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About this model: GE PDT750SMFES
PDT750SMFES is a slate Profile dishwasher with a documented Floor Protect leak alert and a full-color display.
Identify the full-color PDT750
PDT750SMFES is the fingerprint-resistant slate member of GE's Profile PDT750 dishwasher line. Its exact product record specifies top-edge electronic tactile controls, a full-color LCD with a status bar on the door and capacity for sixteen place settings. The linked GE booklet covers the PDT 720–760 range, so the model belongs to the printed manual family even though the cover lists series rather than every individual suffix. Check the entire model number before using guidance for a similarly named machine.
This manual does something especially helpful for identification: its page 4 control drawing explicitly labels PDT750 together with GDT740 and PDT760. In that row, Start sits to the left of the wide display, followed by Select Cycle, PreSoak, Bottle Wash, Wash Temp, Power Dry, Wash Zones and Delay controls. The exact product page also lists last-cycle memory and an audible end signal. These ordinary interface features matter because a remembered program, a completion sound or a door light does not by itself identify a leak.
Respond to the exact leak wording
The precise GE PDT750SMFES specifications name Floor Protect with Alert, not merely a generic flood sensor. GE's support article describes a moisture sensor in a pan beneath models with that named feature. When moisture is detected, its display says LEAK DETECTED, the wash is canceled and remaining tub water is pumped out. The linked manual presents Leak Protection as limited to some models; the exact PDT750SMFES feature listing and full-color display establish why the family instruction applies to this variant.
Page 26 of the owner manual interprets the literal LEAK DETECTED text as a possible leak and directs the owner to call for service. Copy the wording before describing the fault; it does not identify a particular hose, seal or pump. A once-per-minute beep belongs to a different row of the same chart: it reminds you that the door was left open while running. For that case the manual says to press Start and close the door; the leak message follows the service instruction instead.
Use this wash system deliberately
GE lists seven cycles for PDT750SMFES. The manual describes AutoSense as adjusting to detected soil, Heavy as suitable for dried-on cookware and Normal as a regular load choice that conserves water and energy. Light is gentler for lighter soil; Rinse holds a partial load without detergent; Express washes lightly soiled items quickly; and eWash reduces water and energy use. Actual duration changes with soil, temperature and options, so a longer countdown is not automatically a diagnostic code.
The hardware and options also explain how to target a load. The exact product record lists a reversing quad-blade lower arm, more than one hundred spray jets and dedicated Bottle Wash jets. Choose Bottle Wash when a tall container needs its interior sprayed, or Pre Soak for dried-on food, rather than expecting either option to clear a leak alert. Upper-only and lower-only Wash Zones are listed for a single-rack load. A three-piece silverware basket helps separate utensils, but large dishes still must leave the arms and detergent door free.
Interpret timing, status and drying
For PDT750's top-control arrangement, page 7 says to press Start and close the door within ten seconds. The exact product record offers Delay Start from one to twelve hours. With the door open, the display goes dark after two minutes; reopening or pressing a button wakes it. On equipped door indicators, amber means a wash is underway and green marks completion. Those time and color cues explain normal pauses and status without confusing them with the written LEAK DETECTED warning.
GE specifies Power Dry with Fan Assist Dry on this SKU. The manual explains that the drying fan may continue for about ninety minutes after a completed cycle and that opening the door ends that extension. That airflow is separate from the pump-out caused by leak protection. The booklet also recommends incoming water between 120 and 150 degrees Fahrenheit for cleaning and drying; rinse aid helps prevent spots. If dishes remain wet, review these conditions and the drying option before assuming the LCD has reported a fault.
Maintain the slate model and describe other symptoms
The SMFES suffix is consequential for cleaning. GE markets this unit as fingerprint-resistant slate, and the manual groups an ES ending with painted slate door panels. It calls for a soft, slightly damp cloth followed by thorough drying; the stainless-steel polishing instructions alongside it apply to another finish. Inside the tub, inspect the fine and ultra-fine filters about every other month, earlier if grains remain on dishes. Routine exterior or filter care cannot override a real leak-protection message.
The troubleshooting chart keeps other symptoms distinct. A flashing start-status light can indicate that a door was opened or a cycle interrupted; a minute beep has the same open-door context. If controls react but the tub does not fill, page 27 lists door closure, the water valve and the flood float as separate checks. These are not alternate meanings of LEAK DETECTED. Report the exact display text, light behavior and whether water entered or drained so GE service can start from the observed problem.
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Exact Floor Protect with Alert supports LEAK DETECTED
Source for this detailPDT750 control drawing and full-color LCD
Source for this detail · Source page: 4Practical cycle, drying and slate-panel guidance
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GE Profile™ Series Stainless Steel Interior Dishwasher with Hidden Controls - PDT750SMFES - GE Appliances
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