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title: "Fisher & Paykel dishwasher error code A3"
description: "Fisher and Paykel dishwasher error code A3: The drawer cannot drain: the filter may be clogged or seated wrongly, or the drain hose may be blocked or kinked."
url: "https://fisherpaykelmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-a3-dishwasher/"
date_modified: "2026-08-26"
Appliance type: "Dishwashers and DishDrawers"
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# Fisher & Paykel dishwasher error code A3

### What A3 means on a dishwasher

The drawer cannot drain: the filter may be clogged or seated wrongly, or the drain hose may be blocked or kinked. This is the maker’s own wording from the DishDrawer dishwashers user guide, not an interpretation of it.

### What to do

- Check that the filter is clean and installed correctly.
- Check the drain hose and its connection at the sink trap, waste tee or standpipe for a blockage.
- Press once to stop the beeping, then again to clear the code, then press to resume the program.

### The same number means something else on another machine

A3 is not one condition on this maker — it is 3 of them, keyed to the appliance rather than to the number. See [the same number on a oven](https://fisherpaykelmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-a3-oven/), [the same number on a range](https://fisherpaykelmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-a3-range/). If the page you arrived from was about a different machine, it was describing a different problem.

### What the repair is

Conditions in this family end at [Dishwasher drain & filter repair](https://fisherpaykelmiami.support/services/dishwasher-drain-and-filter-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 A3 means on a dishwasher

The drawer cannot drain: the filter may be clogged or seated wrongly, or the drain hose may be blocked or kinked. This is the maker’s own wording from the DishDrawer dishwashers user guide, not an interpretation of it.

What to do

Check that the filter is clean and installed correctly.

Check the drain hose and its connection at the sink trap, waste tee or standpipe for a blockage.

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

The same number means something else on another machine

A3 is not one condition on this maker — it is 3 of them, keyed to the appliance rather than to the number. See the same number on a oven, the same number on a range. If the page you arrived from was about a different machine, it was describing a different problem.

What the repair is

Conditions in this family end at Dishwasher drain & filter 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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