Whirlpool washer error codes
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Showing all 101 codes
| Code | Also shows as | What it means | Machine | Category | Severity | Effort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F8E1 | F8 E1 · LF · Lo FL · No Water Detected | The washer is not sensing that the right amount of water is coming in. The door may stay locked and the control panel can stop responding while the code is active. | Front load · Top load | Not filling | Low | Free check |
| F9E1 | F9 E1 · drn | F9E1 signals a long drain condition — the washer is taking too long to drain. | Front load · Top load | Not draining | Medium | Free check |
| F5E2 | F5 E2 | The washer cannot engage the lid lock, which the manufacturer attributes to a possible obstruction in the lid lock area. | Front load · Top load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| F0E9 | F0 E9 | F0E9 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. | Top load | Unbalanced or overloaded | Low | Free check |
| OFb | ofb | OFb 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. | Top load | Unbalanced or overloaded | Low | Free check |
| oL | — | oL means the wash load is too large for the washer — an overload condition. | Top load | Unbalanced or overloaded | Low | Free check |
| Sud | Sd · 5d | Sud means the washer has detected excessive suds and is running its automatic suds-reduction routine. The same condition also displays as Sd or 5d. | Front load · Top load | Too many suds | Info | Free check |
| uL | — | Whirlpool publishes a page for uL, but its body describes the OFb off-balance message instead, so what uL itself indicates is not established by the manufacturer.Sources disagree — not published until resolved: Whirlpool page 17429 is titled uL and describes OFb, which has its own page (17424). Needs a tech sheet or a second publisher to establish what uL means. | Top load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| F0E2 | F0 E2 | F0E2 means the washer detected too many suds during the cycle. The load may come out not fully rinsed, or with water not fully spun out. | Front load · Top load | Too many suds | Info | Free check |
| F0E3 | F0 E3 | F0E3 means the wash load is too heavy, and the washer runs an overload recovery cycle in response. | Front load · Top load | Unbalanced or overloaded | Low | Free check |
| F0E5 | F0 E5 | F0E5 means the washer has detected an out-of-balance load. | Front load · Top load | Unbalanced or overloaded | Low | Free check |
| Ld | long drain | Ld is a long-drain alert: the washer is taking longer than expected to pump water out. | Top load | Not draining | Medium | Free check |
| HC | — | HC means the hot and cold inlet hoses are connected the wrong way round. It appears at the end of the wash cycle rather than during it. | Top load | Not filling | Low | Free check |
| dU | — | dU means something is resting on the lid and stopping it from unlocking. | Top load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| FH | — | FH means the washer detected no water supply, or not enough water reaching it. | Front load | Not filling | Low | Free check |
| dET | — | dET means the control did not detect the detergent dispenser cartridge in the drawer. Whirlpool says to disregard it if you dose detergent by hand instead of using a cartridge. | Front load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| F0E8 | F0 E8 | F0E8 means the washer detected too much water left in the tub. | Top load | Not draining | Medium | Free check |
| Lid | — | Lid means the lid was left open during a cycle. If it stays open more than 10 minutes, the washer cancels the cycle and drains the water. | Top load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| Fd | — | Fd stands for Factory Default and confirms the washer has been reset to its factory settings. It is not a fault. | Top load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| F22 | F2 2 | F22 signals a problem with the front door lock. | Front load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| LoC | LC | LoC means the control lock is switched on, which disables the buttons. Whirlpool states outright that this is not a fault. Which string appears, LoC or LC, depends on the model. | Front load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| F0E4 | F0 E4 | F0E4 means the washer senses the incoming water is too hot. | Front load · Top load | Heating | Medium | Free check |
| F3E2 | F3 E2 | F3E2 indicates the hot and cold inlet hoses are connected the wrong way round — the cold hose on the hot inlet and the hot hose on the cold inlet. | Front load · Top load | Not filling | Low | Free check |
| F8E6 | F8 E6 | F8E6 has two meanings depending on the model, and Whirlpool says so outright: either the lid was open during the soak cycle, or no hot water was detected. | Top load | Heating | Medium | Free check |
