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F03
Hisense F03 on a washing machine: drain fault, hose or filter
Risk level
Low
Usually safe to check without specialist tools.
Urgency
Medium
Quick answer
On Hisense washers, F03 is a water outlet (drain) fault: water is not leaving the drum. Check the drain hose is not pinched, clean the pump filter once the water is cool and rule out ice, then press Start/Pause.
Safety first
Stop and check this first
- Hisense says to make sure the water has cooled before draining it through the filter and warns it may spill: put an absorbent cloth on the floor.
- Do not open the pump filter while the washer is running or use it without the filter properly fitted: it can leak.
Safe checks you can perform
- Drain hose route
- Pump filter
- Frozen hose and restart
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Drain pump check
- Do not attempt this professional task: Test spin
What a technician must be able to justify
Technician visit
These are the steps they must carry out and show you. Tick them as they work: if steps are skipped, do not accept a part swap.
These are not instructions for opening or handling the equipment yourself. They are the checks that should support a technical conclusion.
Drain pump check
What they doThe technician checks whether the drain pump works and whether there are blockages beyond the filter, against Hisense's specification.
They must show youthe pump test and any blockage found.
In writingthe cause, the part replaced with its part number and the reason.
Test spin
What they doAfter the repair, the technician runs a programme with a spin and checks the washer empties without F03.
They must show youthe washer draining and spinning without F03.
In writingthe test carried out, the programme used, the result and the date.
Before accepting a part or repair
Nothing has been shown yet. Do not accept a part swap based on the code alone.
Follow these steps
Note: Follow the documented order. An error code identifies the affected system, but it does not prove by itself which part has failed.
Drain hose route
- Who:
- you, without opening the washer.
- How:
- follow the drain hose from the back of the washer to the house drain and check it is not pinched, squashed or kinked.
- Result that matters:
- water being able to flow through the hose.
- If it was pinched:
- reposition it and press Start/Pause to continue.
- If it is clear:
- clean the pump filter.
- Evidence to keep:
- photo of the hose and its connection to the drain.
Evidence: Hisense HWF5I9014 User's Operation Manual (washing machine)
Pump filter
- Who:
- you, with the water cooled.
- How:
- lay a towel and a container, open the pump filter cover, drain through the discharge pipe if fitted, turn the filter anticlockwise, pull it out, clean it with tap water and screw it back clockwise.
- Result that matters:
- no lint or objects blocking the water path.
- If there was debris and the washer drains after cleaning:
- it was the filter.
- If it was clean:
- check whether the hose could be frozen.
- Evidence to keep:
- photo of the filter and of what came out of it.
Evidence: Hisense HWF5I9014 User's Operation Manual (washing machine)
Frozen hose and restart
- Who:
- you.
- How:
- if the washer is somewhere cold, check the hose for ice; then press Start/Pause and confirm within 60 seconds with Confirm Start, as the manual describes for this model.
- Result that matters:
- ruling out ice and a one-off interruption.
- If it was frozen:
- wait for it to thaw and restart the programme.
- If there is no ice and F03 returns with the hose and filter fine:
- call Hisense's authorised service.
- Evidence to keep:
- note of the room temperature and the result.
Evidence: Hisense HWF5I9014 User's Operation Manual (washing machine)
Still not solved
If the error persists, stop here. See what the technician must do and show you.
Where this code applies
A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.
Primary scope
- System
- Appliances
- Brand
- Hisense
- Product type
- Washing machines
Known code variants
- error F03 Hisense
- error F03 lavavajillas Hotpoint
- error F03 lavavajillas Indesit
- error F03 lavavajillas Whirlpool
- F 03
- F3
- F:03
- Hisense F03 error
- Hisense lavadora F03
- Hisense washer F03
- Hisense washing machine F03 not draining
- Hotpoint dishwasher F03
- Hotpoint dishwasher F03 not draining
- Hotpoint dishwasher F3
- Hotpoint F03 error dishwasher
- Hotpoint F03 lavavajillas
- Hotpoint lavavajillas F3
- Indesit dishwasher F03
- Indesit dishwasher F03 not draining
- Indesit dishwasher F3
- Indesit F03 error dishwasher
- Indesit F03 lavavajillas
- Indesit lavavajillas F3
- lavadora Hisense F03 no desagua
- lavavajillas Hotpoint F03 no desagua
- lavavajillas Indesit F03 no desagua
- lavavajillas Whirlpool F03 no desagua
- Whirlpool dishwasher F03
- Whirlpool dishwasher F03 not draining
- Whirlpool dishwasher F3
- Whirlpool F03 error dishwasher
- Whirlpool F03 lavavajillas
- Whirlpool lavavajillas F3
What it means
In Hisense manuals (Spanish WF3S1043BW3 and WD5i1045BWQ, New Zealand HWF5I9014), F03 is a water outlet fault: the washer interrupts the programme because it cannot get the water out. Hisense says to check whether the drain hose is pinched and water flows through it, whether the drain filter is clogged and whether the hose is frozen, then press Start/Pause. The code does not prove the drain pump is faulty: often it is a blockage the user can clear.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Mediumsource verified
Hisense says to make sure the water has cooled before draining it through the filter and warns it may spill: put an absorbent cloth on the floor.
Evidence: Hisense HWF5I9014 User's Operation Manual (washing machine)
- Lowsource verified
Do not open the pump filter while the washer is running or use it without the filter properly fitted: it can leak.
Evidence: Hisense HWF5I9014 User's Operation Manual (washing machine)
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- Pinched drain hoseCommon
A squashed or kinked hose behind the washer stops the water leaving; you can see it by following its route.
Evidence: Hisense HWF5I9014 User's Operation Manual (washing machine)
- Clogged pump filterCommon
Hisense says to clean the pump filter if the spin cannot start or there is debris such as buttons, coins or hairpins.
Evidence: Hisense HWF5I9014 User's Operation Manual (washing machine)
- Frozen drain hoseLess common
Only applies with the washer somewhere cold; Hisense's table includes it as a check.
Evidence: Hisense HWF5I9014 User's Operation Manual (washing machine)
- Fault in the appliance drain systemPossible
If the hose and filter are fine and F03 keeps returning, the pump needs checking by an authorised technician.
Evidence: Hisense HWF5I9014 User's Operation Manual (washing machine)
Virtual technician
Does F03 still appear after these checks?
Answer a few questions to narrow down the likely cause and the safest next action. Guidance only - it never replaces a professional.
Sources and technical references
- 1
Hisense WF3S1043BW3: manual de funcionamiento del usuario (lavadora)
Hisense España · 2024 · manual
- 2
Hisense WD5i1045BWQ: manual de usuario (lavadora secadora)
Hisense España · 2025 · manual
- 3
Hisense HWF5I9014 User's Operation Manual (washing machine)
Hisense New Zealand · 2026 · manual
- 4
Hisense WF7S1247BW: manual del usuario (lavadora)
Hisense España · 2024 · manual
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