Code overview
Content status: Verified
- Error code
- F8E1
- Appliance
- Dishwasher
F8E1 is the Maytag dishwasher inlet water code for no water or a closed tap.
Model compatibility: Maytag reuses codes across series and model years, so F8E1 may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
What this code means
F8E1
F8E1 means inlet water: no water or the tap is closed.
F8E1 summary
- Group: inlet water
- Reading: water is missing, or the tap has been shut
- Appliance: Maytag dishwasher
First thing to look at
Find the shut-off tap that feeds the machine and confirm it is open. Should the display persist with water flowing, hand it to a technician.
Other inlet water entries
F8E2 covers the fill valve electrically, F8E3 covers low water, suds or air in the pump, and F8 E1 is the not-detecting-water display.
Booking Maytag dishwasher service
Customers in the Miami, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Diego metro areas can phone (844) 415-0954. A dishwasher repair visit starts from the code and the model number, plus whether the tap was open.
Source: Maytag 24in Microfiltration Dishwashers Technical Manual W11499711 Rev B
Safety warning
Do not attempt repairs involving electrical components, gas, water lines, refrigerant or sealed systems. Unplug the appliance if it is safe to reach the outlet, and leave internal diagnostics to a qualified technician.
Sources & references
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