| rL | F-34 · F0E1 · F0 E1 | rL means the washer detected items inside the drum after the Clean Washer cycle was started. The Clean Washer cycle has to run empty. | Front load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| F0E7 | F0 E7 | F0E7 means clothing was detected while the washer was trying to run the Clean Washer cycle, which must run with an empty drum. | Front load · Top load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| F2E2 | F2 E2 | F2E2 points to the keypad — the touch controls on the panel. | Front load · Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F2E3 | F2 E3 | F2E3 indicates a possible fault in the appliance control unit, the user interface, or the wiring between them. | Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F2E4 | F2 E4 | F2E4 indicates a fault in the user interface or its wiring. | Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F2E5 | F2 E5 | F2E5 indicates a fault in the user interface or its wiring. | Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F6E2 | F6 E2 | F6E2 is a washer reboot alert, which Whirlpool attributes to the appliance control unit, the user interface, or their wiring. | Front load · Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F6E3 | F6 E3 | F6E3 is a washer reboot alert, which Whirlpool attributes to the appliance control unit, the user interface, or their wiring. | Front load · Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F7E2 | F7 E2 | F7E2 indicates a fault in the appliance control unit, the user interface, or their wiring. | Front load · Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F7E7 | F7 E7 | F7E7 indicates a fault in the appliance control unit, the user interface, or their wiring. | Front load · Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F7E9 | F7 E9 | F7E9 points to the main router, the user interface, or their wiring. | Front load · Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F3E1 | F3 E1 | F3E1 means the washer cannot detect the water level, which Whirlpool attributes to the appliance control unit or its wiring. | Front load · Top load | Sensor | Medium | Free check |
| F5E1 | F5 E1 | F5E1 points to the door switch — the washer cannot confirm the door is shut. | Front load · Top load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| F5E3 | F5 E3 | F5E3 means the door is not locking properly. | Front load · Top load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| F5E4 | F5 E4 | F5E4 means the washer has been started several times without the door or lid ever being opened in between. Opening and shutting it clears the code. | Front load · Top load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| dLO | dL | dLO means the lid is not locking — either the lock will not engage or it has failed. | Top load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| LdL | — | LdL means the lid is not locking — the lid lock will not engage, or has failed. | Top load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| LdU | — | LdU means the washer has detected something on the lid that is stopping it from unlocking. | Top load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| F7E1 | F7 E1 | F7E1 is a motor speed sensing error: the motor cannot reach the speed the selected cycle needs. | Front load · Top load | Motor | High | Free check |
| F7E4 | F7 E4 | F7E4 points to the shifter, the mechanism that switches the drive between agitating and spinning. | Top load | Motor | High | Free check |
| F7EC | F7 EC | F7EC means the washer is overloaded. | Front load | Unbalanced or overloaded | Low | Free check |
| F3E5 | F3 E5 | F3E5 concerns the mini dispenser. Whirlpool’s instruction is to add detergent by hand instead. | Front load · Top load | Dispenser | Low | Free check |
| F8E2 | F8 E2 | F8E2 signals a problem with the dispenser system — the bulk dispenser on top-load models, the detergent drawer or cartridge on front-load ones. | Front load · Top load | Dispenser | Low | Free check |
| Detergent Low | — | Detergent Low flashes when the bulk dispenser needs refilling. It is not a fault. | Front load | Dispenser | Low | Free check |
| F20 | F2 0 | F20 indicates a water inlet problem — no water, or not enough of it, reaching the washer. | Front load | Not filling | Low | Free check |
| F21 | F2 1 | F21 indicates a drain problem. | Front load | Not draining | Medium | Free check |
| Err | — | Err appears when the cycle was changed while the washer was running, or when a cycle was started with the door open. It is not a hardware fault. | Front load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| Int | — | Int means the cycle was paused or cancelled. The washer can take 20 to 30 minutes to stop spinning and finish draining, and shows this code throughout. | Front load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| PF | — | PF means the wash cycle was interrupted by a power failure. Nothing is broken. | Front load · Top load | Power | Info | Free check |
