f6 on Whirlpool ADP 5966

[guest25]

Could anyone please tell me what an F6 fault code on ADP 5966 means.
Thanks
Paul

[Dave_Conway]

Re: f6 on Whirlpool ADP 5966

F6 doesn’t appear to be a listed fault code for some reason.

What’s the dishwasher doing ?

Dave.

[guest25]

Re: f6 on Whirlpool ADP 5966

Dave, thanks for prompt reply. Machine ejects dirty water during a cycle but does not refill. F6 and on/off button starts flashing and the 40-50 deg cycle light also flahes, we use the ECO 50 program but when the isuue occurs the 40-50 deg light also flashes.

The machine fills up initially at the start of the program with no problem, but just won’t refill after ejecting dirty water during the cycle.

Hope this helps,
Thanks
Paul

[Dave_Conway]

Re: f6 on Whirlpool ADP 5966

It sounds like it’s not draining properly to me, although I’m not completely up to speed on these models.

Someone will pick this up later no doubt who will know the machine better than I do.

Dave.

[DentedPorsche]

Re: f6 on Whirlpool ADP 5966

Sorry, won’t be much help but F6 error means “Water tap closed”.
Without seeing and checking the machine can only guess at either faulty inlet valve or crushed inlet hose.

[guest25]

Re: f6 on Whirlpool ADP 5966

Thanks for the info guys. The inlet pipe isn’t crushed but I think the water pressure is fairly low, so I’m going to try and hook it up to a better feed as a first step before I try anything with the inlet valve. This may take a day or so, but I’ll let you know the outcome as soon as.

Thanks again for your help.

Paul

[guest25]

Re: f6 on Whirlpool ADP 5966

I checked the mains valve and it was only about 70{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} open.

Afterwards I ran it using the normal 50 degree eco programme and the
following happened :

1) it discharged any residual water
2) filled & washed during the 1st cycle
3) emptied and then re-filled
4) during the 2nd wash cycle it emptied, stopped and showed the fault
message F6.

This is quite strange since it filled and emptied a number of times before
failing which previously it would only fill at the start and then show F6.

Anymore suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Paul

[DentedPorsche]

Re: f6 on Whirlpool ADP 5966

Again, Sorry but without seeing and checking I can only guess at a faulty inlet valve. You’re best bet is to put your post code in here and see if there’s an engineer near you. I do advise getting an engineer as it will work out cheaper in the long run.

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