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title: "Fisher & Paykel dishwasher error code A09"
description: "Fisher and Paykel dishwasher error code A09: The Sanitize cycle did not reach the temperature it needs to sanitize the load."
url: "https://fisherpaykelmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-a09-dishwasher/"
date_modified: "2026-08-26"
Appliance type: "Dishwashers and DishDrawers"
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# Fisher & Paykel dishwasher error code A09

### What A09 means on a dishwasher

The Sanitize cycle did not reach the temperature it needs to sanitize the load. This is the maker’s own wording from the DishDrawer dishwashers user guide, not an interpretation of it.

### What to do

- Check whether the water supply was turned off or the program interrupted.
- Press once to stop the beeping, then again to clear the code.
- Run the sanitize cycle again.

### What the repair is

Conditions in this family end at [Dishwasher wash performance repair](https://fisherpaykelmiami.support/services/dishwasher-wash-performance-repair/) more often than anywhere else. The figure on that page is a starting point; the exact cost is confirmed after an on-site diagnostic and agreed in writing before anything is opened.

DishDrawer dishwashers

What this one means

What A09 means on a dishwasher

The Sanitize cycle did not reach the temperature it needs to sanitize the load. This is the maker’s own wording from the DishDrawer dishwashers user guide, not an interpretation of it.

What to do

Check whether the water supply was turned off or the program interrupted.

Press once to stop the beeping, then again to clear the code.

Run the sanitize cycle again.

What the repair is

Conditions in this family end at Dishwasher wash performance repair more often than anywhere else. The figure on that page is a starting point; the exact cost is confirmed after an on-site diagnostic and agreed in writing before anything is opened.

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