How to Replace GE Dishwasher User Interface (Control Panel)

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[KevinHeinle-hm]

I want to throw out a big thanks for this and the troubleshooting main board video. I will say that these helped me work on my DDT595SMJ2ES. My Main Board was putting out the 14volts, and the new universal replacement was exactly as described. The only difference was the door removal. Mine just lifted off at around 10-15 degrees and the spring assembly attached to the bottom of the hinges with a nylon clip that had a rope going to the springs. After removing, I discovered that the rope could be held in place in a notch that held enough tension and allowed the nylon clip to be put back on the hinges.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Doing this repair saved me hundreds of dollars.

[Jennifer-He.said.what.]

IT I'm sitting here listening to my dishwasher run, just like old times. Thank you thank you for the demonstration. In the course of doing this, I watched it a dozen times.

[zimmerz]

Both videos in this series were a life saver. From letting me know to lock the hinges to setting a profile, you made this so easy. Thank you!

[je]

Everytime I see a comment on any YouTube video, I think "well that's someone they know trying to hype their friend's video up". I can honestly say THANK YOU! This is only the third or fourth I've felt a video was worth commenting on, but you have saved me so much time and money. Through this video, I was able to diagnose and fix the problem with my dishwasher. I hope you go places, man. You are really doing a service here and people like me truly appreciate it! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[rajaadabala]

Dead display after initially working intermittently. I followed your instructions and replaced both display and control boards and washing machine is working now. Thanks a lot for helping!!

[rainz]

You are a godsend for people like me who can't afford a technician. My GE is 1 year past it's warranty and now deader than a doornail. Thank you, thank you!

[kashmoney]

Change the board on the bottom and nothing changed. Then came back and changed this one and I am back in business. Saved me $450 and I got both boards brand new and the ability to fix mine or give family advice down the road. Thanks so much for all the videos on this.

[lightnangles]

Thank you. One little tip for everyone is that right after replacing the UI PCB (before reassembling the door), carefully relocate the inner door to the dishwasher, plug the door harness back in, and then plug in the AC power for your dishwasher (being careful not to touch any exposed electricals of course). This way you can make sure that your new UI PCB turns on. This way you won't have to disassemble the door again to get the PCB back out in order to return it if it's a DOA.

Another tip is that mine is the GDT655.... model, which has a different hinge/spring setup. No need for an allen wrench, and there's no hole anyways like in the video. There will be a diamond shaped spring retainer if you look at both left/right bottom outer edges of the dishwasher. Use that pick tool he shows in the video to pull the retainer up towards you, then down to hook onto a cable retainer on both sides. This releases spring tension on the door. Msg me if you would like more info. Good luck.

[weswysor]

Thank you for making this video. I really like that you showed how to replace the UI Board without taking the dishwasher out of the cabinet. Ours was randomly beeping every so often and occasionally I had to cycle power to get the UI light up. So far this seems to have fixed both problems.

[JayLawrence-er]

Thanks again, I didn't get to finish my note, not sure if it made it to you, so I'm sending another.
Thank you for helping me save an enormous amount of time and energy in fixing my GE Dishwasher.
Cheers, Jay👍

[texicon]

Thank you!
I suggest that (in the video) you remind people that they can support you by purchasing the parts through you... your videos are well paced and extremely helpful.

[RobertDean-ys]

Your video and instructions are A+. My model, GDT695SSJ2SS was slightly different but I found my answer in the comments below. My hinge does not have the locator holes but has the diamond shaped plastic clip. I also found the instructions for those on the included paper. With those hinges you do not need to remove the 2 screws in the first step. There are also 4 torx screws, (2 each side), on the door that need to be removed to take apart the door. Again A+

[SteveGlaiser]

Thanks, "Bearded One"! If I had not watched your video, I would have had a horrible day trying to keep the tension wheel from retracting all the way! Turns out, my model of dishwasher does NOT have a "hole" where you can jam in a 10 gauge wire or allen wrench. However, there was a small instruction sheet jammed into the case showing how you can pull the diamond-shaped plastic connector off the hook and temporarily attach to a holder on the frame. And, yay! I was off and running with my repairs!!!

Thanks

[StevenDottie]

Appreciate your video and the details to replace the user interface board on our dishwasher. The technical information was super helpful. The removal of the door on the GE DDT595SMJ2ES is a bit different. It has a plastic cconnector attached to a cable to a spring. It was easy to disconnect and reconnect without removing the dishwasher. I pulled on the spring just a bit by reaching under the dishwasher allowing me to disconnect the plastic connector from the door hinge. Reconnecting was just as easy by pulling the spring and then attaching the plastic peice to the hinge. I followed your video and set the personality as you referenced and voila - a working, repaired dishwasher. It's a bit unfortunately for service techs like you, but for me, it was both a learning experience and cost savings! Thanks.

[stevesander]

Thank you my friend Not a fun job but I now have a working dishwasher! FYI-Found removing the spring and rope pulleys much easier than the finding the hole trick. Thanks again

[hootshomemovies]

This helped 80%. My model is different so had trouble getting the circuit board out, be sure to order the "User Interface Control Panel" (not the Main Control Panel Board). Mine did not have the two long and two short screws, you just had to pry the cover off. The circuit board was held in place by four small screws but one of the screw plastic holders was broken. Luckily could glue that in place as that screw supported the on/off start button! Also replaced the yellow vent gasket as it split into pieces. Also did not have the personality configuration to address. You can probably do this but be flexible as I had to remove the unit to find the holes on the hinges (I could not see/find the hole on the inside until I found the one on the outside.)

[dconsiglio]

I can't thank you enough! This video saved me hundreds of dollars and many weeks of waiting for a repair company to have the time to come out to me.

[bobjohnson]

This step-by-step video in absolutely priceless - thanks so much to Bearded Appliance Repair. The commentary on how to disassemble the DW door, and most importantly how to pin the lower hinges open prior to disassembly with a 10-gauge wire or small allen wrenches, and the discussion on setting the custom jumper settings on the replacement user interface circuit board are outstanding. I ordered a $99 user interface from amazon and was able to successfully replace a dead user interface on a GE model GDT545 dishwasher using this excellent video.

[The_Pariah]

When a random person decides to do a fantastic video to help all of us non-electronic folks.
I spent $90 for a new user interface board vs spending $600-$800 on a new washer.
Bearded Appliance Repair is a bro to all. Thx for taking the time to make this video and upload it (and your previous one on how to troubleshoot).
I'm pushing all the good juju in world your way! Thank you!
Edit: Watch out buying from GE. I paid $90 for a new unit and they mailed it to me in a plastic bag with absolutely no padding of any type. The unit came crushed, jumper pins bent, digital readout destroyed, and even paint chipped off one of the IC chips. I will never buy another GE product (Yes, I know Bearded Appliance Repair likes them. And I like him. But him and I will have to agree to disagree on GE. My advice is save yourself the heartache and buy literally ANY other brand of dishwasher)

[ian_snyder]

I'm ordering my User Interface now, sounds like from the Amazon reviews you're sending plenty of people that way :) Really appreciate you taking the time to make these great videos! God Bless 🙏