KitchenAid dishwasher
showing F9E2
KitchenAid ties F9E2 to the drain motor: the control tried to pump water out and the motor did not respond properly.
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What F9E2
actually means.
KitchenAid ties F9E2 to the drain motor: the control tried to pump water out and the motor did not respond properly.
KitchenAid dishwasher display · also shown as Clean light: 9 blinks, pause, 2 blinks
What to do when F9E2 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.
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Built-in dishwashers from Whirlpool Corporation known for their third racks and stainless interiors.
SourceKitchenAid product help: F9E2 error code
From KitchenAid's own product-help pages for its dishwashers; on panels without a readout the same code is flashed on the Clean light.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from KitchenAid's own guidance for F9E2 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
On a fresh installation, check the disposer knockout plug and the hose routing inside the frame.
Look for a clog where the dishwasher hose joins the sink plumbing.
Remove power for 30 seconds; book a visit if the code survives the reset.
What not to do
F9E2 is not the same as F9E1. One names a slow drain, the other the motor that does the draining.
What you may
notice with it.
The dishwasher problem F9E2 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where F9E2 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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KitchenAid dishwasher repair
In KitchenAid's own words
Potential Cause: Drain motor error
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. From KitchenAid's own product-help pages for its dishwashers; on panels without a readout the same code is flashed on the Clean light.
KitchenAid F9E2 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
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
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ChicagoIL · 50 areas
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Questions
about F9E2.
Can I clear F9E2 myself?
Why did F9E2 appear on a brand-new KitchenAid installation?
Does F9E2 on a KitchenAid mean the drain motor is finished?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F9E2?
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.