--- title: "Fisher & Paykel dishwasher showing A6" description: "What A6 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-a6/" --- # Fisher & Paykel dishwasher showing A6 The spray arm in the drawer has come loose or off its mounting, or the water pressure is too low to drive it. ## What A6 actually means. The spray arm in the drawer has come loose or off its mounting, or the water pressure is too low to drive it. Newer guides add heavy foaming combined with low pressure. Fisher & Paykel dishwasher display What to do when A6 shows on the dishwasher ### Kind of code Wash motor and circulation The pump that pushes water through the spray arms is not running at the speed the control expects. Debris in the chopper or the pump is checked before the motor. ### Usually leads to Wash motor and circulation The motor that throws the water at the dishes, and the most expensive part most dishwashers have. ### 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 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, Series 7, 9 and 11; the foaming cause appears in the Series 9 and 11 guides. Where a DishDrawer panel has no number display, A6 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 A6 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Open the drawer and look at the spray arm. 02 Refit it if it has come off, and make sure it sits firmly and turns freely. 03 Clear the alert with Power, resume with Start, and book a visit if A6 keeps coming back. ### Still there? It usually turns into [wash motor and circulation](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/wash-motor-and-circulation-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do Do not run the drawer with the spray arm lying loose in the bottom. Nothing reaches the dishes, and the arm can be damaged. ## What you may notice with it. The dishwasher problems A6 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked. 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[All guides](https://dishwasherrepair.center/guides/) Keeping it out of trouble ### Filter and spray arm cleaning, step by step Checks you can make yourself ### Clean the filter first: the ten-minute fix 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/) [A09](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a09/) [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/) Wash motor and circulation on other makes [ASKO F45](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/asko-f45/) [Dacor 3C](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-3c/) [JennAir F7E2](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/jennair-f7e2/) [KitchenAid F6E3](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f6e3/) [LG LE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-le/) [Maytag F7E2](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/maytag-f7e2/) [Miele F14](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f14/) [Samsung 3C](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-3c/) [All 15 codes of this kind](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/#family-motor) 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 > A6 The spray arm has loosened or come off its mounting, or water pressure is too low. [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, Series 7, 9 and 11; the foaming cause appears in the Series 9 and 11 guides. Where a DishDrawer panel has no number display, A6 is shown as the light pattern the guide prints beside it. ## Fisher & Paykel A6 dishwasher repair, where we come out. 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Open the drawer and look at the spray arm. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### What does Fisher & Paykel A6 say about the spray arm? The drawer is reporting that its spray arm is not seated or is not being pushed hard enough by the incoming water. Refit the arm so it sits firmly and turns freely. ### Can too much foam cause Fisher & Paykel A6? Newer DishDrawer guides add heavy foaming combined with low pressure as a cause. If the arm is secure and A6 keeps coming back, book a visit. --- **[Read on the site: Fisher & Paykel dishwasher showing A6](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a6/)** **[Book a visit with DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/schedule/)**