Fisher & Paykel Appliance Repair in Denver

A Fisher & Paykel front load washer that finds a problem beeps continuously and shows a code. Some codes are user warnings you clear yourself. For a fault number, Fisher & Paykel gives a reset routine: turn the washer off at the power point, wait one minute and turn it back on, check that it is level, remove the load and run a Rinse cycle. If the fault returns after a second power reset, it needs a technician.

Other common causes, from the Fisher & Paykel guide for its 24-inch WH2424 models:

• Not draining: a blocked pump filter or drain hose. The pump filter sits behind a cover at the bottom right of the front, and Fisher & Paykel recommends cleaning it about once a month.
• Not spinning properly or vibrating: an unbalanced load, a washer that is not level, too many suds, or transit bolts left in after installation.
• Door will not open: the drum is over 140°F, the water level is above the bottom of the door seal, or the drum is still moving.
• Water under the machine: check the hoses, the detergent drawer and the door seal; a damaged seal has to be replaced.

A DishDrawer beeps and flashes a code when it detects a fault; on double models each drawer reports separately and the other keeps working. A codes come with owner steps. For an F code, first reset: press power to stop the beeping, again to turn it off, wait a few seconds and turn it back on.

• A1: turn the water supply on. A3, cannot drain: check the drain hose for a blockage or kink.
• A6: the spray arm is loose or water pressure is low; refit the arm so it turns freely. A7: excess foam; let the auto recovery finish and check the detergent.
• F1, flood detected or excess foaming: if no water is visible, Fisher & Paykel says to turn the power off overnight, then run a cycle without detergent and reduce detergent to one teaspoon at most. If there is water on the floor, turn off power and water and book service.
• F2, motor rotor fault: with the power off, remove any debris around the rotor. If it continues, it needs service.
• F3 is a water temperature fault, F4 a heating element failure, F5 a lid motor fault, F6 a drying fan fault, F7 a fill valve fault, F8 and F9 electronics faults and FC a communication fault between drawers. Fisher & Paykel states these require a service technician.

From the Fisher & Paykel professional range guide: an ignitor that keeps clicking after the burner lights is dirty or wet; with the burner off, clean it with a small brush or a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol. A flame that does not go all around the cap means wet, dirty or misaligned burner parts. Uneven, very large, yellow or sooty flames mean the gas type or adjustment is wrong: Fisher & Paykel says not to use the burners and to call for service.

On the oven, the door stays locked after self-clean until the oven cools, up to 45 minutes after a cancelled cycle. Alert codes A2 and A3 are door lock errors at the start and end of a clean cycle; try power off at the wall and on again first. A convection fan that does not come on is listed as a technical fault.

Altitude matters for some cooktops: the installation guide for gas cooktops CG244D, CG305D and CG365D requires a high-altitude kit above 3,000 feet, one for 3,000-6,000 feet and another above 6,000 feet. Denver, at about 5,280 feet, falls in the first band; Castle Rock, at about 6,224 feet, in the second. The range installation guides we checked list no such kit, so it depends on your model.

Fisher & Paykel parts are specific to the model and serial number. On WH2424 washers it is on the rear of the machine and above the drum opening with the door open. On AeroCare dryers it is on the drum opening surround. On RF172 French door refrigerators the serial plate is at the front bottom right with the door open. On OR36S freestanding ranges the data plate is below the bottom drawer. Send a photo of the plate, the code on the display and the symptom in one sentence.