GE dishwasher
showing 999
On GE machines with the Floor Protect with Alert feature, 999 means a possible leak was found and the dishwasher will not start.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Leak detected
- Leak and seal repair
- Source: GE
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What 999
actually means.
On GE machines with the Floor Protect with Alert feature, 999 means a possible leak was found and the dishwasher will not start. GE gives the same number a second, harmless meaning on other models, so check which one you have.
GE dishwasher display
What to do when 999 shows on the dishwasherKind of codeLeak detected
Water has reached the base pan under the tub and tripped the float that stops the cycle. Shut off the supply, find where it escaped, then dry the base.
Usually leads toLeak and seal repair
Water on the floor or under the unit, followed back to the gasket, the hoses, the pump seal or the tub.
Shows up asDishwasher Leaking Water
Water on the kitchen floor during or after a cycle, from the door, the corners or underneath.
MakeGE
Everyday built-in dishwashers from GE Appliances, found in a large share of American homes.
SourceGE Appliances support: dishwasher error and function codes
Floor Protect with Alert models only. On every other GE dishwasher, GE says 999 means the control needs a reset, which is not covered by this entry.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from GE's own guidance for 999 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Close the water valve that feeds the dishwasher before anything else.
Look under the door and at the toe kick for water, and dry what you find.
If your model has Floor Protect, book a visit — GE says it will not start again until it is serviced.
What not to do
Do not treat 999 as a simple reset on a Floor Protect model. On those machines it is the leak signal; the reset advice GE gives applies only to models without the feature.
What you may
notice with it.
The dishwasher problem 999 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where 999 usually leads
Leak and seal repair.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
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Leak detected on other makes
In GE's own words
Possible leak detected on models with "Floor Protect with Alert" feature.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Floor Protect with Alert models only. On every other GE dishwasher, GE says 999 means the control needs a reset, which is not covered by this entry.
GE 999 dishwasher repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about 999.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing 999?
Book with the characters exactly as shown, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.