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.
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
F:42
Dacor Dishwasher F:42 Error Code
F:43
Dacor Dishwasher F:43 Error Code
F:44
Dacor Dishwasher F:44 Error Code
F:45
Dacor Dishwasher F:45 Error Code
LC
Dacor Dishwasher LC Error Code
4C
Dacor Dishwasher 4C Error Code
5C
Dacor Dishwasher 5C Error Code
HC
Dacor Dishwasher HC Error Code
Popular Dacor Appliance & Repair Dishwashers Models
Dacor ED30
Model # ED30
Dacor ID24
Model # ID24
Dacor PD24
Model # PD24
Dacor MDW24
Model # MDW24
Dacor DDW24G9000AP
Model # DDW24G9000AP
Dacor DDW24M999U
Model # DDW24M999U
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.


