Fisher paykel dishwasher dd601I runs complete normal cycle and finishes normally. 2-3 sec. after completion the washer motor srarts to run and the f1 fault (flood sw. activated) is dislayed. When the power button is pushed the fault spontaneously disappears and the motor stops. no moisture is in thre bottom under the tub and the normal cycle can be ru again with the same results.

The motor in the front is the dryer motor. This will keep running until the dry cycle is complete. If it is beeping and there is no other display or light flashing then this motor is faulty and needs replacement.

If the cycle is complete and dishes are clean, then you need to worry. Try to pull the drain hose up a bit under the sink. Also buy a Finish dishwasher cleaning kit and run dishwasher as per instructions on the kit. That should clean any obsrtuctions in the drain side.

it will help to come up with a cause and solution if you can please specify the model number of the dishwasher.

Also please confirm if you hear the pump motor start during the cycle. How do you stop the dishwasher. Is there water in the base and if so, is it clean or dirty and feels warm or normal temperature.

Do you get any error code on the display?

Does the cycle complete or dishwasher keeps running?
Do you hear the pump trying to drain?

Is it happening in all wash cycles or some?

The easiest thing to do is to check if the filter at the base is clean.
I am assuming the kitchen drain is clear because the other drawer seems to work normally.

Have you got your dishwasher on an extended drying cycle?

Normally it works for about 10 minutes after the wash cycle is complete - not hours.

Clogged pump stopped up drain. If the washer does not think all water was pumped out in 8 minutes then it shuts down. Slow drain is my first inclination.


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F1-water on bottom of dishwasher. Uselly it cost by broken drain hose. Need expert tech to fix the problem.

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F1 is a flood code meaning excessive amounts of water have collected on the bottom catch basin. If a flood condition is detected, both draws will activate the drain motors and flash F1. Remove the bottom drawer and dry the catch basin.
There are three possible scenarios; 1. Defective lid motor(s)...Each drawer has two lid motors that pull the lid tight to the drawer when the cycle is started. (this was very common on early models) 2. Something too tall was placed in the drawer preventing the lid from closing completely. OR 3. (only seen this once) the drain hose developed a crack causing water to leak only when draining. Hope this helps....

Code F1 indicates that Flood switch has been
activated which explain why you feel that it is overfilling.

Water leaking
Drain hose disconnected
from waste pipe.
Reconnect the drain hose to the waste pipe.
Supply inlet hose not
properly connected.
Ensure the inlet hose is connected securely.
Other leaks. Turn water and power supplies to the
Dishwaher off.