Fisher & Paykel Dish Washer Drawer

[Hugo]

I have seen a lot of newer coaches and Newells in general have the Fisher Paykel Dish Drawer. I almost always like to do a lot of research when I'm looking to have upgrades done on our Newell coach. I appreciate all the help and information I have gotten from all you great coach owners. I would really like to know how those of you who have a dish drawer have liked it's performance? Do they do a good job at cleaning the dishes? Have you had any issues or major repairs done? What would you say is the life expectancy of one of these dish drawers? We only use our coach for a few trips a year so we wouldn't be using the dish washer drawer daily but I would like to make this upgrade choice a good one. Any input?

[The Newell]

After researching on a Fisher & Paykel Dish Washer forum I have found that the average life expectancy is 5-6 Years and most people have issues either locating parts and or service centers.

Joseph

[jack14r]

I have 3 of these 2 in houses and 1 in the coach and I have had 1 service call on a home unit which is now about 7 years old.I really like the size and how quiet they are.

[JustDustin]

Fisher & Paykel Dish Washer is a nice unit. Great for the RVer because it's compact which will save you space and you can do smaller loads of dishes. They are super quite maybe you'll hear a little humming if you don't have the TV but it won't interrupt you while you're reading a good book and you definitely won't be able to hear it while you watch TV or listen to music.

[Derek Knight]

Do these dish washer drawers save on water? How much water do they use for a load of dishes? Having them in your coach do you only use it when hooked up to water?

[NewellCrazy]

Q 12. The DishDrawer™ makes intermittent beeping noises

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[TH]Q 1. The DishDrawer™ will not start[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause The power is not connected.
Solution Connect the power supply.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The LOCK feature is on.
Solution Turn the LOCK off. Hold down the LOCK button until the 'Lock' symbol (prefinished models) or the green light (integrated models) disappears.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The door is not closed properly.
Solution Ensure the door is firmly closed.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The START/PAUSE button has not been pressed.
Solution Press the START/PAUSE button.[/TD]
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[TH]Q 2. The DishDrawer™ will not drain[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause The drain hose is bent or kinked.
Solution Straighten the hose to allow water flow.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The filter and/or drain hose is blocked.
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[TH]Q 3. Dishes are left with water marks at the end of the wash cycle[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause The DishDrawer™ is overloaded.
Solution The DishDrawer™ is overloaded.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The Rinse Aid setting is too low.
Solution Increase the Rinse Aid setting.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause Insufficient Rinse Aid.
Solution Ensure the Rinse Aid dispenser is sufficiently filled. [/TD]
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[TH]Q 4. Dishes are not clean at the end of the wash cycle[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause The wash programme is unsuitable for the load.
Solution Ensure the wash programme is suitable for the load or that soils are not too heavily baked on and require soaking.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The spray arm is unable to rotate.
Solution The spray arm is unable to rotate.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The DishDrawer™ is overloaded or loaded incorrectly.
Solution The DishDrawer™ is overloaded or loaded incorrectly.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The detergent was placed in the wrong compartment.
Solution Ensure the detergent is placed in the larger compartment.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause There is not enough detergent used.
Solution Check the detergent recommended usage guide.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The detergent is unsuitable.
Solution Ensure the detergent is recommended for domestic automatic dishwashers.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause Excessive food is not removed from dinnerware before being loaded.
Solution Scrape off excess food and scraps from dinnerware before loading.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The spray arm holes are blocked.
Solution Ensure the spray arm is clean.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The filter plate/drain filter is blocked.
Solution Ensure the filter plate/drain filter is clean.[/TD]
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[TH]Q 5. The dishes are not dry at the end of the cycle[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause There is insufficient Rinse Aid.
Solution Ensure the Rinse Aid dispenser is filled.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The DishDrawer™ is overloaded or loaded incorrectly.
Solution The DishDrawer™ is overloaded or loaded incorrectly.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The Rinse Aid setting is too low.
Solution Increase the Rinse Aid setting.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The Eco wash programme was used.
Solution Choose a standard wash programme.[/TD]
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[TH]Q 6. The DishDrawer™ interior is stained[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause Foods such as tomato based products may stain the inside of the DishDrawer™.
Solution Foods such as tomato based products may stain the inside of the DishDrawer™.[/TD]
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[TH]Q 7. The DishDrawer™ is foaming during the cycle[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause There is too much egg in the wash load.
Solution Add detergent to the pre-rinse compartment.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The Rinse Aid setting is too high.
Solution Decrease the Rinse Aid setting.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause Too much detergent was used
Solution Refer to the detergent's recommended usage guide.[/TD]
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[TH]Q 8. The detergent was not dispensed during the cycle[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause The detergent dispenser was wet when the detergent was loaded.
Solution Dry the detergent dispenser before loading again to prevent caking.[/TD]
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[TH]Q 9. The DishDrawer™ is making excessive motor noise[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause The filter plate/spray arm is incorrectly placed.
Solution Ensure the filter plate/spray arm is correctly placed.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause There is no water in the motor area. This usually occurs on the first use or when the DishDrawer™ has not been used for long periods of time.
Solution There is no water in the motor area. This usually occurs on the first use or when the DishDrawer™ has not been used for long periods of time.[/TD]
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[TH]Q 10. The DishDrawer™ is leaking water[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause The drain hose has disconnected from the waste pipe.
Solution Reconnect the drain hose to the waste pipe.[/TD]
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[TD]Possible Cause The supply inlet hose has not been properly connected.
Solution Ensure the inlet hose is connected securely.[/TD]
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[TH]Q 11. The DishDrawer™ will not open[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause The Child Lock function is on.
Solution The Child Lock function is on.[/TD]
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[TH]Q 12. The DishDrawer™ makes intermittent beeping noises[/TH]
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[TD]Possible Cause The DishDrawer™ is in pause mode.
Solution Close the drawer and press the START/PAUSE button.


Here are the most common issues. I took this from Fisher & Paykel website. I wonder which models are lasting 5-6 years since those are the models to keep away from.



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[Randy J]

Just looked these up. Wowzer! these are slick. just enough room for the dirty dishes of two.