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.
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- Wash motor and circulation
- Wash motor and circulation
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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.
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What to do when A6 shows on the dishwasherKind of codeWash 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 toWash motor and circulation
The motor that throws the water at the dishes, and the most expensive part most dishwashers have.
Shows up asDishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes
Dishes come out with food stuck on, gritty film or spots that a full cycle should have removed.
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 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.
Open the drawer and look at the spray arm.
Refit it if it has come off, and make sure it sits firmly and turns freely.
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. 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.
All problems
Dishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes
5 causes, cheapest first
Where A6 usually leads
Wash motor and circulation.
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
A6 The spray arm has loosened or come off its mounting, or water pressure is too low.
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.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
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Still showing A6?
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.