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Error codeF2 / E2
ApplianceDishDrawer Dishwasher
Quick answer
F2 is a motor fault with one owner check, the area around the rotor.
Model compatibility: Fisher & Paykel reuses codes across series and model years, so F2 / E2 may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
Plain language
What this code means
Motor problem or motor rotor fault.
What F2 refers to
The wash motor of a DishDrawer drives the water that cleans the dishes, so when it faults the cycle stops. The older DD24/DD60 guide lists F2 as “motor problem”. The current support article lists it as “motor rotor fault”. The Classic-panel counterpart is E2.
Check around the rotor
This is the only hands-on step in the published material. Look for debris around the rotor and remove it. The rotor is the part of the motor that spins, so anything lodged against it could bring on the code. The older guide gives no owner step at all; it tells you to ring a service centre or Customer Care.
Turn the DishDrawer off at the power supply, or unplug it, before reaching into the motor area. Do not take anything apart to go deeper. If the fault is still there afterwards, book a service.
Outcomes after the check
Result
Next step
Debris removed and F2 stays away
Keep using the drawer and watch the following cycles
Nothing found, or F2 returns
Book a service, as the support article says
The older guide’s routine for every code
Press the button briefly so the beeping stops.
Switch the DishDrawer off, wait a few seconds, and switch it on.
If the code has vanished, carry on using it.
If it has not, note the code, then unplug the unit or turn it off at the power supply and go through the chart for that code.
When the chart does not solve it, unplug the unit again and phone a service centre or Customer Care with the code.
The chart line for F2 is only the phone call, so once the restart has been tried you have reached its last step.
Why service takes over
With a clear rotor and the code still showing, the support article says to book a service. F8 is a related code: it covers the motor controller electronics and is listed as service-only.
Important safety warning. Do not attempt repairs involving electrical components, gas, water lines, refrigerant or sealed systems. Unplug the appliance if it is safe to reach the outlet, and leave internal diagnostics to a qualified technician.
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