Kenmore dishwasher
showing F8E2
Sears describes F8E2 on the Kenmore HE family as a drain pump electrical problem, which is to say the pump circuit rather than a clog.
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What F8E2
actually means.
Sears describes F8E2 on the Kenmore HE family as a drain pump electrical problem, which is to say the pump circuit rather than a clog.
Kenmore dishwasher display · also shown as 8-2
What to do when F8E2 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.
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 F8E2 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Turn the dishwasher off at its power source and close the water valve.
Book a visit; the pump wiring is checked first and the pump replaced only if the wiring holds up.
What not to do
Plunging the sink will not clear F8E2, because the code is about electricity reaching the pump.
What you may
notice with it.
The dishwasher problem F8E2 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.
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Where F8E2 usually leads
Drain and pump repair.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
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dishwashers.
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Kenmore dishwasher repair
In Kenmore's own words
Check the wiring on the drain pump. If the wiring is intact, replace the drain pump.
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 F8E2 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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Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
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HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about F8E2.
Can I clear F8E2 myself?
Will a clean filter make F8E2 go away on a Kenmore HE?
Does F8E2 on a Kenmore HE always mean a new drain pump?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F8E2?
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.