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Normal light keeps flashing on Whirlpool Gold Quiet Partner III. Tried resetting by cutting electric. Comes back on. Is there a sequence that works to run diagnostics?

CHECKING KEYPAD OPERATION A rapidly blinking LED over one of the keys of the keypad (or sometimes a “dead” keypad/console) indicates one or more key switch lines are stuck or shorted on either the control or the keypad. To determine if the control or keypad is faulty, do the following test:

  1. Unplug dishwasher or disconnect power.
  2. Open the dishwasher door.
  3. Open console and disconnect the keypad ribbon connection from the control (at P1). Make sure all other connections are made.
  4. Put console back together. Do not close the dishwasher door.
  5. Plug in dishwasher or reconnect power.
  6. Wait 5 seconds.
  7. Close dishwasher door.
  8. Monitor the control’s response: ➔If the control is OK (no longer sees shorts with the keypad unplugged), it will respond by turning on a Drain Motor for 2 minutes. Check and/or replace the keypad if the control responds OK. ➔If the control is not OK (still sees shorts with the keypad unplugged), then the drain motor will NOT respond and will remain off.

Problem with Whirlpool Gold Quiet Partner II —> Constantly blinking ‘Normal’ light. Turning power off and on does not solve (or modifies) the issue. Btw, two other buttons (i.e. light and rinse) their lights are lit but very dim, I had to be REALLY close to notice that. Is this an indication that I have “stuck” buttons and the console but not the control panel needs to be replaced. Where can I download a service manual for this appliance. Whatever it takes I can definitely tackle myself, my problem is that I do not have a methodical way of trouble shooting. I certainly do not want to call for a repairman (ABT in the NW suburbs of Chicago) they charge an arm and a leg just to show up to your door, parts are of course extra and it is usually something so stupidly simple such as a part replacement or a disconnected wire. Please help if you can, thanks! [I can be reached at this email: R1100RA(at)gmail(dot)com]

Try this method. https://youtu.be/zqin1b1gmNk I tried to turn breaker off and checked all connections and it tuned out to be a capacitor that was bad on the board. So before you spend $200 on a new board give this a try.