--- title: "Whirlpool-built Kenmore dishwasher error code F3 E2" description: "Whirlpool-built Kenmore dishwasher error code F3 E2 — whirlpool wrote this code, not Kenmore." url: "https://kenmoremiami.support/error-codes/whirlpool-dishwasher-f3-e2/" date_modified: "2026-09-01" Appliance type: "Dishwashers" --- # Whirlpool-built Kenmore dishwasher error code F3 E2 ### Whose code this actually is Kenmore did not write F3 E2, because Kenmore has never built an appliance. This one is Whirlpool’s, and it appears on the dishwasher that Whirlpool built and Sears sold under the Kenmore badge. Whirlpool, Frigidaire and Bosch all built dishwashers for this badge, and their numbering overlaps enough to be convincing while meaning entirely different things. ### What it means The thermistor or the water quality sensor. ### Which Kenmore models can raise it The Kenmore dishwasher whose model number begins 665 — the three digits before the period on the rating plate. Those digits are Whirlpool’s, which is why Whirlpool’s table is the one that applies to F3 E2 and no other manufacturer’s does. ### What happens next - Power cycle first. - A sensor reading wrongly makes the machine choose the wrong cycle length, which shows up as poor results before it shows up as a code. ### Where this usually goes The job this most often becomes is [dishwasher wash performance service](/services/dishwasher-wash-performance-service/), and that page carries a starting figure and the reasons that move it. A Kenmore dishwasher on this water scales its heater and its spray arms faster than the manual assumes, so codes about temperature and wash performance are read here with the supply in mind first. Photograph the display before you cut the power: a reset clears F3 E2, and on a Kenmore the characters plus three digits off the plate are most of the diagnosis. ### Where this meaning came from Whirlpool’s own documentation: *Dishwasher error codes and flashing lights — Whirlpool Product Help*. Kenmore publishes none of its own, which is why every entry on this site names the manufacturer’s document instead. What this one means Whose code this actually is Kenmore did not write F3 E2, because Kenmore has never built an appliance. This one is Whirlpool’s, and it appears on the dishwasher that Whirlpool built and Sears sold under the Kenmore badge. Whirlpool, Frigidaire and Bosch all built dishwashers for this badge, and their numbering overlaps enough to be convincing while meaning entirely different things. What it means The thermistor or the water quality sensor. Which Kenmore models can raise it The Kenmore dishwasher whose model number begins 665 — the three digits before the period on the rating plate. Those digits are Whirlpool’s, which is why Whirlpool’s table is the one that applies to F3 E2 and no other manufacturer’s does. What happens next Power cycle first. A sensor reading wrongly makes the machine choose the wrong cycle length, which shows up as poor results before it shows up as a code. Where this usually goes The job this most often becomes is dishwasher wash performance service, and that page carries a starting figure and the reasons that move it. A Kenmore dishwasher on this water scales its heater and its spray arms faster than the manual assumes, so codes about temperature and wash performance are read here with the supply in mind first. Photograph the display before you cut the power: a reset clears F3 E2, and on a Kenmore the characters plus three digits off the plate are most of the diagnosis. Where this meaning came from Whirlpool’s own documentation: Dishwasher error codes and flashing lights — Whirlpool Product Help. Kenmore publishes none of its own, which is why every entry on this site names the manufacturer’s document instead. --- **[Read full article: Whirlpool-built Kenmore dishwasher error code F3 E2](https://kenmoremiami.support/error-codes/whirlpool-dishwasher-f3-e2/)**