Any contemporary appliance comes with both benefits and drawbacks. Your appliances’ errors or fault codes are their methods of informing you when anything is amiss. You won’t know the problem or how to remedy it if you don’t understand the code.Failure codes indicate problems and help to locate malfunctions faster. It applies to anything: washers, freezers, dishwashers, microwaves etc. Some codes can be resolved quickly by unplugging and reconnecting the equipment. Others may indicate that a component needs to be replaced. The codes are very helpful in determining the cause of a malfunction in household equipment.