{
  "name": "FaultCodeLab appliance error-code dataset",
  "description": "Source-cited code summaries with model/market scope, editorial status and explicit source locators. Safety guidance remains on each canonical page.",
  "version": "2.0",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-04",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "FaultCodeLab (https://faultcodelab.com)",
  "homepage": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/dataset/",
  "slice": {
    "brand": "kitchenaid",
    "appliance": "dishwasher"
  },
  "limitations": [
    "Source confidence is separate from editorial review.",
    "AI-assisted review is not technician or native-language approval.",
    "Documentation coverage is not failure-frequency data.",
    "Manufacturer documents retain their own rights; they are linked, not relicensed."
  ],
  "fields": [
    "id",
    "brand",
    "appliance",
    "code",
    "aliases",
    "shortMeaning",
    "severity",
    "confidence",
    "applicability",
    "editorial",
    "sourceUrls",
    "sourceEvidence",
    "lastVerifiedAt",
    "updatedAt",
    "url"
  ],
  "recordCount": 3,
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "kitchenaid-dishwasher-f8e4",
      "brand": "KitchenAid",
      "appliance": "dishwasher",
      "code": "F8E4",
      "aliases": [
        "F8 E4",
        "8 Pause 4 Pause"
      ],
      "shortMeaning": "This code commonly points to water detected in the drip tray or a related float/leak condition.",
      "severity": "high",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "regional",
        "market": "United States",
        "sourceUrl": "https://producthelp.kitchenaid.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F8E4_-_Dishwasher",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-09-04",
        "caveat": "This F8E4 entry follows the cited United States guidance. Confirm the exact model manual before applying access, reset or alias instructions."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "sufficient",
        "reviewedAt": "2026-09-04",
        "method": "source-review-assisted",
        "rationale": "Reviewed code meaning, scope, distinct owner checks and service boundaries against the cited section. Parts are context only; no replacement diagnosis is claimed."
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://producthelp.kitchenaid.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F8E4_-_Dishwasher"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [
        {
          "url": "https://producthelp.kitchenaid.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F8E4_-_Dishwasher",
          "title": "KitchenAid dishwasher support — F8E4",
          "role": "code-guidance",
          "locator": "Professionally Installed — F8E4 Error Code",
          "supports": "Turn off water, silence once with Cancel, retain power and keep the door closed during the normal protective drain sequence.",
          "assertions": [
            "DO NOT turn off",
            "door closed"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-09-04",
      "updatedAt": "2026-09-04",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/kitchenaid/dishwasher/f8e4/"
    },
    {
      "id": "kitchenaid-dishwasher-f9e1",
      "brand": "KitchenAid",
      "appliance": "dishwasher",
      "code": "F9E1",
      "aliases": [
        "F9 E1"
      ],
      "shortMeaning": "Manufacturer guidance usually ties F9E1 to a long drain or dishwasher not-draining condition.",
      "severity": "medium",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "regional",
        "modelFamily": "KitchenAid dishwashers covered by the North American F9E1 Product Help article",
        "market": "United States and Canada",
        "sourceUrl": "https://producthelp.kitchenaid.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F9E1_-_Dishwasher",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-08-21",
        "caveat": "This scope follows KitchenAid's North American F9E1 guidance; filter access, air-gap use, and drain-hose routing can vary by exact dishwasher model and installation."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "needs-review",
        "reviewedAt": null,
        "method": null,
        "rationale": null
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://producthelp.kitchenaid.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F9E1_-_Dishwasher"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-21",
      "updatedAt": "2026-08-21",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/kitchenaid/dishwasher/f9e1/"
    },
    {
      "id": "kitchenaid-dishwasher-f6e4",
      "brand": "KitchenAid",
      "appliance": "dishwasher",
      "code": "F6E4",
      "aliases": [
        "F6 E4"
      ],
      "shortMeaning": "Usually indicates a water float switch condition, often related to leveling or overfill detection.",
      "severity": "medium",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "broad-appliance",
        "modelFamily": "KitchenAid dishwashers that display F6E4",
        "market": "United States and Canada",
        "sourceUrl": "https://producthelp.kitchenaid.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F6E4-_Dishwasher",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-08-21",
        "caveat": "KitchenAid's article ties F6E4 to float-switch and leveling context; stop if water is visible and confirm the exact model before any reset or service decision."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "sufficient",
        "reviewedAt": "2026-09-04",
        "method": "source-review-assisted",
        "rationale": "Reviewed code meaning, scope, distinct owner checks and service boundaries against the cited section. Parts are context only; no replacement diagnosis is claimed."
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://producthelp.kitchenaid.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F6E4-_Dishwasher"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [
        {
          "url": "https://producthelp.kitchenaid.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F6E4-_Dishwasher",
          "title": "KitchenAid dishwasher support — F6E4",
          "role": "code-guidance",
          "locator": "F6E4 Error Code — Water Float Switch",
          "supports": "Leveling and a 30-second power cycle only in safe conditions; this is distinct from the F8E4 drain sequence.",
          "assertions": [
            "float",
            "30 seconds"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-09-04",
      "updatedAt": "2026-09-04",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/kitchenaid/dishwasher/f6e4/"
    }
  ]
}