Code 163 means an open PCB connection is keeping the cold valve from operating. The manual's action is a new Motor Controller module.
Model compatibility: Fisher & Paykel reuses codes across series and model years, so 163 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
Valve reset pin connect fault: the Motor Controller senses an open-circuit PCB connection, so the cold valve cannot operate.
Meaning of the code
In the Fisher & Paykel manual, 163 goes by “Valve Reset Pin Connect Fault”. A PCB (circuit board) connection is open circuit, and the Motor Controller has noticed. One consequence is given: for as long as it persists, the cold valve is unable to operate.
Open circuit in plain words
The electrical path is broken, so no signal reaches the controller where one is expected. The trouble is a board-level connection and not anything on the water side. Machines of Phase 4 up to Phase 6 carry the code.
The entry in three lines
The Motor Controller module is the primary source.
The action is a new Motor Controller module.
Nothing is listed for owners: no checks, no reset, no second source.
Where not to look
The manual ties the cold valve to this board connection, which leaves that valve out of action while 163 is showing. It never calls the valve itself bad and never mentions inlet hoses or taps. Finding the connection means opening the washer; leave that to a technician, and keep the machine unplugged for such a job.
48: both the hot and the cold valve, through wiring or a coil with an open circuit.
192: a different pin-connect fault, this one at the motor PWM reset.
Los Angeles washer repair
To book Fisher & Paykel washer repair in Los Angeles, call (310) 872-1939. Keep the model number and the code ready, plus a note of whether the tub took in any cold water.
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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