| CL | CL Code | CL is a reminder to run the Clean Washer cycle. It appears after 30 wash cycles and clears itself once a Clean Washer cycle finishes, or after three more cycles. | Front load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| Delay Wash | 1h · 2h · 3h · 4h · 5h · 6h · 7h · 8h · 9h · 10h · 11h · 12h | A number followed by "h" in the display — 1h up to 12h — is not an error. It means Delay Wash is set, and the washer will start when the countdown reaches 0h. | Front load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| F8E3 | F8 E3 | F8E3 is an overflow condition: there is too much water or too much foam in the washer. | Front load · Top load | Overflowing | High | Free check |
| F0E0 | F0 E0 | Whirlpool lists F0E0 among its washer error codes but publishes no explanation of what it means. Its support page offers only a control reset. | Top load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| F1E1 | F1 E1 | F1E1 is a failure of the main electronic control board. Whirlpool lists the code without explaining it; the meaning comes from an independent parts publisher documenting the same top-load platform. | Front load · Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F1E2 | F1 E2 | F1E2 is a motor control error reported by the main electronic control board. Whirlpool lists the code without explaining it; the meaning comes from an independent parts publisher documenting the same top-load platform. | Front load · Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F2E1 | F2 E1 | F2E1 means a key on the control panel is stuck: the washer saw one or more keys held down for 15 seconds or longer. Whirlpool lists the code without explaining it. | Front load · Top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F3E3 | F3 E3 | Whirlpool lists F3E3 among its washer error codes but publishes no explanation of what it means. Its top-load and front-load pages both offer only a control reset. | Front load · Top load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| F3E6 | F3 E6 | Whirlpool lists F3E6 among its washer error codes but publishes no explanation of what it means. Its support page offers only a control reset. | Front load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| F4E1 | F4 E1 | Whirlpool lists F4E1 among its washer error codes but publishes no explanation of what it means. Its support page offers only a control reset. | Front load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| F4E4 | F4 E4 | Whirlpool lists F4E4 among its washer error codes but publishes no explanation of what it means. Its support page offers only a control reset. | Front load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| F6E1 | F6 E1 | Whirlpool lists F6E1 among its washer error codes but publishes no explanation of what it means. Its top-load and front-load pages both offer only a control reset. | Front load · Top load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| F7E0 | F7 E0 | Whirlpool lists F7E0 among its washer error codes but publishes no explanation of what it means. Its support page offers only a control reset. | Top load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| F7E3 | F7 E3 | Whirlpool lists F7E3 among its washer error codes but publishes no explanation of what it means. Its support page offers only a control reset. | Front load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| F7E5 | F7 E5 | F7E5 means the control cannot tell what position the drive system shifter is in. Whirlpool lists the code without explaining it; the meaning comes from an independent parts publisher documenting the same top-load platform. | Top load | Motor | High | Free check |
| F7E6 | F7 E6 | F7E6 is a drive motor fault. Whirlpool lists the code without explaining it; the meaning comes from an independent parts publisher documenting the same top-load platform. | Front load · Top load | Motor | High | Free check |
| F7E8 | F7 E8 | Whirlpool lists F7E8 among its washer error codes but publishes no explanation of what it means. Its support page offers only a control reset. | Front load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| F7EA | F7 EA | Whirlpool lists F7EA among its washer error codes but publishes no explanation of what it means. Its support page offers only a control reset. | Front load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| FCE0 | FC E0 | Whirlpool lists FCE0 among its washer error codes but publishes no explanation of what it means. Its support page offers only a control reset. | Front load | Unresolved | Medium | Free check |
| Spin light flashing | Spin light on | A 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. | Top load | Unbalanced or overloaded | Low | Free check |
| Multiple lights flashing | — | Several lights flashing at once means the washer found the load out of balance. | Top load | Unbalanced or overloaded | Low | Free check |
