Dexter F8: slow drain, the tub took over 7 minutes to empty
Dexter T-Series machines continue the cycle after F8 but will not spin until the tub is empty; if it never empties, the machine tumbles through the spin time instead.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Water, fill and drain
- Dish machine repair
- Source: Dexter
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What F8
actually means.
Dexter T-Series machines continue the cycle after F8 but will not spin until the tub is empty; if it never empties, the machine tumbles through the spin time instead. The drain valve, pressure switch tube and switch are Dexter's list of causes.
Dexter commercial appliance display · also shown as SLOW DRAIN ERROR
What to do when F8 shows on the commercial applianceKind of codeWater, fill and drain
Water is not arriving, not reaching its level, not heating or not leaving on time. A dish machine may be short of fill because a supply valve is half closed or its line strainer is clogged, it may drain slowly through a scrap basket full of debris, or its booster may be too scaled to heat the rinse; a combi's steam generator may be scaled or its water treatment exhausted; a washer-extractor may time out on a slow drain. Opening the supply valve, cleaning strainers with the unit off and checking the drain line are fair; a pump, a fill valve, a heater or a leak near wiring is a visit.
Usually leads toDish machine repair
Undercounter, door-type and conveyor dish machines: tank heaters, boosters, wash pumps, fill and drain valves.
Shows up asCommercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display
A commercial appliance error code appears as letters or numbers on a combi, fryer, reach-in controller, dish machine or laundry machine display, or as a flashing light or an alarm tone.
MakeDexter
A Dexter call in a laundromat is often set for opening time, before customers load the row and every pocket of the room is in use.
SourceDexter common troubleshooting and error code reference for T-Series vended front-loads (Part 8533, 9/19)
Dexter T-Series vended front-load machines (T-300 through T-1450) covered by Dexter's 2019 troubleshooting reference; the drive codes come from the variable frequency drive these models use.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Dexter's own guidance for F8 on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Check the floor drain or trough for backup.
Warn the next customer that the load may come out wet.
Book a visit to clear the drain valve or pressure switch tube.
What not to do
F8 does not mean water is leaking onto the floor. A load that comes out soaked after F8 is a result of the drain, not a separate spin problem.
What you may
notice with it.
The commercial appliance problems F8 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the commercial appliance before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where F8 usually leads
Dish machine repair.
Dexter
commercial appliances.
A Dexter call in a laundromat is often set for opening time, before customers load the row and every pocket of the room is in use.
Dexter commercial appliance repairMore Dexter codes
All 15 Dexter codesWater, fill and drain on other makes
In Dexter's own words
This error is when an empty water level is not reach within 7 minutes.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Dexter T-Series vended front-load machines (T-300 through T-1450) covered by Dexter's 2019 troubleshooting reference; the drive codes come from the variable frequency drive these models use.
Dexter F8 commercial appliance repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about F8.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing F8?
A booking with a code goes further when it has the code as shown, the model and serial from the data plate, and a word on whether the unit still holds temperature, heats, rinses or spins. With those three, the office can match the likely part to your unit the same day.