--- title: "Whirlpool dishwasher showing F3E2 | DishwasherRepair.center" description: "What F3E2 means on Whirlpool dishwashers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f3e2/" --- # Whirlpool dishwasher showing F3E2 One of the sensors the control reads has given a bad signal: the thermistor that measures water temperature or the optical sensor that judges how dirty the water is. ## What F3E2 actually means. One of the sensors the control reads has given a bad signal: the thermistor that measures water temperature or the optical sensor that judges how dirty the water is. Whirlpool dishwasher display · also shown as Clean light: 3 blinks, pause, 2 blinks What to do when F3E2 shows on the dishwasher ### Kind of code Sensor circuit A temperature, turbidity or water-level sensor reporting a value outside its range, or the wiring to it. The reading is measured with a meter before any part is ordered. ### Usually leads to Controls and sensors Dead panels, stuck cycles and blinking lights, separated into board, keypad, sensor and wiring before a part is ordered. ### Shows up as Dishwasher Cycle Takes Too Long Cycles run for three hours or more, or the time remaining stalls on the display. ### Make Whirlpool Everyday built-in dishwashers from one of the largest appliance makers in the US. ### Source Whirlpool product help: F3E2 error code Listed on Whirlpool's product-help site for its current built-in dishwashers; models without a display blink it on the Clean light. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Whirlpool's own guidance for F3E2 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Restore the control with a 30-second power cut. 02 If the code returns, book a visit; the sensor is checked with a meter before anything is replaced. ### Still there? It usually turns into [controls and sensors](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do F3E2 is not a sign that the dishes came out dirty. The code concerns the sensor reading, not the wash result. ## What you may notice with it. The dishwasher problems F3E2 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Dishwasher Cycle Takes Too Long](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-cycle-too-long/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-cycle-too-long/) It also comes with - [**Dishwasher Not Heating Water**](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-heating/) Problem ### Dishwasher Cycle Takes Too Long 5 causes, cheapest first Where F3E2 usually leads ## Controls and sensors. **Control board, keypad or sensor · moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/) ## Read these before the visit. Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper. [All guides](https://dishwasherrepair.center/guides/) What it is trying to tell you ### Why dishes come out dirty, read from the residue Checks you can make yourself ### Find your dishwasher's model number Error codes ### All 188 codes, by make ## Whirlpool dishwashers. Everyday built-in dishwashers from one of the largest appliance makers in the US. [Whirlpool dishwasher repair](https://dishwasherrepair.center/brands/whirlpool/) More Whirlpool codes [F9E1](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f9e1/) [F9E2](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f9e2/) [H2O](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-h2o/) [F8E4](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f8e4/) [F8E5](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f8e5/) [F6E4](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f6e4/) [F4E2](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f4e2/) [F7E2](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f7e2/) [F1E2](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f1e2/) Sensor circuit on other makes [Bertazzoni F6](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-f6/) [Fisher & Paykel A70](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a70/) [GE C7](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-c7/) [LG tE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-te/) [Miele F1](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f1/) [Samsung tE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-te/) [SKS tE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/sks-te/) [Smeg E4](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/smeg-e4/) [All 11 codes of this kind](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/#family-sensor-circuit) Whirlpool builds this ### Built-in dishwasher The standard 24-inch machine under the counter, and the one nearly every American kitchen has. ## In Whirlpool's own words > Potential Cause: Thermistor or OWI Sensor [Whirlpool product help: F3E2 error code](https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F3E2-_Dishwasher) [Whirlpool product help: Clean light flashing](https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Beeping%2F%2FFlashing/Clean_Light_Flashing_-_Dishwasher) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. 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Restore the control with a 30-second power cut. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Does F3E2 on my Whirlpool mean the dishes are dirty? No, it concerns a sensor reading, not the wash result. Either the thermistor or the optical soil sensor sent a bad signal. ### Will a sensor be replaced right away for F3E2 on a Whirlpool? No, the sensor is metered before anything is swapped. A 30-second power cut comes first. --- **[Read on the site: Whirlpool dishwasher showing F3E2 | DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f3e2/)** **[Book a visit with DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/schedule/)**