The cabinet under a kitchen sink with its door open, a braided supply line running from a small shut-off valve toward the side of a dishwasher.

Kenmore dishwasher
showing IE

IE on a Kenmore 722 series dishwasher means it is not filling.

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  • Water supply
  • Fill and water valve repair
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Three short steps, about a minute.

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Before you book,
in this order.

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

01

Confirm the cut-off valve for the dishwasher is fully open.

02

Check the inlet hose for a kink.

03

Book a visit if water still does not arrive; the inlet valve screen and valve are tested next.

Still there?

It usually turns into fill and water valve repair. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

IE is not an internal memory code; on this series it is the fill.

What you may
notice with it.

The dishwasher problem IE tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.

All problems

Where IE usually leads

Fill and water valve repair.

Water inlet valve or float switch · low.

In Kenmore's own words

Check that the water supply cut-off valve for the dishwasher is fully open.
Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 722 series dishwasher error codes (Wayback copy, Nov 2019)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore dishwashers whose model number begins 722.146, per the Sears PartsDirect list for the 722 series.

Kenmore IE 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.

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Questions
about IE.

Can I clear IE myself?
Confirm the cut-off valve for the dishwasher is fully open. If it comes back, it needs a visit.
What is the first thing to check when a Kenmore 722 shows IE?
Start at the shut-off under the sink, turned all the way open, and then trace the supply line for any fold that could choke it. On this series IE is about the fill, so the supply is where the search begins.
Why does IE keep coming back on my Kenmore 722 with the valve open?
When water is available but still not arriving in the tub, the screen in the inlet valve and the valve itself are the next things tested. That step needs a visit.

Back to your everyday

Still showing IE?

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.

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