for a long time and had rusted the motor bearings too.

TL;DR: check the inside for water too.

I have had the same issue with mine. What I can’t figure out is every time I open it after the wash cycle it is fine, but if my wife opens it the latch disengages and I have to push it back in. I had her hold on to my hand as I opened it once to see if I do it differently somehow, and it broke. So now I am the only one that is allowed to open the dishwasher.

Looks like it is the door latch as people are saying but you can also try a diagnostics mode run.

Dishwashers should all have a way to run diagnostics and tell you what is wrong with flashing lights.

https://machinelounge.com/frigidaire-dishwasher-diagnostic-mode/

There is a chance that the diagnostics mode fails though.

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10/1 your chopper is currently stuck with something lodged in it.

It is a small blender inside your drain that pulverizes sold food left behind on the plates.

Frigidaire dish washers suck.

I replaced my fried main board 3 times at $120 a pop until I dumped it.

My man, Frigidaire means fridge in french, was I confused lol.

Good luck with the repairs!

Is that akin to the kid who breaks the plates so they don't have to do dishes?

What happens if the food is stolen?

I have an old Frigidaire dishwasher that came with the house when we bought it.

Not sure if it was doing the same as yours but it would just completely lose power in the middle of a cycle and then come back on (seconds, minutes later) with a PF error. Running it again, was usually fine.

Then it got to the point where it would always crap out at the beginning of the cycle.

There should be a button combo you can do to make it go through a test of all the cycles. That might help you isolate the issue. For me, it still crapped out at the beginning

Bought a main controller board that sits behind the door as it contains the main relays (I think) off eBay for really cheap. Picked up the seals and latches off an appliance repair site that has individual how-to videos for every part on the site. Replaced everything and it's been perfect since. $100 for everything.

I had the same issue with my Frigidaire, except the latch switch was broken and the harness was melted. Ended up replacing the entire harness. It wasn't as hard as I expected, and I probably could have gotten away with just spicing in some spare connectors, but at least I didn't have to buy a new dishwasher. Seems to be a very common issue.

Bad things

Dishwashers are incresibly simple machines if you exclude the PCB.

Your machine drains, so the drain pump works. Your machine fills, stops filling, and heats. So the magnetic valve that "lets the water in" works. Also whatever controls the amount of water (not familiar with your brand) likely also works. And the heating element is also fine.

The next thing hat would have to stat is the washing pump. But it doesnt. That could mean the pump has an issue. This is not unlikely, the can be damaged if something slipped your filter or evem if you wash lots of floury or similar stuff. Thats like sandpapering it for years. The pump is usually among the most expesive parts, but depending on what you got it might not be necessary to change the whole thing. Altough repairing a pump is kinda difficult if you never done it.

I dont really understand why you thing its the door latch? I dont know your brand and i'm not really a technician but the dishwashers I know have a simple on/off fuction in their door switch. "If door is open, do nothing" so it shouldnt even drain or fill if the latch was the issue. Again, not sure if that is true for your machine.

Have the same dishwasher, and had to replace my latch within the first six months.

Hope you see this. This trick has saved me a million times and I hope it does the trick for you too.

Unscrew the dishwasher door and get the control panel off. The control panel connects to the dishwasher via a flat ribbon cable.

Clean the ends ribbon cable with a Staedtler white pencil eraser. Rub down the ribbon cable where it meets with the connector. You may see some corrosion there, or maybe not. It might not look like you're doing anything. But when you put it back together, the control panel works perfectly again!... For about 6 months, then you repeat the process for years until the door breaks from being unscrewed so many times. This has worked on my dishwasher and stove many many times.

Good luck.

It could be an interlock that prevents the machine from sending water all over your kitchen by checking the latch. If the switch is bad, it might be stuck in the off position, as that would be the safest way to have it designed.

We had this same issue with ours. I reset the latch twice before I bought a new one. Super simple to install ad no more issues with it. Atleast we didn't have the water leak issue where the water leaks into the button controls on top

They really do. I have one in my house, and luckily I’m renting, because it’s had to be fixed 3 times in 1.5 years. The purge pump failed a couple weeks ago again, and I don’t have high hopes for longevity.

Doesn’t clean worth a damn either, and yes I’ve seen the Technology Connections video. I’m actually watching TC right now.

Linguo IS dead

Already got the part but ill try some contact cleaner on it before swapping them just to see thanks

I won't buy food stuck on plates. You can't make me.

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EVERYTHING Frigidaire sucks! I say that as someone who owns a kitchen full of them from brand new.

• Dishwasher - broke 2 times, kinda broken a 3rd, sometimes one of the lights fails to toggle on the panel.
• Fridge - broke 5 times (ice maker still broken, after 4th break just left it disabled, it'll just break again)
• Stove - broke 2 times.
• Microwave - broke 3 times (3rd time was cheaper to replace than repair, bought LG)

Now 12 years old, but 60% of the breaks were within the first 3 years, ~80% within 5 years, and the last one was at year 8ish)

We've had the same issues with ours as well. We opened the door and panel as well as had to mess around with the drain. We where about to give up on the damm thing and then it suddenly worked on us out of nowhere. Hopefully some of the tips provided could help out.

I had the same dishwasher. Nothing but trouble once it started having issues. Spent about $100 on latch, seals, springs and other minor parts. Wish I would have replaced it sooner. Best of luck.

On my second wash pump. Samsung fridges suck too.

Could be, but I find it strange that the machine then starts in the first place. Like, in the washers I know the door switch is (simply put) the second thing in the line with the first being the Power On/off switch.

So the machine shouldnt even drain/fill/heat if the latch was at fault. Which also makes sense because it prevents the kind of energy waste OP is experiencing.

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