Fisher & Paykel Washer 33 Code: Water Valve Fault

Only Phase 1 Smartdrive washers carry 33 in the service manual, and the description is one line: the module found a fault with a water valve. No cycle stage or symptom comes with it.

Suspects, in the order listed

1. The valve connections. Both water valves should be properly connected.
2. The valve coils. Either coil may be open circuit.
3. The Display Module. With both coils sound, the manual calls for replacing it.

The manual’s list therefore runs from valve connections to coils and ends with the Display Module, and it applies to Phase 1 machines only.

Where an owner stands

Water valves are the electrically operated parts that admit hot and cold supply water. To see their plugs the washer has to be opened, and an open-circuit coil can only be found with a meter. Neither task suits a household, and anyone opening the cabinet should unplug the machine beforehand. The manual offers no reset an owner could use.

It is worth writing down the moment the code appeared, and checking whether the washer is a Phase 1 model, as the manual ties 33 to that generation.

Valve codes elsewhere in the manual

• Code 48 flags both the hot and cold valves, on Phases 2 to 6.
• Code 49 is the cold valve alone, the proportional one.
• Code 50 is the hot valve alone, the digital one.

Smartdrive washer service in Los Angeles

To book a Fisher & Paykel washer visit in Los Angeles, ring (310) 872-1939 with the model, code 33 and any valve checks already done. The washer repair page covers the rest.

Source: Fisher & Paykel Smartdrive washer service manual 517766 (March 2003), section 19, Detailed Fault Codes