Kenmore dishwasher
showing F6E1
A Kenmore HE showing F6E1 did not fill.
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- Water supply
- Fill and water valve repair
- Source: Kenmore
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What F6E1
actually means.
A Kenmore HE showing F6E1 did not fill. Sears starts with the overfill float, because a float stuck up tells the control the tub is already full.
Kenmore dishwasher display · also shown as 6-1
What to do when F6E1 shows on the dishwasherKind of codeWater supply
Not enough water arrived, or it arrived too slowly. The supply valve under the sink and the inlet screen are checked before the fill valve itself.
Usually leads toFill and water valve repair
A dishwasher that will not fill, fills too little, or keeps filling, traced through the valve, the float and the supply.
Shows up asDishwasher Not Filling With Water
The cycle starts and hums, but little or no water comes into the tub.
MakeKenmore
A retail brand whose dishwashers have been built by several different manufacturers.
SourceSears PartsDirect: Kenmore HE dishwasher error codes (Wayback copy, Nov 2019)
Kenmore HE, Global HE and MicroClean HE dishwashers, where Sears lists the code in both forms (a blink pair such as 8-1, or F8E1 on a display). Other Kenmore series use different codes.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for F6E1 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Look for a utensil or debris wedged under the overfill float and lift it free.
Confirm the supply valve is open.
Book a visit if the float moves freely and water still does not come in; the inlet valve screen and wiring are next.
Still there?
It usually turns into fill and water valve repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
F6E1 on these Kenmore models is a fill code. The same characters mean something else on some other brands' controls.
What you may
notice with it.
The dishwasher problem F6E1 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where F6E1 usually leads
Fill and water valve repair.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
All guidesKenmore
dishwashers.
A retail brand whose dishwashers have been built by several different manufacturers.
Kenmore dishwasher repair
In Kenmore's own words
Check for an item stuck under the overfill float and remove it.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore HE, Global HE and MicroClean HE dishwashers, where Sears lists the code in both forms (a blink pair such as 8-1, or F8E1 on a display). Other Kenmore series use different codes.
Kenmore F6E1 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 F6E1.
Can I clear F6E1 myself?
What should I look for under the float when a Kenmore HE shows F6E1?
Why does F6E1 persist on my Kenmore HE when the float moves fine?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F6E1?
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.