Speed Queen dryer
showing Er ro
The display alternating Er and ro means the drive motor's overload protector cut the power to it.
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- Drive motor and belt
- Motor and blower repair
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What Er ro
actually means.
The display alternating Er and ro means the drive motor's overload protector cut the power to it. It resets itself once the motor cools.
Speed Queen dryer display · also shown as Er, ro
What to do when Er ro shows on the dryerKind of codeDrive motor and belt
The control expected the drum to turn and it did not — a snapped belt, a seized idler pulley or a motor that hums without starting. The belt and pulley are checked before the motor.
Usually leads toMotor and blower repair
A humming dryer that will not start, a rattle behind the drum, or weak airflow, traced to the drive motor or the blower wheel.
Shows up asDryer Not Spinning
The dryer runs and may heat, but the drum stays still or turns only in fits.
MakeSpeed Queen
Commercial-grade residential dryers in electric and gas versions, built for heavy use and long service life.
SourceSpeed Queen User's Guide for Dryers, Part No. D518541ENR6
Speed Queen electronic dryers with a two-digit display (User's Guide D518541).
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Speed Queen's own guidance for Er ro on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Press Start to clear the control, then wait about ten minutes.
Press Start again to restart the dryer.
If it trips a second time, take the dryer out of use and book a visit.
What not to do
Er ro is not a heating code. It is about the drive motor only.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems Er ro tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dryer Not Spinning
5 causes, cheapest first
Where Er ro usually leads
Motor and blower repair.
Speed Queen
dryers.
Commercial-grade residential dryers in electric and gas versions, built for heavy use and long service life.
Speed Queen dryer repairMore Speed Queen codes
Drive motor and belt 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 Speed Queen's own words
The control’s digital display will show “Er”, “ro” alternately.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Speed Queen electronic dryers with a two-digit display (User's Guide D518541).
Speed Queen Er ro 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
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Back to your everyday
Still showing Er ro?
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.