233 is a read error on the data from the Motor Controller. The manual's single remedy is replacing the controller.
Model compatibility: Fisher & Paykel reuses codes across series and model years, so 233 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
Phase 6: a problem reading the EEPROM data coming from the Motor Controller.
The 233 entry
For Phase 6 the manual names 233 “EEPROM Read Error”. Its one-line description says the machine cannot properly read the EEPROM data the Motor controller supplies.
Decoding the sentence
An EEPROM is a small memory inside an electronic module that holds its settings. Reading the stored data fails here. How or why is not stated.
What the manual lists
Primary fault: the Motor controller is faulty.
Action: replace the Motor controller.
Secondary fault and owner checks: none.
Compared with 230
Another Phase 6 EEPROM code, 230, has a stored value out of range since the controller is of the wrong version. For 233 the controller is called faulty, not mismatched. A new Motor Controller ends both, yet they are separate entries.
At home
Power the washer down at the wall, and keep the plug out until it has been looked at. Only one remedy exists, and household hands are not the ones to carry it out.
Related entries
Code 230: the stored value is out of range because of a controller of the wrong version.
Code 3: the Motor Controller found a memory error.
Phone (310) 872-1939 for washer service in Los Angeles. Have the full code, the model number from the machine label, and any other numbers seen before or after 233. The manual states one fault and one remedy for this entry, so other numbers may involve something different. See also the washer repair page.
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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