20 Most Recent Fisher and Paykel 24 in. DD603H W Built-in Dishwasher - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Suds? If you use dishwashing detergent you shouldn't get suds. If a small amount of sink type dish soap is left on a dish before loading it into the dishwasher this can happen. I would use several rinse and drain cycles with the racks and dishes removed until the suds are gone.

Never use any type of liquid dish soap made for sinks. The same thing that makes suds in the sink will make even more in the dish washer.

Hope this helps!

Usually the Finish tablets work well. Drop it in the cutlery basket.

If the power is connected and you are able to program the wash cycle, then it appears the drawer close sensor is failing. The controller is unable to detect drawer close and start the wash cycle. Need to replace the sensor or clean it. The location is shown on page 10 item 5 (tub home sensor) in this parts manualhttp://data.manualslib.com/pdf/6/519/51826-fisher__paykel/dd603h.pdf?e53609423d7a330cba24becd37b5c6f1&take=binary

If the power is connected and you are able to program the wash cycle, then it appears the drawer close sensor is failing. The controller is unable to detect drawer close and start the wash cycle. Need to replace the sensor or clean it. The location is shown on page 10 item 5 (tub home sensor) in this parts manual http://data.manualslib.com/pdf/6/519/51826-fisher__paykel/dd603h.pdf?e53609423d7a330cba24becd37b5c6f1&take=binary

There should be a port under the soap powder fill door with a screw cap and a red LED., Unscrew the cap and fill with liquid rinse aid.

Try and do a power reset to the dishwasher. This means turn the mains power off to the dishwasher and back on again. If there is no mains socket under the kitchen bench then maybe do this from the mains contactor switch in the meter box. If there is no difference to the behaviour of the top drawer then the controller has most likely packed up. You can test things out by taking controller from bottom drawer and putting in top drawer. But this requires some experience with taking out the front covers of the drawers, taking out the connectors and putting back. If you mix the connector connections etc you can cause more damage. Take photos as you go along. Make sure the dishwasher is disconnected from mains power when you are working on it.

Not funny Cindy - Any chance you can access the power breaker in the panel for the dishwasher? Sometimes with even short power bumps or outages, electronic controls get out of whack - Leave the breaker off for a minute and then turn it back on - As for the water level, I would question if the hookup was done entirely correctly - The idea is for the drain to connect to the most clear point of the sink drain - if you drain came with a pre-made Dishwasher drain connection, did the installer make sure that the plug was fully removed before connecting - Even in my mobile dishwasher I might get an inch of water, but not what you are experiencing - Good Luck

I can't tell you how to get it apart, but this is a known problem. Once you figure out how to clean it out I suggest you stop using powered dishwasher detergent and use something like Cascade Complete (liquid)

The controller is detecting some abnormal condition. Clean the interior of the dishwasher with warm water and clean cloth. Remove the base drain plate etc., before cleaning and clean the plate separately. Put back and try again. If no difference, then buy Finish dishwasher cleaning kit and run the dishwasher on one of the hot cycles. (You will have to keep pushing the pause button ). See if it clears everything. If not then call the technician as the controller may need replacement.

Assuming the inlet water tap is not shut you will need to verify if the problem is with both drawers or just one. If it is only one drawer then the inlet valve is fualty. If you hear a click on start of wash but water does not get through.

Most likely cause is the rotor at the base of the drawer is stuck or there is some foreign object in the drain sump. You will have to pull out the rotor and check for any obstructions - broken glass or pieces of bone or dry seed.

These units are nothing but grief!! Problem sounds similar to my one, it caused me no end of problems from the time it was installed and don\'t bother calling F&P service coz it will cost you almost as much as a new dishwasher. They have an inherent prob with circuit board, even service tech (on the quiet) said they are bad.The best thing I did for mine was throw it on the scrap metal pile and bought myself a Meile, not one problem. its super quiet and designed to last 20 years. Use the bottom one till it completely craps itself (prob not long) and then buy a NON F&P one!!!