Maintenance procedures
- Check water supply and inlet hose kinks for low-flow codes.
- Use HE detergent and check drain restrictions for Sud/Sd.
- Check dispenser drawer or cartridge if F8 E2 appears.
Document revision
Error Codes in Front Load Washers
Manufacturer support article describing multiple codes for Whirlpool front-load washers. It supports code pages only within that product scope.
- Type
- troubleshooting guide
- Language and region
- en-US; United States
- Revision
- 11
- Date
- Not stated by source
- Redistribution
- OFFICIAL_LINK_ONLY
- Availability
- AVAILABLE; checked 2026-07-21
- Models covered
- front-load-washer-error-code-scope
- MIME
- text/html
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- Not stored; official link only
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Useful sections
- Error Codes in my Whirlpool Front Load Washer
- F8 E1 or LO FL
- F5 E2
- F7 E1
- F8 E2
- F9 E1
- Sud or Sd
Codes in this document
- LOC
- LC
- dET
- Int
- rL
- F34
- Sud
- Sd
- F5 E2
- F7 E1
- F8 E1
- LO FL
- F8 E2
- F9 E1
Warnings
- Whirlpool says the page may not include all error codes for every model and directs users to the owner manual for model-specific codes.
- For other F# E# codes, Whirlpool says to contact service if the code persists after documented reset steps.
Other revisions
MindTouch content revision 11; article metadata reports modified 2025-10-16.
Source-backed notes
For Whirlpool front-load washers, F8 E1 or LO FL is documented as a low-flow water-supply condition; the same row documents the Pause/Cancel twice and Power once clearing step.
- Source
- Whirlpool Product Help (A)
- Section
- Front-load article table
- Last checked
- 2026-07-21
For Whirlpool front-load washers, F5 E2 is documented as the door not locking properly, with checks for blocked or incomplete door closure and a Pause/Cancel twice plus Power once clearing step.
- Source
- Whirlpool Product Help (A)
- Section
- Front-load article table
- Last checked
- 2026-07-21
For Whirlpool front-load washers, F7 E1 is documented as a motor speed sensing error tied to cycle speed, shipping bolts and overload checks, plus a Pause/Cancel twice and Power once clearing step.
- Source
- Whirlpool Product Help (A)
- Section
- Front-load article table
- Last checked
- 2026-07-21
For Whirlpool front-load washers, Sud or Sd is documented as excess suds; the article also connects this condition with HE detergent use and possible drain hose or standpipe restrictions.
- Source
- Whirlpool Product Help (A)
- Section
- Front-load article table
- Last checked
- 2026-07-21
For Whirlpool front-load washers, F8 E2 is documented as a dispenser-system problem on select models, with the detergent drawer or cartridge checked for detergent clogging.
- Source
- Whirlpool Product Help (A)
- Section
- Front-load article table
- Last checked
- 2026-07-21
For Whirlpool front-load washers, F9 E1 is documented as drain times longer than expected, typically over eight minutes, with drain hose and standpipe checks.
- Source
- Whirlpool Product Help (A)
- Section
- Front-load article table
- Last checked
- 2026-07-21
For Whirlpool front-load washers, rL or F34 is documented when items are detected in the washer during the Clean Washer cycle; the listed action is to remove items and restart that cycle.
- Source
- Whirlpool Product Help (A)
- Section
- Front-load article table
- Last checked
- 2026-07-21
For Whirlpool front-load washers, LOC or LC is documented as Control Lock being activated, with Whirlpool directing users to the Control Lock button or the owner manual on older models.
- Source
- Whirlpool Product Help (A)
- Section
- Front-load article table
- Last checked
- 2026-07-21
For Whirlpool front-load washers, dET is documented as detergent cartridge not detected in the dispenser on select models; Whirlpool says to ignore it when using single-load doses.
- Source
- Whirlpool Product Help (A)
- Section
- Front-load article table
- Last checked
- 2026-07-21
For Whirlpool front-load washers, Int is documented as the cycle being paused or canceled, with Pause/Cancel twice plus Power once and a five-minute power disconnect if still displayed.
- Source
- Whirlpool Product Help (A)
- Section
- Front-load article table
- Last checked
- 2026-07-21
For Whirlpool front-load washers, LO FL is listed with F8 E1 in the official error-code article as the low-flow/fill code group.
- Source
- Whirlpool Product Help (A)
- Section
- Front-load article table
- Last checked
- 2026-07-21