Dacor’s current dishwasher is a 24-inch model sold panel-ready or in stainless, offered with a Smart Control option across the Contemporary and Modernist lines. Older Epicure and Millennia-era dishwashers, sold under the EDW and MDW model families, remain in service in homes that have not replaced their kitchen appliances as a set, and their pumps, filters and control boards are sourced against those specific models.
Dishes left dirty or gritty, or standing water at the start of a new load, are traced to the filter and the drain pump before anything upstream is suspected – a blocked filter is the most common finding and the least expensive to fix. A cycle that stops with a code on the display is read against Dacor’s own dishwasher code list rather than a similar-looking code from another appliance type, since the same characters mean different things across appliance lines.
With the dishwasher isolated at its breaker and the water supply shut off where a leak is involved, the door latch, gasket, pump and heating element are reached from inside the tub and from underneath the unit. A leak at the door is treated as a stop-and-call situation rather than something to keep running loads around, since water reaching the cabinetry below turns a dishwasher repair into a floor and cabinet repair.
Common Dishwashers Problems
Dishes coming out with a film or grit left on them despite a full cycle
Standing water in the base of the tub at the start of a new load
A cycle that stops partway through with an error shown on the display
Water leaking from underneath the door during the wash or dry portion of the cycle
A door latch that will not catch, or that lets the cycle start before it feels fully closed
Unusually loud grinding or rattling partway through the wash
Dishwashers Error Codes
Recognize a code on your display? Look it up before you unplug anything or attempt a repair.
LC
Dacor Dishwasher LC Error Code
4C
Dacor Dishwasher 4C Error Code
5C
Dacor Dishwasher 5C Error Code
HC
Dacor Dishwasher HC Error Code
3C
Dacor Dishwasher 3C Error Code
PC
Dacor Dishwasher PC Error Code
AP
Dacor Dishwasher AP Display (Not an Error)
F:10
Dacor Dishwasher F:10 Error Code
F:11
Dacor Dishwasher F:11 Error Code
F:12
Dacor Dishwasher F:12 Error Code
F:40
Dacor Dishwasher F:40 Error Code
F:41
Dacor Dishwasher F:41 Error Code
Popular Dacor Appliance & Repair Dishwashers Models
Dacor DDW24G9000AP
Model # DDW24G9000AP
Dacor DDW24M999U
Model # DDW24M999U
Dacor DDW24T999BB
Model # DDW24T999BB
Dacor DDW24T998US
Model # DDW24T998US
Dacor DDW24S
Model # DDW24S
Dacor RDW24S
Model # RDW24S
Why Trust Us With Your Dacor Appliance & Repair Dishwashers
- Confirmed Before It's Charged | We do not put a dishwashers part on your bill on a hunch. It goes on the estimate once the technician has watched it fail an actual test.
- Stocked For dishwashers Repairs | The parts that give out most often on a Dacor dishwashers ride along in the van, so most visits wrap up in a single trip. A part that is less common gets ordered specifically for your model.
- Your Model, Not a Guess | Dacor has revised its control platforms across the Renaissance, Millennia, Epicure, Distinctive, Discovery, Contemporary, Transitional and Modernist lines, and a dishwashers fix built for one generation can be the wrong fix for another. Sending a photo of the model and serial label when you book clears that up before we arrive.
- Honest About Age | When an older dishwashers is not worth repairing, we tell you plainly, even though it is the one answer that loses us the job.


