Error codes · Frigidaire · Dishwashers

Frigidaire dishwasher error codes: water that would not come in, or would not go out.

Frigidaire, Frigidaire Gallery and Frigidaire Professional run one dishwasher control, and it prints a lower-case i followed by two characters. Two of them are the whole story most days — i10 for water in and i20 for water out — and most of the rest are states the display shows while it works: a heat delay, a door not latched, a power blip. Find the code, work the checks, and clear it with Cancel.

Covers: 2015-and-newer dishwashers (FFCD2418, FFID2426, FGID2466, FGID2476, FGIP2468, FPID2498, FDPC4221, FDSP4401, FDPH4316) across the Frigidaire, Gallery and Professional badges.

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The code as the display prints it; an older spelling sits under it on the card.

Frigidaire · First

Before you clear it

Frigidaire prints E codes (E10, E21, E41) and F codes on ranges (F10, F30). The code history is read from the control's own diagnostic mode.

1

The display prints i and two characters (i10, i20, iC0); a model with lights only shows the code as a blink pattern in its manual. CL or Cd is the door, not the control lock. 01–24 counting down is the delay start, and 1–199 is the minutes left in the cycle.

2

The reset: press Cancel once (the dishwasher drains for about a minute), then once more. If the code stays, switch the dishwasher's breaker off for 3 minutes and back on.

3

PRESS START scrolling across the display is an instruction, not a fault — close the door within 5 seconds of pressing Start.

4

The code history is read by a technician from the control's own test mode; the owner reset above is the only published one.

5

The model and serial plate is on the edge of the door — open it and look along the top or the right side of the inner door. Every warranty call starts with those two numbers.

Section 1 of 3

Water in, water out

i10#1
Fix at home
Code

Fill fault

What it means

The dishwasher opened its valve and did not see enough water come in. The supply is off, slow or kinked.

Check first
  1. The shutoff under the sink that feeds the dishwasher is open all the way.
  2. The supply line under the sink is not kinked or pinched behind the cabinet.
  3. The hot tap at the sink runs with normal pressure; a house with low pressure or a clogged filter starves the fill.
  4. A newly installed dishwasher: the line was flushed before it was hooked up — debris from the install plugs the valve screen.
The fix

Open the shutoff, straighten the line and press Cancel, then start a cycle. With the supply good, the inlet valve on the dishwasher is not opening — a part, and on a machine under warranty a warranty call. Water work is a licensed plumber's.

i20#2
Fix at home
Code

Did not drain

What it means

The pump ran and the tub did not empty. iF0 on the same control is the same drain trouble by another name; i40 points at the filter itself.

Check first
  1. A disposer was installed with the dishwasher: the knockout plug inside the disposer's dishwasher inlet is out — the single most common cause on a new install.
  2. The drain hose is not pinched where it passes through the cabinet, and it loops up high (at least 32 inches off the floor) before it drops to the drain or the disposer.
  3. The filter and the glass trap in the bottom of the tub are out and rinsed, and the sump under them is clear of food.
  4. The sink drain itself runs free.
The fix

Clear the drain path, press Cancel twice and run a cycle. A clear hose and a clean sump with the pump humming and moving nothing is the drain pump — a technician's part.

i40#3
Fix at home
Code

Filter or sump clogged

What it means

Food has built up in the sump and the water cannot get to the pump.

Check first
  1. Turn the lower spray arm aside, lift out the cylinder filter and the flat filter under it, and rinse both under the tap with a soft brush.
  2. Reach into the sump with a flashlight and a rag; pull out the glass, the label, the seed.
The fix

Clean the filters and the sump, seat them back the way they came out, and run a cycle. Rinse the filter weekly on a house that scrapes rather than rinses.

i30#4
Service call
Code

Leak in the base

What it means

The float in the pan under the tub lifted — water is collecting under the dishwasher. The control shuts the valve and runs the drain pump to protect the floor.

Check first
  1. Turn the shutoff under the sink off.
  2. Pull the kick plate off the bottom front and look in with a flashlight: a drip at the inlet valve, a wet drain hose, or water from the door — the tub overfilled or the door seal leaks.
  3. The dishwasher is level front to back and side to side; a dishwasher leaning forward pours out the door.
The fix

Dry the pan with a towel (tip the float back down by hand), fix what dripped, and run a cycle with the shutoff open while you watch. A pan that fills again with every connection dry is a leak inside — a tub seal, a pump seal, the heater gasket — a technician's job.

