--- title: "Fisher & Paykel dishwasher showing A09" description: "What A09 means on Fisher & Paykel dishwashers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a09/" --- # Fisher & Paykel dishwasher showing A09 A Sanitize wash did not reach the temperature needed to sanitize the dishes. ## What A09 actually means. A Sanitize wash did not reach the temperature needed to sanitize the dishes. The SANITIZE light flashes when you open the drawer. Fisher & Paykel dishwasher display What to do when A09 shows on the dishwasher ### Kind of code Heating The water did not reach the temperature the cycle calls for in time. A heating element, its thermal cutoff or the sensor reading it. ### Usually leads to Heating and drying repair Cold washes, wet dishes and cycles that run for hours, traced to the heater, its sensor or its safety cutout. ### Shows up as Dishwasher Not Heating Water Dishes and the tub are cool at the end of the cycle, and grease stays on plates. ### Make Fisher & Paykel The maker of the DishDrawer, alongside conventional built-in dishwashers. ### Source Fisher & Paykel user guide, Series 7 DishDrawer (DD24DCTX9 family): 'A' codes DishDrawer dishwashers with a Sanitize option, Series 7, 9 and 11. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Fisher & Paykel's own guidance for A09 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Check whether the water was turned off or the program was interrupted part way. 02 Press Power once to stop the beeping and again to clear the alert. 03 Run the Sanitize cycle again; if it fails a second time with nothing interrupted, book a visit. ### Still there? It usually turns into [heating and drying repair](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/heating-and-drying-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do Do not treat dishes from a failed Sanitize run as sanitized. They washed, but the drawer is telling you the final temperature was not reached. ## What you may notice with it. The dishwasher problems A09 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Dishwasher Not Heating Water](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-heating/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-heating/) It also comes with - [**Dishwasher Not Drying Dishes**](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-drying/) Problem ### Dishwasher Not Heating Water 5 causes, cheapest first Where A09 usually leads ## Heating and drying repair. **Heating element, thermistor or high-limit · moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/heating-and-drying-repair/) ## Read these before the visit. Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper. [All guides](https://dishwasherrepair.center/guides/) Keeping it out of trouble ### Why you should run the hot water before starting a cycle Fitted right the first time ### Water Supply and Hot Water Temperature Error codes ### All 188 codes, by make ## Fisher & Paykel dishwashers. The maker of the DishDrawer, alongside conventional built-in dishwashers. [Fisher & Paykel dishwasher repair](https://dishwasherrepair.center/brands/fisher-and-paykel/) More Fisher & Paykel codes [A1](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a1/) [A3](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a3/) [A6](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a6/) [A11](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a11/) [A10](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a10/) [A20](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a20/) [F30](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f30/) [A60](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a60/) [A70](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a70/) Heating on other makes [ASKO F41](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/asko-f41/) [Bertazzoni F8](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-f8/) [Bosch E09](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e09/) [Dacor HC](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-hc/) [Fulgor Milano E3](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-e3/) [Gaggenau E:2060](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-e2060/) [GE C6](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-c6/) [Kenmore F7E1](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f7e1-he/) [All 21 codes of this kind](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/#family-heating) Fisher & Paykel builds this ### Panel-ready dishwasher Hidden behind a cabinet door, controlled from the top edge, and repaired with the panel's weight in mind. Fisher & Paykel builds this ### Dishwasher drawer One or two independent drawers that pull out like cabinet drawers, each with its own tub, pump and seal. ## In Fisher & Paykel's own words > A09 Sanitize cycle hasn’t met temperature needed to sanitize dishes. [Fisher & Paykel user guide, Series 7 DishDrawer (DD24DCTX9 family): 'A' codes](https://dam.fisherpaykel.com/KZ3PKN00/at/v8kxvw5k8xbz886pk82v3ccn/FP-UserGuide-en-fr-DD24DCTW9-DD24DCTX9-DD24DCTB9-DD24DCHTX9-DD24SCTW9-DD24SCTX9-DD24SCTB9-DishDrawer-0-592816B-US-CA.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. DishDrawer dishwashers with a Sanitize option, Series 7, 9 and 11. ## Fisher & Paykel A09 dishwasher repair, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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Check whether the water was turned off or the program was interrupted part way. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Are my dishes safe after Fisher & Paykel A09? They were washed, but the Sanitize cycle did not reach the temperature it needs. Do not count that load as sanitized. ### Why did my Sanitize cycle show A09? The water may have been turned off or the program interrupted. A second A09 on an uninterrupted Sanitize run is the point to book a visit. --- **[Read on the site: Fisher & Paykel dishwasher showing A09](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a09/)** **[Book a visit with DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/schedule/)**