Dryer error codes: reviewed brand-by-brand guides

Look up reviewed dryer error-code diagnostics by brand, including airflow, power, door, temperature, and control conditions.

Start by copying the complete display code before clearing it. The same characters can represent different conditions on different manufacturers, so the brand-specific path matters. These guides use official support material as the preferred evidence layer and do not turn a code into an unsupported part diagnosis.

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Why a code may still require follow-up questions

The control reports what it detected, not necessarily the root cause. A code can be triggered by an installation condition, blocked path, load or detergent issue, door or water-supply condition, or a component that needs professional testing. Appliance Verdict therefore keeps the code as the entry point and asks only the external or observational questions supported by the reviewed manufacturer material.

Manufacturer source basis

• Electrolux — Laundry Dryer Error Code Guide
• GE Appliances — Dryer - Will Not Run or Start
• LG USA — LG Dryer - Error Code List
• LG USA — LG Dryer - Understanding d90 and d95 Error Codes
• Maytag Product Help — Error Codes in Dryers
• Maytag Product Help — F2E2 Error Code - Dryer
• Maytag Product Help — F3 E2 - Error Code - Dryer
• Samsung Support US — Samsung dryer displays an error code
• Whirlpool Product Help — Error Codes in Dryers
• Whirlpool Product Help — F2E2 Error Code - Dryer
• Whirlpool Product Help — F3 E4 - Error Code - Dryer
• Whirlpool Product Help — F3 E5 - Error Code - Dryer
• Whirlpool Product Help — F4 E4 - Error Code - Dryer
• Whirlpool Product Help — F6 E1 - Error Code - Dryer
• Whirlpool Product Help — F7 E1 - Error Code - Dryer
• Whirlpool Product Help — F9 E2 - Error Code - Dryer
• Whirlpool Product Help — FC E1 - Error Code - Dryer
• Sears PartsDirect — Kenmore 417 model dryer error codes
• Sears PartsDirect — Kenmore 796 model dryer error codes
• Sears PartsDirect — Kenmore 110 series electronic control model dryer error codes

Use the exact owner/support documentation for your model when it differs from general guidance. Appliance Verdict is independent and is not endorsed by the manufacturers cited.

Safety boundary

Dryers can involve high-current electricity, hot surfaces, fire risk, and—in gas models—fuel systems. External airflow and lint checks can be useful, but stop before energized internal testing, gas-system work, or any step involving burning odors, smoke, or sparking.

Do not defeat interlocks or protection systems just to clear an error. Stop for smoke, sparking, electrical shock, active uncontrolled leaking, a gas odor, or repeated breaker trips.

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