--- title: "How to reset it" description: "KitchenAid how to reset it: one of the most searched things about this whole make, and one of the most misunderstood." url: "https://kitchenaidmiami.support/symptoms/how-to-reset-a-kitchenaid-appliance/" date_modified: "2026-08-23" Appliance type: "Cooktops, Dishwashers, Dryers, Freezers, Ice makers, Microwaves, Range hoods and vents, Ranges, Refrigerators, Wall ovens, Wine cellars and beverage centers" --- # KitchenAid how to reset it ### The reset that works on almost everything Switch the appliance off at the breaker for one full minute, then back on. That is the manufacturer's own documented first step for several control codes and it is the closest thing to a reset button these appliances have. A quick flick of the switch is not the same thing — the point is to let the control discharge completely. ### What people are actually searching for Reset is the most common thing typed about this make, and behind it are three different questions: how do I clear this code, how do I stop this light asking me about a filter, and how do I get this machine going again after a storm. The answers are a power cycle, a press-and-hold, and a power cycle — and it is worth knowing which of the three you are asking before you go looking for a button. ### A reset that fails is a diagnosis If a code returns the moment power comes back, the appliance is not confused — the condition it was reporting is still there. That is genuinely useful, because it turns a maybe into a definite and it tells us the machine is reporting rather than sulking. Write down what came back, and tell us when you book. The power cycle One full minute at the breaker. Clears a control caught mid-write, and it is what people are actually looking for when they search for a reset button. The water filter light reset A press-and-hold on the refrigerator panel after a filter change. It counts water rather than testing it, so it keeps asking until somebody tells it. The control lock Not a reset at all, but the thing many people are trying to undo. A press-and-hold on the button your model names, and the padlock goes away. The ice maker restart On undercounter machines, a cleaning cycle has to be completed and the power cycled before production resumes. That sequence is what a reset means here. When a reset does nothing That is useful information rather than a dead end. A condition that survives a proper power cycle is a real one, and it is worth booking. Find the right breaker first Large appliances are usually on their own circuit, and electric dryers and cooktops are on double-pole breakers. Switch it fully off, not part way. Wait a full minute Longer is fine, shorter often is not. A control needs time to lose its charge before it comes up genuinely fresh rather than exactly as it was. Note what the appliance did before and after If a code came back immediately, write it down. A condition that returns straight away is real and it is the most useful thing you can tell us. Then book if it comes back Tell us that you have already power cycled it and what happened. It saves us suggesting the first thing you have already done. What a reset can and cannot do What it usually means Looking for a reset button that does not exist A filter light that will not go out A machine that needs restarting after a storm The reset that works on almost everything Switch the appliance off at the breaker for one full minute, then back on. That is the manufacturer's own documented first step for several control codes and it is the closest thing to a reset button these appliances have. A quick flick of the switch is not the same thing — the point is to let the control discharge completely. What people are actually searching for Reset is the most common thing typed about this make, and behind it are three different questions: how do I clear this code, how do I stop this light asking me about a filter, and how do I get this machine going again after a storm. The answers are a power cycle, a press-and-hold, and a power cycle — and it is worth knowing which of the three you are asking before you go looking for a button. A reset that fails is a diagnosis If a code returns the moment power comes back, the appliance is not confused — the condition it was reporting is still there. That is genuinely useful, because it turns a maybe into a definite and it tells us the machine is reporting rather than sulking. Write down what came back, and tell us when you book. ### Does my dishwasher have a reset button? Not a labeled one. Some models will cancel a cycle with a particular press-and-hold, and that is worth knowing, but the thing people mean by a reset is the power cycle: off at the breaker for a full minute, then on. That is the documented first step and it is what we would try too. ### How do I reset the water filter light? With a press-and-hold on the refrigerator control panel — the exact button varies by model and the manual names it. The light counts water used rather than checking the cartridge, so it has no way of knowing you changed the filter until you tell it. ### Can resetting damage anything? No. Cutting power at the breaker is the same thing that happens in every outage, and these appliances are built to survive that. What a reset can do is clear a code before it has been read, which is the one reason to write down what the display said first. --- **[Read full article: How to reset it](https://kitchenaidmiami.support/symptoms/how-to-reset-a-kitchenaid-appliance/)**