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.
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- Sensor circuit
- Controls and sensors
- Source: Whirlpool
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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 dishwasherKind of codeSensor 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 toControls and sensors
Dead panels, stuck cycles and blinking lights, separated into board, keypad, sensor and wiring before a part is ordered.
Shows up asDishwasher Cycle Takes Too Long
Cycles run for three hours or more, or the time remaining stalls on the display.
MakeWhirlpool
Everyday built-in dishwashers from one of the largest appliance makers in the US.
SourceWhirlpool 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.
Restore the control with a 30-second power cut.
If the code returns, book a visit; the sensor is checked with a meter before anything is replaced.
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
Dishwasher Cycle Takes Too Long
5 causes, cheapest first
Where F3E2 usually leads
Controls and sensors.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
All guidesWhirlpool
dishwashers.
Everyday built-in dishwashers from one of the largest appliance makers in the US.
Whirlpool dishwasher repair
In Whirlpool's own words
Potential Cause: Thermistor or OWI Sensor
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Listed on Whirlpool's product-help site for its current built-in dishwashers; models without a display blink it on the Clean light.
Whirlpool F3E2 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 F3E2.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing F3E2?
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.