What FA means on your Asko dishwasher (asko dishwasher fa)
An asko dishwasher fa code is a legacy blink-code problem, shown as blink pattern L1 plus L11. It flags a turbidity sensor failure, meaning the optical sensor that measures how soiled the wash water is has stopped reporting correctly. The service manual notes this problem gives indication only in the service menu, so an owner will typically not see any change to the visible cycle unless the machine falls back to a fixed, non-adaptive wash program because it can no longer measure soil level.
Symptoms
Checking these symptoms against your Asko dishwasher keeps you from chasing the wrong problem, because look-alike problems call for different repairs. A dishwasher can show a single sign or several combined, creeping in gradually or landing suddenly after a surge, a leak, or fresh install work.
- Wash cycles run at a fixed length rather than adjusting to how dirty the dishes are
- Lightly soiled loads take as long as heavily soiled ones
- No error is visible to the owner on the display itself
- A technician accessing the service menu finds blink pattern L1+L11
Common causes
More than one problem can drive the behavior you are seeing on your Asko dishwasher, so it pays to consider the likeliest causes first. Ruling them out in order shows whether your dishwasher has an owner-fixable issue or one that calls for a technician and the correct components.
- Turbidity sensor lens fouled with residue — buildup on the optical window is blocking the sensor from reading water clarity
- Failed turbidity sensor — the sensor module itself has stopped producing a usable signal
- Damaged sensor wiring — the connection between the sensor and control board has been interrupted
Troubleshooting steps you can try
Go through the steps on your Asko dishwasher from top to bottom before booking a repair, since the early ones cover the common causes. The moment mains voltage, gas, a hot cavity, water, or a sealed component enters the picture on the dishwasher, hand the job to a qualified technician.
- Confirm whether cycles are simply running longer than expected rather than failing outright.
- Continue normal use, since this problem affects wash-time adaptation rather than safety.
- Mention the longer-than-normal cycle times to a technician so the service menu can be checked.
Parts a technician may replace
When the problem on your Asko dishwasher is hardware-related, a technician inspects, tests, or replaces the turbidity sensor and sensor wiring. The exact part for your dishwasher comes from matching model, serial, and Art. No., and confirming the failure first means only what is genuinely broken on the dishwasher gets changed.
When to call a technician
A suspected turbidity sensor failure needs an experienced technician with access to the service menu to confirm the code and test or replace the sensor. This problem is rated Low severity, so there is no emergency with your Asko dishwasher — but if FA keeps coming back on the dishwasher after the checks above, have a technician confirm the cause before any part is replaced. Our work on your Asko dishwasher is fully independent of Asko, Gorenje, and Hisense — experienced technicians, genuine OEM or trusted-supplier parts, and a 30-day warranty on the labor that goes into your dishwasher. Have the model, serial, and Art. No. from your Asko dishwasher ready when you schedule, and the correct component can be matched to your dishwasher beforehand so FA is resolved in one trip where possible.
Related help and Asko resources
If FA lingers on your Asko dishwasher after these steps, book Asko dishwasher repair, browse our collection of dishwasher error-code guides, follow our step-by-step repair guides, schedule service for a call-out, or look up your region on our locations page. Manufacturer documentation and specifications for your Asko dishwasher are hosted at us.asko.com.
