238 comes from the final on-line test made before a machine goes to the field. The manual gives no cause or action.
Model compatibility: Fisher & Paykel reuses codes across series and model years, so 238 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: lid lock fail in-line test (1), a factory end-of-line test code.
Factory test code
The manual spends one sentence on 238, whose title is “Lid Lock Fail In-Line Test (1)”: it describes final on-line tests, the last look before a machine heads out to the field. Phase 6 is the heading it is filed under.
How to read it
It is one of the closing checks run on a finished washer, and the first of two lid lock test outcomes, with code 239 as the other. A primary source, an action and an owner check are all missing from the entry.
If it shows on your washer
The source points to no part.
Fixes written for different lid lock faults do not transfer.
Power the washer off and have it examined.
Where lid lock procedures sit
Should the lid lock really be in doubt, the manual’s worked entries are elsewhere. Code 234 goes through the harness, lock housing and lid tang, while code 235 provides a resistance value for the lock.
Test codes in the manual
Symptoms do not trigger 238 the way they do a drain or heating fault. The manual’s note describes a last check before the washer goes into the field. Entry 239 is its twin, with nearly identical wording.
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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