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F01
Hotpoint F01 on a dishwasher: anti-flood system triggered
Risk level
High
Professional inspection is recommended.
Urgency
High
Quick answer
On a Hotpoint dishwasher, F01 means the anti-flooding system has triggered. Turn off the dishwasher's water tap, cut the power without standing in water and book an engineer: Hotpoint gives no home fix for this code.
Safety first
Stop and check this first
- Water and electricity: if there is water on the floor, do not touch the plug or the appliance with wet hands or feet; cut the power at the consumer unit.
- Do not keep starting programmes to see if F01 returns: each attempt can push more water onto the floor and into the units.
Safe checks you can perform
- Water and power off
- Where the water shows
- Code or LED pattern
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Find where the water came from
- Do not attempt this professional task: Drying and leak test
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.
Find where the water came from
What they doWith the appliance disconnected from mains and water, the engineer removes the kickplate and checks hoses, seals and internal connections until the escape point is found.
They must show youthe leak point or the part letting water through, with a photo.
In writingthe source found, what was repaired or replaced with its part number and why.
Drying and leak test
What they doAfter the repair, the engineer dries the anti-flood area and runs a full programme watching for water outside the circuit.
They must show youa full programme with no F01 and a dry floor at the end.
In writingthe programme tested, 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.
Water and power off
- Who:
- you, no tools.
- How:
- close the dishwasher's isolating tap. If the plug and the floor are dry, unplug it; if there is water near the socket, switch off the dishwasher's breaker or the main switch at the consumer unit.
- Result that matters:
- whether water stops coming out once the tap is closed.
- If it stops:
- fits water entering through the dishwasher; keep the tap closed until the visit.
- If water keeps coming with the tap closed:
- the leak is in the household plumbing; call a plumber before the appliance service.
- Evidence to keep:
- a photo of the floor, the code and the closed tap, with the time.
Evidence: Hotpoint Dishwasher Error Codes - Hotpoint
Where the water shows
- Who:
- you, with a torch, without opening or moving the appliance.
- How:
- look at the floor in front of and beside the dishwasher and in the cupboard under the sink, where the supply and drain connect.
- Result that matters:
- whether there is visible water and in which area.
- If there is water under the sink, by the supply or the trap:
- note the exact spot for the engineer; it may be the connection and not the appliance.
- If you see no water outside:
- it may be inside the appliance; do not tilt or take the dishwasher apart to check.
- Evidence to keep:
- photos of each wet or dry area.
Evidence: Hotpoint Dishwasher Error Codes - Hotpoint
Code or LED pattern
- Who:
- you, looking at the panel.
- How:
- write down the code. On models without a display, Hotpoint shows F01 as LED 6 on and LEDs 7, 8 and 9 off.
- Result that matters:
- whether the alert matches F01 and whether it returns when power comes back with the tap closed.
- If it matches:
- confirms the overflow alert and that an engineer is needed.
- If it does not match:
- find the real code in your manual's table before booking.
- Evidence to keep:
- a photo of the panel with the code or LEDs lit and the model from the door label.
Evidence: Hotpoint Dishwasher Error Codes - Hotpoint
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
- Hotpoint
- Product type
- Dishwashers
Known code variants
- ecoTEC F.01
- Edesa EWF-9400 F01
- Edesa lavadora F01
- Edesa washer F01
- Edesa washing machine error F01
- error F01 Hisense
- error F01 lavadora Edesa
- error F01 lavadora Hotpoint
- error F01 lavavajillas Hotpoint
- error F01 lavavajillas Indesit
- error F01 secadora Whirlpool
- Error F01 Vaillant
- F.01
- F01 error Whirlpool dryer
- F1
- F:01
- Hisense F01 error
- Hisense lavadora F01
- Hisense washer F01
- Hisense washing machine F01 water inlet
- Hotpoint dishwasher F01
- Hotpoint dishwasher F01 anti-flood
- Hotpoint dishwasher F1
- Hotpoint F01 error dishwasher
- Hotpoint F01 error washer
- Hotpoint F01 lavadora
- Hotpoint F01 lavavajillas
- Hotpoint lavavajillas F1
- Hotpoint washer F01 not working
- Hotpoint washing machine F01
- Indesit dishwasher F01
- Indesit dishwasher F01 anti-flood
- Indesit dishwasher F1
- Indesit F01 error dishwasher
- Indesit F01 lavavajillas
- Indesit lavavajillas F1
- lavadora Hisense F01 no entra agua
- lavadora Hotpoint F01 no funciona
- lavavajillas Hotpoint F01 antidesbordamiento
- lavavajillas Indesit F01 antidesbordamiento
- secadora Whirlpool F01
- Vaillant F.01
- Whirlpool dryer F01
- Whirlpool F01
- Whirlpool F01 dryer
- Whirlpool F01 secadora
What it means
Hotpoint defines F01 as an overflow detected by the anti-flooding system. The dishwasher watches for water leaving its intended circuit; when that system acts, the control stops the programme. The code says there is water where there should not be, not where it comes from: an internal leak, a fill that does not stop or foam can all cause it. That is why Hotpoint sends you straight to its engineers. The table comes from the Hotpoint UK service site; check your model's manual to confirm the code means the same.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Higheditorial warning
Water and electricity: if there is water on the floor, do not touch the plug or the appliance with wet hands or feet; cut the power at the consumer unit.
Evidence: Hotpoint Dishwasher Error Codes - Hotpoint
- Mediumeditorial warning
Do not keep starting programmes to see if F01 returns: each attempt can push more water onto the floor and into the units.
Evidence: Hotpoint Dishwasher Error Codes - Hotpoint
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- Leak inside the appliancePossible
Fits if you see damp under the kickplate or on the floor next to the dishwasher. Finding the leak means opening the appliance, which is the engineer's job.
Evidence: Hotpoint Dishwasher Error Codes - Hotpoint
- Water inlet that does not shut offPossible
Fits if the dishwasher keeps taking water with the programme stopped and stops when you close the tap. The engineer confirms it, not the code.
Evidence: Hotpoint Dishwasher Error Codes - Hotpoint
- Leak in the household plumbingPossible
Tell it apart because water keeps coming with the dishwasher tap closed: then it comes from the supply or the sink drain, not the appliance.
Evidence: Hotpoint Dishwasher Error Codes - Hotpoint
Virtual technician
Does F01 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
Hotpoint Dishwasher Error Codes - Hotpoint
Hotpoint (Whirlpool UK) · official_doc
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