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253 codes · 10 brands

Washer will not spin, or shakes and stops

17 error codes across 6 washer brands mean this. The fastest route is your own code, so start there.

Does the load come out soaking, or does the machine shake and stop?

If the machine shows a code, find your brand below. 3 of these codes have a full page with the free checks in order; the rest open the brand table at their row.

LG

  • UEUnbalance error — lowercase uE means the machine is still retrying redistribution, uppercase UE means it gave up and needs interventionLow

Samsung

  • UESamsung washer error UE means the load was detected as unbalanced during the final spin, and the basket is held below 150 rpm while it shows. Redistributing the load usually clears it.Low

Whirlpool

  • F0E5Whirlpool washer error F0E5 means the washer has detected an out-of-balance load and could not correct it. Redistributing the load is the first fix; a broken suspension rod is the next suspect.Low
  • F0E9F0E9 is an unbalanced load: the clothing was not spread evenly in the basket by the time the spin started. The washer first adds water back and rocks the basket to redistribute the load, and shows the code only if that fails.Low
  • OFbOFb means the load is out of balance in the drum, and the washer could not correct it automatically, so the load needs redistributing by hand.Low
  • oLoL means the wash load is too large for the washer — an overload condition.Low
  • F0E3F0E3 means the wash load is too heavy, and the washer runs an overload recovery cycle in response.Low
  • F7ECF7EC means the washer is overloaded.Low
  • Spin light flashingA flashing Spin light means the washer found the load out of balance, usually as the spin was starting. It can also come on when the drain hose is installed wrongly.Low
  • Multiple lights flashingSeveral lights flashing at once means the washer found the load out of balance.Low
  • obob on a Calypso means the load is off balance.Low

GE

  • UEUE is an unbalance switch error — the load needs redistributing.Low

Maytag

  • OfbOfb means the load is out of balance and the washer is running a load-balance correction routine. Maytag says to let it continue.Low
  • OLOL means the load was too large. When the washer detects an overload it drains the water and the detergent with it.Low
  • F0E9F0E9 means the load is out of balance and the washer could not correct it on its own. It first adds water and agitates to try to redistribute the load, which lengthens the cycle.Low
  • UU means the load is unbalanced.Low

Speed Queen

  • E:UbE:Ub is an unbalance error — the load needs redistributing.Low

No code shown?

These are the checks that more than one independent publisher gives for this symptom. Agreement between publishers is the only reason a step appears here — a check given by one manufacturer for one code stays on that code’s page.

  1. Check the washer is level by rocking it diagonally corner to corner. If it rocks, level it — all four feet must be in firm contact with the floor.

    2 independent publishers · given for LG UE, Maytag F0E9