Whirlpool dryer
showing ERR
The dryer will not run until the door is latched, and ERR says it is not.
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- Door and lock
- Door switch and latch repair
- Source: Whirlpool
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What ERR
actually means.
The dryer will not run until the door is latched, and ERR says it is not. The door can look shut and still sit off its catch; some models use two latches, top and bottom, and both must hold.
Whirlpool dryer display
What to do when ERR 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.
MakeWhirlpool
One of the most common dryer brands in American homes, in electric and gas versions and stacked laundry centers.
SourceWhirlpool product help: ERR error code (dryer)
Whirlpool dryers that display ERR for an open door.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Whirlpool's own guidance for ERR on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Push the door firmly at the latch side until it clicks.
On a door with two latches, press at the top and the bottom.
If ERR stays, cut power at the breaker for a minute, restore it and try a Timed Dry cycle; book a visit if it still shows.
Still there?
It usually turns into door switch and latch repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
ERR does not mean the control has failed. A bent strike, a worn latch or the door switch is far more likely.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems ERR 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 ERR usually leads
Door switch and latch repair.
Whirlpool
dryers.
One of the most common dryer brands in American homes, in electric and gas versions and stacked laundry centers.
Whirlpool dryer repairMore Whirlpool 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 Whirlpool's own words
the dryer will not run unless the door is closed.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Whirlpool dryers that display ERR for an open door.
Whirlpool ERR 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 ERR.
Can I clear ERR myself?
My Whirlpool door is shut but ERR is on. What now?
Will the drum turn at all while ERR is showing on my Whirlpool?
Back to your everyday
Still showing ERR?
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.