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title: "Electrolux dishwasher showing i40 | DishwasherRepair.center"
description: "What i40 means on Electrolux dishwashers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-i40/"
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# Electrolux dishwasher showing i40

Electrolux uses i40 for a clogged filter or sump, where food residue has collected under the wash area.

## What i40 actually means.

Electrolux uses i40 for a clogged filter or sump, where food residue has collected under the wash area.

Electrolux dishwasher display

What to do when i40 shows on the dishwasher

### Kind of code Drain

Water did not leave the tub in the time the control expects. A clogged filter, a kinked hose or a blocked disposal inlet are ruled out before the drain pump.

### Usually leads to Drain and pump repair

Water left standing in the tub, cleared by finding where the drain path actually stops.

### Shows up as Dishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes

Dishes come out with food stuck on, gritty film or spots that a full cycle should have removed.

### Make Electrolux

Built-in dishwashers from the Electrolux group, sharing a family of parts with its sister brands.

### Source Electrolux owner support: Dishwasher Error Code i40

Electrolux's US owner-support articles for its dishwashers; Frigidaire publishes the same list for its own models.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Electrolux's own guidance for i40 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Take out the glass trap, rinse the filter, and clear the sump beneath it.

02

Re-run the cycle with the trap seated.

03

If i40 persists, book a visit.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [drain and pump repair](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/drain-and-pump-repair/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

The fix for i40 is usually in the owner's hands; it does not point at the control board.

## What you may notice with it.

The dishwasher problems i40 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Dishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-cleaning/)

[All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-cleaning/)

It also comes with

- [**Dishwasher Not Draining**](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-draining/)

Problem

### Dishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes

5 causes, cheapest first

Where i40 usually leads

## Drain and pump repair.

**Drain pump or drain hose · low.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/drain-and-pump-repair/)

## Read these before the visit.

Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.

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What it is trying to tell you

### Why dishwashers stop draining, from the filter to the sink

Is it safe to run, and what about the floor

### The Dishwasher and Garbage Disposal Connection

Error codes

### All 188 codes, by make

## Electrolux dishwashers.

Built-in dishwashers from the Electrolux group, sharing a family of parts with its sister brands.

[Electrolux dishwasher repair](https://dishwasherrepair.center/brands/electrolux/)

More Electrolux codes

[i20](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-i20/) [CL](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-cl/) [Hd](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-hd/) [PF](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-pf/) [01-24](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-01-24/)

Drain on other makes

[ASKO F10](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/asko-f10/) [Bertazzoni F2](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-f2/) [Bosch E24](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e24/) [Cove 800115](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/cove-800115/) [Dacor 5C](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-5c/) [Fisher & Paykel A3](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a3/) [Frigidaire i20](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-i20/) [Fulgor Milano E6](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-e6/)

[All 46 codes of this kind](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/#family-drain)

Electrolux builds this

### Built-in dishwasher

The standard 24-inch machine under the counter, and the one nearly every American kitchen has.

## In Electrolux's own words

> This occurs when food soils have built up in the sump, try cleaning out the glass trap and re-run the unit.

[Electrolux owner support: Dishwasher Error Code i40](https://owner.electrolux.com/support-articles/article/1831281-dishwasher-error-code-i40-clogged-filter-or-sump)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Electrolux's US owner-support articles for its dishwashers; Frigidaire publishes the same list for its own models.

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## Questions about i40.

### Can I clear i40 myself?

Take out the glass trap, rinse the filter, and clear the sump beneath it. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### What is the glass trap that Electrolux mentions for i40?

It is the filter assembly at the bottom of the tub where food residue collects. Taking it out and rinsing it, along with the sump below, is the fix Electrolux gives for i40.

### Does Electrolux i40 mean the control board has failed?

No, i40 points at a clogged filter or sump. Book a visit only if it returns with a freshly cleaned trap.

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