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)
A82
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher A82 Alert (DW60 Series Turbidity Signal Unstable)
AD0
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher AD0 Alert (DW60 Series Door Incongruence)
AE0
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher AE0 Alert (DW60 Series Diverter Position)
F90
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher F90 Error (DW60 Series Checksum Error)
FA0
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher FA0 Error (DW60 Series Supply Frequency)
FA2
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher FA2 Error (DW60 Series Frequency Check Failure)
EC1
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher EC1 Error (DW60 Series Motor Driver Error)
F5
Fisher & Paykel DishDrawer F5 Error Code (Lid Actuator Jammed)
EC2
Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher EC2 Error (DW60 Series Motor PWM Inconsistency)
U3
Fisher & Paykel DishDrawer U3 Code (Other Tub Has Disabled the Supply)
Popular Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher Models
Fisher & Paykel DD601
Model # DD601 (product codes including 87225 and 87448)
Fisher & Paykel DD602
Model # DD602 (product codes including 88244, 88246 and 88252)
Fisher & Paykel DD607
Model # DD607
Fisher & Paykel DS603
Model # DS603 (product codes including 88272, 88273 and 88446)
Fisher & Paykel DS605
Model # DS605
Fisher & Paykel DD24DCTX6
Model # DD24DCTX6
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.