Stop & call

Water under a dishwasher is stop, not wait: turn the water off under the sink and leave it off until it is looked at. On a machine under warranty this is a warranty service call.

Section 2 of 3

The motor, the heater and the board

i50#5
Service call
Code

Wash motor fault

What it means

The control drove the wash motor (or the drain motor) and it did not answer the way it should.

Check first
  1. The spray arms turn freely by hand and nothing has fallen into the sump to jam the impeller.
  2. Press Cancel, switch the breaker off for 5 minutes, and run a cycle.
The fix

i50 that returns with a clear sump is the wash motor, the drain motor or the board that drives them — a technician's part.

Stop & call

i50 after a reset is a service call. On a machine under warranty it is a warranty service call.

i60#6
Service call
Code

Heater fault

What it means

The water did not heat the way the control expected — the heater, its sensor or its relay.

Check first
  1. The water at the sink's hot tap reaches 120°F within a minute; run it hot before starting a cycle so the dishwasher starts warm.
  2. Press Cancel, switch the breaker off for 5 minutes, and run a cycle.
The fix

i60 that returns with hot water at the sink is the heating element, its temperature sensor or the control — a technician's part. The dishwasher still washes cold meanwhile.

Stop & call

i60 after a reset is a service call; a burnt smell from under the tub at any point is stop, breaker off, and call. On a machine under warranty it is a warranty service call.

iC0#7
Service call
Code

Control board fault

What it means

The electronic control failed its own check or lost its link to the panel.

Check first
  1. Press Cancel, switch the breaker off for 5 minutes, and try a cycle.
The fix

iC0 that returns is the control board — a technician's part. Nothing to reach at home.

Stop & call

iC0 after a reset is a service call. On a machine under warranty it is a warranty service call.

Section 3 of 3

States, not faults

CL#8

Also printed as Cd

Fix at home
Code

Door open

What it means

Not a fault. The door is not closed and latched, so the cycle will not start.

Check first
  1. Push the door shut until the latch clicks; a rack pushed out past its stop, or a tall pot, keeps it from latching.
  2. The latch strike at the top of the tub is clean and nothing is bent.
The fix

The code goes out when the door latches. A door that latches and still prints CL has a latch switch that is not reporting — a part.

LOC#9
Fix at home
Code

Controls locked

What it means

Not a fault. The panel is locked, so a button press does nothing and the display reads LOC.

Check first
  1. Press and hold the Lock key (the panel prints it, often under the Delay or Options button) for 3 seconds until the lock light goes out.
The fix

The panel answers again.

Hd#10

Also printed as HO

Fix at home
Code

Heat delay

What it means

Not a fault. The dishwasher is holding while it heats the water to the temperature the cycle wants — about 1–2 minutes for each degree it has to climb.

Check first
  1. Wait. Cold incoming water makes a long delay; run the sink's hot tap until it runs hot before starting the dishwasher next time.
The fix

Nothing to fix. A heat delay that never ends and a cycle that finishes cold is i60's fault with no code printed yet.

PF#11
Fix at home
Code

Power failure

What it means

Not a fault. The power went out mid-cycle; the dishwasher stopped where it was.

Check first
  1. Press Start/Cancel once to clear it, then start a new cycle.
The fix

Nothing to fix. PF with no outage is a loose connection at the junction box under the dishwasher — an electrician's look.

Warranty · When to file

When it's a warranty call

Every unit leaves with the manufacturer's full factory warranty. The codes below name a part inside the machine — once the checks have ruled out the install, the power and the hoses, call Frigidaire's line with the model and serial, and text us if you want a hand with the claim.

All units are surplus inventory (open box, cancelled order, customer return, overstock, or minor scratch & dent). Every unit includes the manufacturer's full factory warranty. Please inspect thoroughly in person before purchasing — cosmetic imperfections or missing accessories are possible.

Still stuck?

Text us the model number and what it's doing — we'll point you at the next step.

A fix, a part, or a warranty call — the plate's model and serial plus one line about the symptom is all it takes to tell which.

These pages are educational. Every appliance is a little different — follow the manufacturer's manual and local code, and leave gas, water heater and 240V work to a licensed installer.