--- title: "Maytag dryer showing L2 | DryerRepair.center" description: "What L2 means on Maytag dryers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/maytag-l2/" --- # Maytag dryer showing L2 L2 means the dryer is not getting proper voltage on the heating side of its supply, so the heater stays off while the drum keeps turning. ## What L2 actually means. L2 means the dryer is not getting proper voltage on the heating side of its supply, so the heater stays off while the drum keeps turning. On an electric model that is usually one of the two house breakers or the cord hookup. Maytag dryer display · also shown as F4 E4 What to do when L2 shows on the dryer ### Kind of code Heating The dryer expected heat and did not get it, or got it too slowly. On an electric model the element and its wiring; on a gas model the igniter, the flame sensor and the valve coils. A blocked vent is ruled out first. ### Usually leads to Heating element repair No heat or weak heat on an electric dryer, traced to the coil, its terminals or the safety parts on its housing. ### Shows up as Dryer Not Heating The drum turns and the cycle runs, but the air stays cool and the clothes come out damp. ### Make Maytag Full-size dryers in electric and gas versions, from a Whirlpool-owned brand that shares many of its parts. ### Source Maytag product help: L2 error code (dryer) Maytag electronic-control dryers; some models show the same condition as F4 E4. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Maytag's own guidance for L2 on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Check the breaker panel; an electric dryer uses two breakers or fuses, and both must be on. 02 Touch any pad to clear L2 from the display. 03 If the breakers are fine, have the power cord connection checked against the installation instructions, then book a visit if the code persists. ### Still there? It usually turns into [heating element repair](https://dryerrepair.center/services/heating-element-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do L2 does not mean the heating element has burned out. The dryer is telling you the power feeding the heater is missing. ## What you may notice with it. The dryer problems L2 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Dryer Not Heating](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-not-heating/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-not-heating/) It also comes with - [**Dryer Takes Too Long to Dry**](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-takes-too-long/) Problem ### Dryer Not Heating 6 causes, cheapest first Where L2 usually leads ## Heating element repair. **Heating element · low.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dryerrepair.center/services/heating-element-repair/) ## Maytag dryers. Full-size dryers in electric and gas versions, from a Whirlpool-owned brand that shares many of its parts. [Maytag dryer repair](https://dryerrepair.center/brands/maytag/) More Maytag codes [F4 E3](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/maytag-f4e3/) [F4 E1](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/maytag-f4e1/) [F3 E3](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/maytag-f3e3/) [F3E5](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/maytag-f3e5/) [PF](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/maytag-pf/) Heating on other makes [Electrolux NO GAS](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-no-gas/) [Kenmore E5B](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-417-e5b/) [LG SIGNATURE PS](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-signature-ps/) [LG nP](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-np/) [Miele F158](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f158/) [Samsung HC](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-hc/) [Whirlpool F4 E1](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f4e1/) [All 11 codes of this kind](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-heating) Maytag builds this ### Electric dryer The most common dryer in US homes: a 240-volt heating coil, a belt-driven drum and a vent to the outside. Maytag builds this ### 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. Maytag builds this ### 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 Maytag's own words > An L2 (Low or No Line Voltage) Error code indicates that there may be a problem with your home power supply [Maytag product help: L2 error code (dryer)](https://producthelp.maytag.com/Laundry/Dryers/Dryer/Error_Codes/Other_Error_Codes/L2_-_Error_Code_-_Dryer) [Maytag product help: F4 E4 error code (dryer)](https://producthelp.maytag.com/Laundry/Dryers/Dryer/Error_Codes/Starts_with_F/F4_E4_-_Error_Code_-_Dryer) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. 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Check the breaker panel; an electric dryer uses two breakers or fuses, and both must be on. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### My Maytag drum turns with L2 on the screen. Should I keep running it? It will tumble, but no load will dry without heat. Reset the breakers first; a load run in the meantime only wastes time. ### Is L2 the same as F4 E4 on a Maytag? Maytag describes both as low or no line voltage, shown on different models. The checks are the same: the two breakers and the cord hookup. --- **[Read on the site: Maytag dryer showing L2 | DryerRepair.center](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/maytag-l2/)** **[Book a visit with DryerRepair.center](https://dryerrepair.center/schedule/)**