Fisher & Paykel dishwasher
showing A3
The drawer could not pump its water out.
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What A3
actually means.
The drawer could not pump its water out. Fisher & Paykel points at a blocked or kinked drain hose, a blocked connection to the house drain, or — on Series 11 — a clogged or badly fitted filter.
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What to do when A3 shows on the dishwasherKind of codeDrain
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 toDrain and pump repair
Water left standing in the tub, cleared by finding where the drain path actually stops.
Shows up asDishwasher Not Draining
Dirty water stays in the bottom of the tub after the cycle ends.
MakeFisher & Paykel
The maker of the DishDrawer, alongside conventional built-in dishwashers.
SourceFisher & Paykel user guide, Series 7 DishDrawer (DD24DCTX9 family): 'A' codes
DishDrawer dishwashers, Series 7, 9 and 11; the filter cause is listed in the Series 11 guide. Where a DishDrawer panel has no number display, A3 is shown as the light pattern the guide prints beside it.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Fisher & Paykel's own guidance for A3 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Check the drain hose and its connection at the sink trap, waste tee or standpipe for a blockage or kink.
On Series 11 drawers, take out the filter, clean it and refit it correctly.
Press Power once to stop the beeping, again to clear the alert, then Start to resume; book a visit if A3 returns.
What not to do
Do not ignore a drawer that shows A3 while the other drawer drains fine. Each drawer has its own pump and hose route to the drain.
What you may
notice with it.
The dishwasher problems A3 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dishwasher Not Draining
6 causes, cheapest first
Where A3 usually leads
Drain and pump repair.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
All guidesFisher & Paykel
dishwashers.
The maker of the DishDrawer, alongside conventional built-in dishwashers.
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In Fisher & Paykel's own words
A3 Drawer cannot drain. The drainage hose may be blocked or kinked, or the connection to drainage pipe may be blocked.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. DishDrawer dishwashers, Series 7, 9 and 11; the filter cause is listed in the Series 11 guide. Where a DishDrawer panel has no number display, A3 is shown as the light pattern the guide prints beside it.
Fisher & Paykel A3 dishwasher repair,
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Questions
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Still showing A3?
Book with the characters exactly as shown, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.