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title: "GE dishwasher showing C7 | DishwasherRepair.center"
description: "What C7 means on GE dishwashers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-c7/"
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# GE dishwasher showing C7

The circuit that reads water temperature has stopped working, so the control cannot tell how hot the wash is.

## What C7 actually means.

The circuit that reads water temperature has stopped working, so the control cannot tell how hot the wash is.

GE dishwasher display

What to do when C7 shows on the dishwasher

### Kind of code Sensor circuit

A temperature, turbidity or water-level sensor reporting a value outside its range, or the wiring to it. The reading is measured with a meter before any part is ordered.

### Usually leads to Controls and sensors

Dead panels, stuck cycles and blinking lights, separated into board, keypad, sensor and wiring before a part is ordered.

### Shows up as Dishwasher Not Heating Water

Dishes and the tub are cool at the end of the cycle, and grease stays on plates.

### Make GE

Everyday built-in dishwashers from GE Appliances, found in a large share of American homes.

### Source GE Appliances support: dishwasher error and function codes

Applies to GE dishwashers with electronic controls that use numbered C codes.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from GE's own guidance for C7 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Switch the breaker off for about half a minute and back on, then reset the dishwasher.

02

Run a short cycle and watch whether C7 returns.

03

If it does, book a visit — the sensor and its wiring need to be measured.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [controls and sensors](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

Do not confuse C7 with C6. C6 is about cool water from the house; C7 says the part that measures temperature is not reporting.

## What you may notice with it.

The dishwasher problems C7 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Dishwasher Not Heating Water](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-heating/)

[All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-heating/)

It also comes with

- [**Dishwasher Cycle Takes Too Long**](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-cycle-too-long/)

Problem

### Dishwasher Not Heating Water

5 causes, cheapest first

Where C7 usually leads

## Controls and sensors.

**Control board, keypad or sensor · moderate.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/)

## Read these before the visit.

Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.

[All guides](https://dishwasherrepair.center/guides/)

What it is trying to tell you

### Why dishes come out dirty, read from the residue

Checks you can make yourself

### Find your dishwasher's model number

Error codes

### All 188 codes, by make

## GE dishwashers.

Everyday built-in dishwashers from GE Appliances, found in a large share of American homes.

[GE dishwasher repair](https://dishwasherrepair.center/brands/ge/)

More GE codes

[LEAK DETECTED](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-leak-detected/) [999](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-999-floor-protect/) [C1](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-c1/) [C3](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-c3/) [FTD](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-ftd/) [H2O](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-h2o/) [C4](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-c4/) [C6](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-c6/) [PrS](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-prs/)

Sensor circuit on other makes

[Bertazzoni F6](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-f6/) [Fisher & Paykel A70](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a70/) [LG tE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-te/) [Miele F1](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f1/) [Samsung tE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-te/) [SKS tE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/sks-te/) [Smeg E4](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/smeg-e4/) [Viking 4-1](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/viking-4-1/)

[All 10 codes of this kind](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/#family-sensor-circuit)

GE builds this

### Built-in dishwasher

The standard 24-inch machine under the counter, and the one nearly every American kitchen has.

## In GE's own words

> The dishwasher's water temperature sensor circuit has become inoperative.

[GE Appliances support: dishwasher error and function codes](https://products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-support-search-content?contentId=16673)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Applies to GE dishwashers with electronic controls that use numbered C codes.

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## Questions about C7.

### Can I clear C7 myself?

Switch the breaker off for about half a minute and back on, then reset the dishwasher. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### How is GE C7 different from C6?

C7 says the part that measures water temperature has stopped reporting. C6, by contrast, complains that the incoming water is not hot enough.

### Will a breaker reset fix GE C7?

Try switching the breaker off for half a minute, then reset and run a short cycle. If C7 returns, the sensor and its wiring need to be checked.

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