The DishDrawer is a genuinely different machine from a conventional dishwasher, not just a dishwasher turned sideways. Each drawer has its own wash pump, heating element, filter, and control logic, which means the top and bottom drawers effectively run as two independent dishwashers sharing one water and drain connection. In practice that’s an advantage when something goes wrong: if one drawer stops cleaning properly, draining, or latching, the problem is almost always isolated to that drawer’s own mechanism rather than a shared board or pump.
Because a drawer pulls open and closed on a horizontal seal instead of swinging shut like a door, the gasket geometry and latch mechanism are different from what a standard dishwasher uses — and it’s the part we see fail most often on older DishDrawer units. On standard drop-door Fisher & Paykel dishwashers, problems are more familiar: a blocked filter or drain path, a heating circuit that’s lost continuity, or a leak sensor doing exactly what it was designed to do. Either way, our technicians carry the drawer seals, latch assemblies, filters, and heating elements that fail most often for same-visit repairs.
Common Dishwasher Problems
One DishDrawer isn't cleaning while the other runs fine
Drawer won't latch shut, or won't release when the cycle ends
Water pooling in the base of a drawer after the cycle finishes
Dishes coming out wet, cloudy, or still dirty
Leaking from the front or underneath the unit
Cycle stalls partway through, or won't start at all
Dishwasher Error Codes
Recognize a code on your display? Look it up before you unplug anything or attempt a repair.
EE0
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher EE0 Error (DW60 Series Diverter Motor Will Not Start)
FC0
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher FC0 Motor Alarm (DW60 Series)
A60
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher A60 Alert (DW60 Series No Heating)
EC5
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher EC5 Error (DW60 Series Loss of Motor Control)
A61
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher A61 Alert (DW60 Series Temperature Will Not Rise)
EC6
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher EC6 Error (DW60 Series Motor Resistance Measurement Failed)
A62
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher A62 Alert (DW60 Series Water Over 80C)
A70
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher A70 Alert (DW60 Series NTC Sensing Problem)
A80
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher A80 Alert (DW60 Series Turbidity Sensing)
A81
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher A81 Alert (DW60 Series Turbidity Sensor Out of Range)
A82
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher A82 Alert (DW60 Series Turbidity Signal Unstable)
AD0
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher AD0 Alert (DW60 Series Door Incongruence)
Popular Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher Models
Fisher & Paykel DD24DT2CX2
Model # DD24DT2CX2
Fisher & Paykel DW24UNT4X2
Model # DW24UNT4X2
Fisher & Paykel DD24ST2CX2
Model # DD24ST2CX2
Fisher & Paykel DW24UT4I2
Model # DW24UT4I2
Fisher & Paykel DD24DAX9
Model # DD24DAX9 N
Fisher & Paykel DW24U2I1
Model # DW24U2I1
Why Trust Us With Your Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher
- Model Confirmed Before the Visit. A photo of the rating label on your dishwasher lets us confirm the exact Fisher & Paykel model and bring the likely parts on the first trip.
- Measured, Not Guessed. Each suspect part in your dishwasher is tested with a meter or a measured reading before it goes on the estimate.
- Fair Advice on Older Units. When an older dishwasher would cost close to its replacement to repair, we tell you plainly and let you decide.
- Covered After We Leave. Labor on your dishwasher repair carries our 30-day workmanship warranty, written on the invoice.