KitchenAid dishwasher throwing error codes and overflowing
Dishwashers can fail to complete cycles and overflow because of a damaged internal filter assembly or drainage issues that trigger multiple error codes. This prevents the machine from running proper circulation cycles and causes water to leak or the drain pump to run continuously.
What people tried
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- 1emptying the drip trayDid this help you?
- 2turning off the breaker and waiting 60 secondsDid this help you?
- 3inspecting and removing the drain pumpDid this help you?
- 4Unplugging the appliance for 10 minutesDid this help you?
- 5Clearing clogs in the drain tube and plumbing holeDid this help you?
- 6Checking side panels for leaking pumpsDid this help you?
- 7Drying the inside of the machine out with fansDid this help you?
- 8Checking connections for corrosionDid this help you?
- 9Taking off the rotorDid this help you?
- 10Replacing the rps sensorDid this help you?
- 11Power down the dishwasher for 10-15 minutes to see if it resets itselfDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Yesterday, our KitchenAid dishwasher threw an F8E4 error code.”source ↗
“We tried again and it then threw an F9E1 error code.”source ↗
“About 15 - 20 minutes in, and never a circulation cycle, I finally saw water pour out of the black tube (on the left side).”source ↗
“I can’t find anything online for the code AC. The dishwasher just keeps running the drain pump even though it’s empty and beeping tried unplugging it for 10 minutes and the code stays on any advice what this could be?”source ↗
“after letting it sit for a few days it suddenly is throwing an LE code.”source ↗
“After doing this it will spin up about 1 revolution-ish before stopping, then shuddering, then throwing an LE code.”source ↗
“I was clearing the supply line from rust and after this is what is appearing when testing. Anyone know what is happening?”source ↗
Where this came up
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