Electrolux dryer
showing E 42
Electrolux shows E 42 when the door is open, or when it is not closed well enough for the control to see it.
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- Door and lock
- Door switch and latch repair
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What E 42
actually means.
Electrolux shows E 42 when the door is open, or when it is not closed well enough for the control to see it. Something caught in the opening is a common reason.
Electrolux dryer display · also shown as E42
What to do when E 42 shows on the dryerKind of codeDoor and lock
The control cannot confirm that the door is shut, so it will not start. A worn strike or a bent latch is looked at before the door switch itself.
Usually leads toDoor switch and latch repair
A dryer that ignores the start button with its door shut, or a door that will not stay closed, fixed at the switch, catch or hinge.
Shows up asDryer Door Won't Latch
The door swings back open, will not stay shut, or closes but the dryer acts as if it is open.
MakeElectrolux
Full-size front-load dryers in electric and gas versions, usually paired with a matching Electrolux washer.
SourceElectrolux owner support: laundry dryer error code guide
Electrolux front-load dryers listed in Electrolux's laundry dryer code guide.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Electrolux's own guidance for E 42 on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Check the door opening and the clamshell lint filter area for a garment in the way.
Close the door firmly until it latches.
If E 42 persists with the door shut, book a visit to check the latch, striker and switch.
Still there?
It usually turns into door switch and latch repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
E 42 does not point to the drive or heating parts. It is about the door alone.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems E 42 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dryer Door Won't Latch
5 causes, cheapest first
Where E 42 usually leads
Door switch and latch repair.
Electrolux
dryers.
Full-size front-load dryers in electric and gas versions, usually paired with a matching Electrolux washer.
Electrolux dryer repairMore Electrolux codes
Door and lock on other makes
Electric dryer
The most common dryer in US homes: a 240-volt heating coil, a belt-driven drum and a vent to the outside.
Gas dryer
Heat from a burner on natural gas or propane, lit by an igniter and watched over by a flame sensor, with the motor on 120 volts.
Stackable dryer
The dryer half of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, where the height and the closet decide how the repair is done.
In Electrolux's own words
E 42 Door Open
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Electrolux front-load dryers listed in Electrolux's laundry dryer code guide.
Electrolux E 42 dryer repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about E 42.
Can I clear E 42 myself?
My Electrolux shows E 42 even though the door is closed. Why?
Can E 42 on my Electrolux be cleared without a visit?
Back to your everyday
Still showing E 42?
Book with the code exactly as displayed, the whole model number, and whether you smell burning or gas — for a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.