Electrolux i40: the dish care system filter or sump is clogged
Electrolux ties i40 directly to a clogged filter or sump, describing food soils building up in the sump area as the cause rather than a failed pump.
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- Water, fill and drain
- Drum seal and drain filter cleaning
- Source: Electrolux
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What i40
actually means.
Electrolux ties i40 directly to a clogged filter or sump, describing food soils building up in the sump area as the cause rather than a failed pump.
Electrolux home appliance display
What to do when i40 shows on the home applianceKind of codeWater, fill and drain
Water is arriving too slowly or leaving too slowly, and the cause is usually something that collects over time: a washer drain filter holding lint, coins and hair, a dishwasher sump filter full of food, inlet screens clogged with grit from the supply, or too much detergent leaving suds the machine cannot rinse. Clear the filter over a tray with the machine unplugged, check that the supply valves are fully open, run a cleaning cycle, and book a visit if the hose itself leaks or bulges.
Usually leads toDrum seal and drain filter cleaning
The door boot, drain filter, detergent drawer and fill hoses on the washer cleaned and checked, and the machine leveled.
Shows up asAppliance Maintenance Code or Reminder Light: Filter, Descale, Vent Check
An appliance maintenance code is a reminder, icon or short code on a display asking for a filter change, descaling, a tub clean, rinse aid or an exhaust check rather than reporting a broken part.
MakeElectrolux
Electrolux upkeep often starts in the laundry, at a front-load washer's door seal and drain filter, then moves to the kitchen's refrigerator coil and dishwasher filter.
SourceElectrolux owner support: Dishwasher Error Code i40 (Clogged Filter or Sump)
Documented on Electrolux's current dishwasher line, alongside the separate i20 code for a unit that did not drain properly.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Electrolux's own guidance for i40 on its home appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Remove the dishwasher's glass trap and filter assembly following Electrolux's Glass Trap and Filter Guide.
Clean out the trapped food soils thoroughly before reinstalling the assembly.
Re-run the dishwasher once the filter and trap are clean and correctly reinstalled.
If i40 returns after a full filter and sump clean, book a visit rather than keep re-running cycles.
Still there?
It usually turns into drum seal and drain filter cleaning. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
This is a clogged-filter alert, not a failed drain pump. Electrolux's own recommendation is to clean the glass trap and re-run the unit first, before any part is suspected.
What you may
notice with it.
The home appliance problems i40 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the home appliance before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where i40 usually leads
Drum seal and drain filter cleaning.
Electrolux
home appliances.
Electrolux upkeep often starts in the laundry, at a front-load washer's door seal and drain filter, then moves to the kitchen's refrigerator coil and dishwasher filter.
Electrolux home appliance maintenanceMore Electrolux codes
Water, fill and drain on other makes
Cold storage
Upkeep for everything in the house that keeps things cold: refrigerators, freezers, wine and beverage units and ice makers, cleaned and checked before they start struggling.
Cooking appliances
Upkeep for ovens, ranges, cooktops, hoods, microwaves, steam and speed ovens: burners and igniters cleaned, gas joints checked, grease filters and descaling done on time.
Dish care
Upkeep for dishwashers and disposers: filters rinsed, spray arms cleared, the door seal and drain loop checked, and hard-water scale kept off the parts that heat and spray.
In Electrolux's own words
Error code i40 indicates a clogged filter or sump. This occurs when food soils have built up in the sump...
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Documented on Electrolux's current dishwasher line, alongside the separate i20 code for a unit that did not drain properly.
Electrolux i40 home appliance maintenance,
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 i40.
Can I clear i40 myself?
Does i40 on my Electrolux dish care system mean the pump has failed?
How is i40 different from i20 on an Electrolux dish care system?
Where do I find the glass trap on my Electrolux dish care system?
Back to your everyday
Still showing i40?
A booking goes further when it has the reminder or code as shown, the model number from the rating plate, and a word on when that filter, screen or tub was last cleaned. With those three, the office can pack the right filter or cleaner for your appliance.