{
  "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": "2026-08-21",
  "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": "whirlpool",
    "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": "whirlpool-dishwasher-f8e4",
      "brand": "Whirlpool",
      "appliance": "dishwasher",
      "code": "F8E4",
      "aliases": [
        "F8 E4",
        "8 Pause 4 Pause"
      ],
      "shortMeaning": "Most Whirlpool sources describe F8E4 as water detected in the drip tray or a related leak/float condition.",
      "severity": "high",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "regional",
        "modelFamily": "Whirlpool dishwashers covered by the North American F8E4 Product Help article",
        "market": "United States and Canada",
        "sourceUrl": "https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F8E4_-_Dishwasher",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-08-21",
        "caveat": "This scope follows Whirlpool's North American F8E4 guidance; the professionally installed drain sequence does not establish the source of water or apply to every dishwasher model."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "needs-review",
        "reviewedAt": null,
        "method": null,
        "rationale": null
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F8E4_-_Dishwasher"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-21",
      "updatedAt": "2026-08-21",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/whirlpool/dishwasher/f8e4/"
    },
    {
      "id": "whirlpool-dishwasher-f9e1",
      "brand": "Whirlpool",
      "appliance": "dishwasher",
      "code": "F9E1",
      "aliases": [
        "F9 E1"
      ],
      "shortMeaning": "Whirlpool documents F9E1 as a long drain or dishwasher not-draining condition.",
      "severity": "medium",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "regional",
        "modelFamily": "Whirlpool dishwashers covered by the North American F9E1 Product Help article",
        "market": "United States and Canada",
        "sourceUrl": "https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F9E1_-_Dishwasher",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-08-21",
        "caveat": "This scope follows Whirlpool'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.whirlpool.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/whirlpool/dishwasher/f9e1/"
    },
    {
      "id": "whirlpool-dishwasher-f9e2",
      "brand": "Whirlpool",
      "appliance": "dishwasher",
      "code": "F9E2",
      "aliases": [
        "F9 E2"
      ],
      "shortMeaning": "Commonly logged for a drain motor error or drain-path problem.",
      "severity": "medium",
      "confidence": "official",
      "applicability": {
        "scope": "regional",
        "modelFamily": "Whirlpool dishwashers covered by the North American F9E2 Product Help article",
        "market": "United States and Canada",
        "sourceUrl": "https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F9E2_-_Dishwasher",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-08-21",
        "caveat": "This scope follows Whirlpool's North American F9E2 guidance; the visible drain-path checks do not identify a failed component and can vary by dishwasher model and installation."
      },
      "editorial": {
        "status": "needs-review",
        "reviewedAt": null,
        "method": null,
        "rationale": null
      },
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Dishwashers/Dishwasher/Error_Code_or_Flashing_Lights/Error_Codes/F9E2_-_Dishwasher"
      ],
      "sourceEvidence": [],
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-21",
      "updatedAt": "2026-08-21",
      "url": "https://faultcodelab.com/en/whirlpool/dishwasher/f9e2/"
    }
  ]
}