ERROR CODES · DISHWASHER · ORANGE COUNTY
Dishwasher Error Codes
When your dishwasher throws a code, it has narrowed the problem down to a specific part or system. Find your brand below, then open the code for what it means, the most common causes, and the repair cost in the Orange County market. The diagnostic is $65, waived when you authorize the repair.
Dishwasher codes by brand.
Bosch
Bosch dishwashers show E-codes on models with a digital display, while older models flash the active program light or the remaining-time light to signal the same faults. The control reads the fault, then either posts the E-code or sets the blink pattern.
Thermador
Thermador dishwashers share their platform with Bosch and use the same E-code family, shown on the display or flashed through the panel lights on models without a screen. The codes map to the inlet, drain, heater, and base-pan safety systems.
Whirlpool
Whirlpool dishwashers show fault codes as an F number paired with an E number, such as F8 E4, on models with a display. Models with a button panel and no screen flash the Clean light or another status light in a counted pattern that maps to the same fault list.
KitchenAid
KitchenAid dishwashers run on the Whirlpool platform and use the same F-and-E fault codes on models with a display. Models with a hidden control panel and no screen flash the Clean light in a counted pattern that maps to the same fault list.
Maytag
Maytag dishwashers run on the Whirlpool platform and report faults as an F number with an E number on models that have a display. Models without a screen flash the Clean or Start light in a counted pattern that matches the same fault list.
JennAir
JennAir dishwashers are built on the Whirlpool platform and report faults as an F number with an E number. Most current JennAir models have a hidden control panel without a screen, so the fault is flashed through a status light in a counted pattern that maps to the same fault list.
Amana
Amana dishwashers run on the Whirlpool platform and report faults as an F number with an E number. Models without a display flash a status light in a counted pattern that maps to the same fault list.
GE
GE dishwashers with a front control panel show short alphanumeric codes such as C1 or H2O on the display. Older top-control models without a screen flash the wash or clean lights in a counted pattern, and the count is read against the model fault list.
LG
LG dishwashers show two-character codes on the display, usually a letter followed by an E, such as IE or OE. Each code maps to one system, so the letters point straight at the inlet, drain, heater, or leak sensor.
Samsung
Samsung dishwashers show short codes ending in C on the display, such as 4C or 5C, on newer models, and an older set of LC and similar codes on earlier ones. Each code maps to one system: the digit or letter points at the inlet, drain, heater, or leak sensor.
Frigidaire
Frigidaire dishwashers show an i-code on models with a digital display, such as iFA or i30. Models with a button panel and no screen flash the wash and clean lights in a counted pattern that maps to the same fault list.
Kenmore
Kenmore is a badge brand, so the maker is set by the first three digits of the model number: 665 dishwashers are built by Whirlpool, 587 by Frigidaire, and 630 by older Whirlpool plants. The fault codes match the true maker, so a 665 model uses the Whirlpool F-and-E codes and a 587 model uses the Frigidaire i-codes.
Viking
Viking has sourced its dishwashers from more than one builder, with current models built on a European platform that reports E-style fault codes on the display. The codes map to the inlet, drain, heater, and leak sensing systems.
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