3 is a memory error inside the Motor Controller Module, listed for every phase from 1 to 6, with replacement as the action.
Model compatibility: Fisher & Paykel reuses codes across series and model years, so 3 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
The Motor Controller Module found a memory error, listed for Phases 1 to 6.
One sentence describes 3 in the manual: the Motor Controller Module has found a memory error. It appears for all phases from 1 to 6 and carries the label Motor Controller Module Fault.
Entry details
Item
Entry
Primary source
The Motor Controller module
Action
Replace that module
Other sources, reset, owner check
None listed
Put simply, the electronics are telling you that one of their memory areas is wrong.
What is not stated
Which memory is affected, whether it stores settings or the program in use, and what damaged it are all unstated. No home remedy exists, and the fault ends with a service visit.
Memory entries with more text
Code 1 is an error while writing an EEPROM address.
Code 7 is a memory fault found by the Display Module.
Code 60 is a memory check fault in the Motor Controller at power-up.
If the number you saw is uncertain, compare it with those entries and describe what the washer was doing, for instance whether a cycle began at all.
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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