--- title: "SKS dish care — Machine Clean icon" description: "What Machine Clean icon means on SKS dish care — Machine Clean icons, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/sks-machine-clean-icon/" --- # SKS dish care — Machine Clean icon SKS's manual says the Machine Clean icon flashes every 30 cycles, and that the automatic reminder can be turned on or off by pressing the Delicate button for three seconds. ## What Machine Clean icon actually means. SKS's manual says the Machine Clean icon flashes every 30 cycles, and that the automatic reminder can be turned on or off by pressing the Delicate button for three seconds. SKS home appliance display What to do when Machine Clean icon shows on the home appliance ### Kind of code Reminders, not failures Nothing has broken; the appliance has been counting hours, cycles or gallons and is asking for its routine care. A refrigerator lights a filter icon after about six months of water, a front-load washer suggests a tub-clean cycle after a set number of loads, a steam oven or a dishwasher asks for descaling or rinse aid, and some dryers remind you to check the exhaust. Do the task the reminder names, reset it the way the manual describes, and write the date in the service record. ### Usually leads to No service Run the dishwasher's cleaning cycle once the Machine Clean icon starts flashing. ### Shows up as Laundry Drum Smelling Musty: Door Boot, Drain Filter and Detergent A laundry drum smelling musty gives off a damp, sour or mildew odor when the door opens, and passes it on to clean clothes, towels and the laundry room itself. ### Make SKS SKS kitchens combine column refrigeration, pro ranges with built-in sous vide and steam-combi ovens, so water and scale care matter as much as coils and burners. ### Source Signature Kitchen Suite dishwasher owner's manual (SKSDW2401S) Applies to SKS dishwasher models with the cycle-counting Machine Clean icon (SKSDW platform). ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from SKS's own guidance for Machine Clean icon on its home appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Run the dishwasher's cleaning cycle once the Machine Clean icon starts flashing. 02 Use a dishwasher cleaner appropriate for the machine rather than regular detergent for this cycle. 03 Turn the automatic reminder on or off as needed by holding the Delicate button for three seconds. 04 Pair this cycle-count reminder with the manual's separate monthly filter-cleaning schedule. ### Cleared? The reminder is gone from the display, the filter, the screen or the tub has been cleaned or swapped, and the appliance runs a full cycle without calling for it again. A clean-filter light or a descale prompt that returns in days rather than months usually means the part it watches is fouling faster than normal, so mention that when you book. ### What not to do The flashing icon is a scheduled hygiene reminder tied to a cycle counter, not a wash-performance failure; the dishwasher keeps running normal cycles whether or not the cleaning cycle has been run yet. ## What you may notice with it. The home appliance problems Machine Clean icon tends to arrive with. Answer these at the home appliance before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Laundry Drum Smelling Musty: Door Boot, Drain Filter and Detergent](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/laundry-drum-smelling-musty/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/laundry-drum-smelling-musty/) It also comes with - [**Dishes Coming Out Gritty or Spotted: Filter, Spray Arms and Rinse Aid**](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/dishes-coming-out-gritty/) - [**Appliance Maintenance Code or Reminder Light: Filter, Descale, Vent Check**](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/appliance-maintenance-code/) Problem ### Laundry Drum Smelling Musty: Door Boot, Drain Filter and Detergent 6 causes, cheapest first No service indicated ## Nothing to service. Nothing has broken; the appliance has been counting hours, cycles or gallons and is asking for its routine care. A refrigerator lights a filter icon after about six months of water, a front-load washer suggests a tub-clean cycle after a set number of loads, a steam oven or a dishwasher asks for descaling or rinse aid, and some dryers remind you to check the exhaust. Do the task the reminder names, reset it the way the manual describes, and write the date in the service record. [How to read what your home appliance is telling you](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/appliance-maintenance-code/) ## SKS home appliances. SKS kitchens combine column refrigeration, pro ranges with built-in sous vide and steam-combi ovens, so water and scale care matter as much as coils and burners. [SKS home appliance maintenance](https://appliancemaintenance.center/brands/sks/) More SKS codes [Rinse Aid Icon](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/sks-rinse-aid-icon/) [Monthly filter cleaning (hard water)](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/sks-monthly-filter-clean/) Reminders, not failures on other makes [ASKO Sterile Tub alert](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/asko-sterile-tub-alert/) [Bertazzoni Turn milk froth adjustment knob to CLEAN to start cleaning](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-coffee-milk-clean/) [Café Time to Clean light](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/cafe-time-to-clean/) [Cove Add rinse aid. Press Enter once added, or press Cancel to ignore.](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/cove-add-rinse-aid/) [Dacor Rinse Refill](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/dacor-rinse-refill/) [DCS DOOR flashing](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/dcs-outdoor-ice-door-flashing/) [Fulgor Milano PRESS CLEAN!](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-coffee-press-clean/) [GE Rinse Aid Indicator Window](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/ge-low-rinse-aid-indicator/) [All 28 codes of this kind](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/#family-mode) SKS builds this ### Cold storage Upkeep for everything in the house that keeps things cold: refrigerators, freezers, wine and beverage units and ice makers, cleaned and checked before they start struggling. SKS builds this ### Cooking appliances Upkeep for ovens, ranges, cooktops, hoods, microwaves, steam and speed ovens: burners and igniters cleaned, gas joints checked, grease filters and descaling done on time. SKS builds this ### Dish care Upkeep for dishwashers and disposers: filters rinsed, spray arms cleared, the door seal and drain loop checked, and hard-water scale kept off the parts that heat and spray. ## In SKS's own words > The Machine Clean icon flashes every 30 cycles. To activate or deactivate the icon, press the Delicate button for three seconds. [Signature Kitchen Suite dishwasher owner's manual (SKSDW2401S)](https://www.sksappliances.com/media/documents/dishwasher_sksdw2401s_owners_manual_en_0.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. 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Run the dishwasher's cleaning cycle once the Machine Clean icon starts flashing. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Do I have to run the cleaning cycle the moment the icon flashes? The manual doesn't set a hard deadline, but the icon is there specifically to prompt a cleaning cycle, so running it promptly keeps the machine on schedule. ### Can I turn off the automatic Machine Clean reminder? Yes — holding the Delicate button for three seconds turns the automatic icon on or off. ### Is the Machine Clean cycle the same as a normal wash cycle? No — it's a dedicated cleaning cycle meant to keep the machine itself clean, run separately from washing a load of dishes. --- **[Read on the site: SKS dish care — Machine Clean icon](https://appliancemaintenance.center/error-codes/sks-machine-clean-icon/)** **[Book a visit with ApplianceMaintenance.center](https://appliancemaintenance.center/schedule/)**