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On a Frigidaire, i40 reports a clogged filter or sump: food soil has built up where the water collects before it is pumped.
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What i40
actually means.
On a Frigidaire, i40 reports a clogged filter or sump: food soil has built up where the water collects before it is pumped.
Frigidaire dishwasher display
What to do when i40 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.
MakeFrigidaire
Widely installed, value-focused built-in dishwashers from the Electrolux group.
SourceFrigidaire owner support: Dishwasher Error Code i40
Frigidaire's owner-support articles for its dishwashers with a display; models without a display signal some of these events with flashing lights instead.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Frigidaire's own guidance for i40 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Lift out the glass trap and filter and wash away the buildup.
Run the dishwasher again once the trap is back in place.
Book a visit if a freshly cleaned trap does not stop i40.
What not to do
i40 is not a pump failure. Frigidaire's first and only owner step is cleaning the trap.
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
Dishwasher Not Draining
6 causes, cheapest first
Where i40 usually leads
Drain and pump repair.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
All guidesFrigidaire
dishwashers.
Widely installed, value-focused built-in dishwashers from the Electrolux group.
Frigidaire dishwasher repairIn Frigidaire's own words
Error code i40 indicates a clogged filter or sump.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Frigidaire's owner-support articles for its dishwashers with a display; models without a display signal some of these events with flashing lights instead.
Frigidaire i40 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.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about i40.
Can I clear i40 myself?
Does Frigidaire i40 mean the pump has failed?
What should I do if a clean trap does not stop Frigidaire i40?
Back to your everyday
Still showing i40?
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.