a closed state and then a signal from proximity sensor 64 would cause an opening of the door by releasing of the latch 24 it will be understood that the proximity sensor 64 may form the entire handle 20 properly isolated from other electrical sources or may be a separate component on the handle referring still to fig3 the magnetic attractor 34 need not be directly attached to the housing 12 or door 16 but may be indirectly connected to the housing 12 or door 16 through a motorized actuator 66 such as are described generally in u s patent application 20040163684 entitled u201c automatic door for dishwasher u201d and assigned to the assignee of the present invention and hereby incorporated by reference the motorized actuator 66 generally permits movement of the magnetic attractor 34 inward and outward when the motorized actuator 66 is fully extended from the housing 12 and latch 24 is closed i e with magnetic attractor 34 attached to the strike plate 30 the motorized actuator 66 may pull the door 16 further closed against the force of the seal 26 during this pull in the motorized actuator 66 may sense a resisting force greater that the force of the seal 26 such as may indicate jamming or a utensil trapped between the door 16 and the housing 12 in this case the motorized actuator 66 may produce a jam signal 70 causing a release of the magnetic attractor 34 by the latch drive circuit 62 in this context the motorized actuator 66 may control the latch drive circuit 62 to vary the magnetic force of the.