How to Troubleshoot & Replace Samsung AP5800460 / DD82-01118A Dishwasher Control Sensor Assembly

1. Disconnect power 2. Remove drain hose from garbage disposal 3. Remove 2 screws anchoring dishwasher to counter 4. Remove kick panel 2 screws 5. pull out dishwasher and lay on back 6. remove 2 screws black plastic panel middle of bottom of dishwasher, pry off panel by going around edge and popping out each side. Do not remove overflow sensor in panel you are removing. 7. Locate ECS sensor loosen by hand or small pump pliers, remove. 8. Replace ECS sensor and gasket. 9. Reverse steps to reinstall dishwasher and power up. It took me about 15-20 minutes max. 

Ordered and installed SAMSUNG A/s Assy-Sensor ECS;DW80 Part #AP5800460 (DD82-01118A) The phone rep was super helpful in ensuring I ordered the right part. Shipping was super fast! Paid for two day shipping...arrived next day which was a pleasant surprise. 

Thanks to this site and the user manual this was a quick fix with the sensor. Process only took a few minutes . 

This was the second time in two years. The first time I paid a repairman $180, foolishly thinking Samsung might past for some of it since the unit was only 3-weeks past warranty. Thanks to the useful tips on this site, I replaced the ECS sensor myself this timeb. It was incredibly easy following instructions on other posts, although I ended up taking off the right hand panel instead of the bottom panel, which seemed easier at the time. Once I removed the sensor, a small amount of water came out got into the bottom pan which caused the leak error described by others (Heavy light flashing and pump running continuosly). I turned off the circuit breaker and allowed the bottom pan to dry completely before turning it back on and everything worked fine. For a female without much mechanical knowledge I think I did pretty well, although I do have extensive electrical knowledge which helps. I even leveled the dishwasher after reinstalling it since it didn't appear the original repairman ever did so. Thanks for the info and the decent price on the part. $40 was reasonable, with shipping, and the part was at my door in 2-days. 

It took a total of 30 minutes to fix my dishwasher. Turn of circuit breaker, turn off water to dishwasher, disconnect both from dishwasher. Then pull out and turn it on its back. Two screws to remove the bottom panel and then it's a quick swap of 45degree turn parts and reverse your disassembly. 

Turned off water and electricity to machine, removed line hoses and cover from front of machine, pulled machine out and laid it on its face. The part to swap is in the back, near the bottom. Once part was swapped (less than 5 minutes to change) flipped machine back over and reinsert ed and assembled parts. It took more time to prepare the machine to fix it, than it did actually fixing it. In all about 45 min. 

I Googled this error and saw this error a lot. Finally took the chance to order this part and see if I could fix it myself - someone who has never worked on appliances or done home repairs prior to this year. One of the sites had 10 simple steps to replace the part, but said it was a 1-2 hour job - thinking this would mean 4-5 for me. 30 minutes and done. Ran the dishwasher last night like a charm. It is sad that a 2 year old Samsung dishwasher needs replacement parts already, but happy to say that I fixed it myself. 

After over an hour of trying to get Samsung to come out and look at it, as it was the third breakdown in less a year. I called appliance parts after some You Tube research. A very friendly and helpful staff listened to my problem , he then did some more research, together we determined with great probability what the problem was. The 35 dollar part was far less than the Samsung rip and even less the the local repair rip off guy. The part arrived on time , I installed it and completed the repair. I know that I saved at least 350 dollars. Thank you Appliance parts Pro. 

Unhooked dishwasher, pulled it out and placed it on it's back, unscrewed cover panel, found sensor and associated plug, turned sensor counter clockwise with needle nose pliers and placed new sensor and o-ring in and turned clockwise, attached cover panel and installed dishwasher, enjoyed with cold beer in hand that I only spent $40 to make the repair myself! Thank you for the fast shipping and helpful tips. I will definitely be using you guys again when another repair is needed! 

Tested heating coil checked out good .tryed touch pad .tryed main controll box finalley replaceda/s assy-snsor ecs w80