--- title: "KitchenAid dishwasher error code F9E1" description: "KitchenAid dishwasher error code F9E1: Long Drain Filter: Remove the filter and clean it thoroughly under running water." url: "https://kitchenaidmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-f9e1-dishwasher/" date_modified: "2026-08-23" Appliance type: "Dishwashers" --- # KitchenAid dishwasher error code F9E1 ### What KitchenAid publishes for F9E1 on a dishwasher Long Drain Filter: Remove the filter and clean it thoroughly under running water. Drain Hose: Check for a kinked, pinched, or clogged hose from the back of the dishwasher to the sink. Sink Disposer: If connected, ensure the disposer is clear and that the knockout plug was removed (for new installations). Air Gap: If used, refer to the manufacturer for instructions on removing the cap and clearing blockages. That sentence is KitchenAid’s own, read off its published support page for this condition on a dishwasher rather than worked out from the outside. Everything under it is ours, written from what this equipment does in Miami kitchens. ### F9E1 is two numbers, not one Read it as **F9** and **E1**. The F names the function that reported the problem; the E names what it reported. So F9E1 and F9E0 are neighbors, and F1E1 is not related to either of them despite looking almost the same on a display. The other F9 conditions published for the dishwasher: [F9E2](https://kitchenaidmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-f9e2-dishwasher/). If your display has cycled through two of those, they are almost certainly one problem rather than two. ### Worth trying yourself, in this order These are KitchenAid’s own steps for F9E1 on a dishwasher, and they are worth the five minutes: several of them end the call for nothing at all, which is why this archive is free to read before you book anything. - Check the drain line for kinks - If the dishwasher is not draining, check the following before resuming the cycle. - If the dishwasher is connected to a garbage disposer, ensure that the knockout plug has been removed from the disposer's inlet. - Check out - Check for any food or obstructions caught in the drain or the garbage disposer. Run the disposer to clear the obstruction. - Make sure it is routed correctly, on the correct side, inside of the frame and verify the drain hose is not kinked or clogged. A kinked or clogged hose can cause poor drainage or no drainage. ### Then what One more thing worth saying plainly: **this code is not this badge’s alone.** KitchenAid shares its control platform with the other names in the same group, and the same page for F9E1 sits at the same address under more than one of them. That is useful rather than awkward — it means the code names the subsystem and the model number names the machine, so the plate on the door frame is half of every answer here. The [full KitchenAid code archive](https://kitchenaidmiami.support/error-codes/) holds the rest, searchable. Tell us the model number and exactly what the display is showing and we will tell you what it points at before anybody is booked. We repair this equipment across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. What this one means What KitchenAid publishes for F9E1 on a dishwasher Long Drain Filter: Remove the filter and clean it thoroughly under running water. Drain Hose: Check for a kinked, pinched, or clogged hose from the back of the dishwasher to the sink. Sink Disposer: If connected, ensure the disposer is clear and that the knockout plug was removed (for new installations). Air Gap: If used, refer to the manufacturer for instructions on removing the cap and clearing blockages. That sentence is KitchenAid’s own, read off its published support page for this condition on a dishwasher rather than worked out from the outside. Everything under it is ours, written from what this equipment does in Miami kitchens. F9E1 is two numbers, not one Read it as F9 and E1. The F names the function that reported the problem; the E names what it reported. So F9E1 and F9E0 are neighbors, and F1E1 is not related to either of them despite looking almost the same on a display. The other F9 conditions published for the dishwasher: F9E2. If your display has cycled through two of those, they are almost certainly one problem rather than two. Worth trying yourself, in this order These are KitchenAid’s own steps for F9E1 on a dishwasher, and they are worth the five minutes: several of them end the call for nothing at all, which is why this archive is free to read before you book anything. Check the drain line for kinks If the dishwasher is not draining, check the following before resuming the cycle. If the dishwasher is connected to a garbage disposer, ensure that the knockout plug has been removed from the disposer's inlet. Check out Check for any food or obstructions caught in the drain or the garbage disposer. Run the disposer to clear the obstruction. Make sure it is routed correctly, on the correct side, inside of the frame and verify the drain hose is not kinked or clogged. A kinked or clogged hose can cause poor drainage or no drainage. Then what One more thing worth saying plainly: this code is not this badge’s alone. KitchenAid shares its control platform with the other names in the same group, and the same page for F9E1 sits at the same address under more than one of them. That is useful rather than awkward — it means the code names the subsystem and the model number names the machine, so the plate on the door frame is half of every answer here. The full KitchenAid code archive holds the rest, searchable. Tell us the model number and exactly what the display is showing and we will tell you what it points at before anybody is booked. We repair this equipment across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. --- **[Read full article: KitchenAid dishwasher error code F9E1](https://kitchenaidmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-f9e1-dishwasher/)**