KitchenAid Dishwasher F8E5 Error Code: Fill Valve Stuck Open

A fill valve stuck open is the potential cause KitchenAid lists behind F8E5. The company’s guidance is brief and ordered, and the order decides when electricity comes into it.

What to do, in the order given

• Close the water supply to the unit first, provided you can reach it.
• Tap Cancel once to quiet the alarm tone, and shut the door.
• At that stage the unit stays powered and the door stays closed.
• Switching the dishwasher off at the power is the fallback, used only when the supply cannot be closed.

Power is left alone while water can be stopped and cut only when it cannot be. KitchenAid offers no explanation for that.

Missing from the guidance

There is no reset or power cycle, no description of where the shut-off valve is or how to work it, and nothing after the shut-off steps. In practice that means arranging a visit.

If there is water on the floor

Water spreading across the floor or showing up around the bottom edge is a reason to stay clear of the electrical connections, and not to wade in and work on the machine. Mop it up, and get the dishwasher looked at before running another cycle.

Other codes involving water

• F8E4: drip tray water or loose connections, and the drain sequence for professionally installed units
• F10E5 (FAE5): a diverter leak
• F6E2: the fill valve’s electrical circuit

Fill valve stuck open repair in Los Angeles

Once the water is off, call (310) 363-8964 for KitchenAid dishwasher repair in Los Angeles. Give the F8E5 code, the model number and whether the power had to be cut. See the dishwasher repair page.

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