What To Do If - KitchenAid KDFX6031 Use And Care Manual

What to do if...

If a fault occurs, before contacting the After-sales Service, make the following checks to try
and remedy the problem. Most faults can be remedied by taking the following courses of
action, quickly restoring normal appliance operation.
The appliance...
salt indicator is lit
rinse aid indicator is lit
...is not working/will not start
...shows "F6 E7" or "F6 E1" or
"H2O"
...shows "F6 E3"/wash program
ended too early (dishes are dirty
and wet)
...shows "F8 E1"
...shows other fault display "Fx Ey"
is lit
Possible causes...
• Salt reservoir is empty. (After refill
the sale indicator may remain lit at
the end of several wash cycles).
• Rinse aid dispenser is empty.
• The appliance must be switched on. • Check the household circuit fuse if
• The dishwasher door doesn't close. • Check if the dishwasher's door is
• "Delayed start" option is ON.
• Water tap closed.
• Water pressure too low.
• Bent water inlet hose or clogged
inlet filters.
• Dirty or clogged filters or spray
arms.
• Too little water in the dishwasher's
water system.
• Drain hose incorrectly fitted.
• High level of foam inside.
• Dirty filters.
• Kinked drain hose.
• Syphon hose connection closed.
• Appliance has technical defect.
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Solutions...
• Refill reservoir with salt
• Adjust water hardness - see table.
• Refill dispenser with rinse aid.
there is no power supply.
closed.
• Check whether the "Delayed start"
option (if available) has been
selected. If it has, the appliance will
only start once the set time has
elapsed. If necessary, RESET the
appliance by pressing CANCEL or
start the cycle immediately by
pressing START.
• The water tap must be open.
• The water tap must be fully open
during water inlet (minimum
capacity: 0.5 litres per minute).
• The water inlet hose must not be
bent and the relative inlet filter in
the water tap connector must not be
dirty or clogged.
• Clean the filters and spray arms.
• Concave items (e.g. bowls, cups)
must be arranged facing downwards
in the rack.
• The drain hose must be fitted
correctly (for high mounted
appliances, leave min. 200-400 mm
from the lower edge of the
appliance) - see Assembly
instructions.
• Repeat without detergent or wait
until foam disappears.
• Clean the filters.
• The drain hose must not be kinked.
• The closure disk of the syphon hose
connection must be removed.
• Call factory customer service (state
fault display). Close the water tap.