| Lid light flashing | Lid light on | A flashing Lid light means the washer cannot confirm the lid is closed and locked. Newer washers will not fill, wash, drain, rinse or spin with the lid open. | Top load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| Wash light on or flashing | Wash light flashing | The Wash light comes on or flashes when the water level has not changed for a while, or when water is present but the control cannot see the level changing. | Top load | Sensor | Medium | Free check |
| Fill or sensing light on | Fill light on · Sensing light on | With the water level knob set to Auto Sensing, the Fill or Sensing light coming on is normal: the washer is filling and sensing the load size and balance before it starts washing. It is not a fault. | Top load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| Rinse light on | — | The Rinse light coming on is normal. Some cycles use a spray rinse, which adds water to the tub while the basket spins. | Top load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| Done light on | — | The Done light means the cycle has finished. It stays lit until the lid is opened or the power button is pressed. | Top load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| Cycle complete light on | Cycle Complete light on | The Cycle Complete light means the cycle has finished. It stays on until the lid is opened or Cancel is pressed. | Top load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| Add garment light on | Add Garment light on | The Add Garment light means you can pause the cycle, open the lid and put more items in. It is not a fault. | Top load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |
| F02 | — | F02 on a Duet is a long drain: the drain took more than 8 minutes. A Sud code often shows first and turns into F02 after a few minutes. | Front load | Not draining | Medium | Free check |
| F05 | — | F05 on a Duet is a water temperature sensor error. | Front load | Sensor | Medium | Free check |
| F06 | — | F06 on a Duet is a drive motor tachometer error: the control cannot detect the motor speed. | Front load | Motor | High | Free check |
| F09 | — | F09 on a Duet is an overflow condition — the pressure switch stayed closed too long, meaning the tub holds more water than it should. | Front load | Overflowing | High | Free check |
| F10 | — | F10 on a Duet means the motor control unit overheated and tripped its thermal protection. | Front load | Motor | High | Free check |
| F11 | — | F11 on a Duet is a serial communication error between the motor control unit and the central control unit. | Front load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F13 | — | F13 on a Duet is a dispenser circuit error. | Front load | Dispenser | Low | Free check |
| F14 | — | F14 on a Duet is an EEPROM error in the central control unit — its stored settings could not be read. | Front load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| F15 | — | F15 on a Duet is a motor control unit error. | Front load | Motor | High | Free check |
| FdU | — | FdU on a Duet is a door unlock error: the machine tried to unlock six times and failed. PartSelect gives a manual release procedure. | Front load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| FdL | — | FdL on a Duet is a door lock error: the machine tried to lock six times and failed. | Front load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| FL | — | FL on a Calypso is a flood condition: the machine detected an overfill or an excessive amount of water in the tub. | Calypso top load | Overflowing | High | Free check |
| Er | — | Er on a Calypso is a processor reset error, raised only when the machine failed to save the cycle information during a power outage. | Calypso top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| CE | — | CE on a Calypso is a communication error between the machine controller and the motor controller. | Calypso top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| CA | CI | CA and CI on a Calypso are current-limit errors — average and instantaneous respectively. | Calypso top load | Motor | High | Free check |
| ob | — | ob on a Calypso means the load is off balance. | Calypso top load | Unbalanced or overloaded | Low | Free check |
| Sr | — | Sr on a Calypso means a relay on the machine control board is stuck. | Calypso top load | Control board or panel | Medium | Free check |
| LS | — | LS on a Calypso is a lid switch error: the machine cannot tell whether the lid opened or closed. | Calypso top load | Door or lid lock | Medium | Free check |
| SL | — | SL on a Calypso is a suds lock: the machine found suds and could not clear them, having tried three times. | Calypso top load | Too many suds | Info | Free check |
| Flashing display time | — | A flashing time in the display on a Calypso means the lid was opened during a running cycle. It is not a fault. | Calypso top load | Not a fault | Info | Free check |