Whirlpool dryer
showing Loc
Loc means someone switched on the Control Lock, and the dryer ignores its buttons until it is released.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Whirlpool
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What Loc
actually means.
Loc means someone switched on the Control Lock, and the dryer ignores its buttons until it is released. It is a setting, often turned on by accident with a two-purpose button.
Whirlpool dryer display
What to do when Loc shows on the dryerKind of codeMode, not a failure
A setting someone switched on, or a prompt the dryer shows by design — a child lock, a clean-the-lint-screen reminder, a demo setting. Nothing has failed and no part is needed.
Usually leads toNo repair
Find the button marked for Control Lock; on some models it shares a key with another option.
Shows up asDryer Not Starting
The panel lights up and responds, but pressing start does nothing or only makes a hum.
MakeWhirlpool
One of the most common dryer brands in American homes, in electric and gas versions and stacked laundry centers.
SourceWhirlpool product help: Loc (dryer)
Whirlpool dryers with an electronic Control Lock; the key it shares varies by model.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Whirlpool's own guidance for Loc on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Find the button marked for Control Lock; on some models it shares a key with another option.
Press and hold that button for three seconds while the display counts 3-2-1.
Start the cycle once Loc clears.
Cleared?
No part needed replacing. If the next full load still comes out damp or the dryer shuts off early, treat that as a separate problem.
What not to do
Loc is not a sign of a dead control board. The panel is doing exactly what the lock tells it to.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems Loc tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
No repair indicated
Nothing to repair.
A setting someone switched on, or a prompt the dryer shows by design — a child lock, a clean-the-lint-screen reminder, a demo setting. Nothing has failed and no part is needed.
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
Mode, not a failure 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 Loc Error code indicates that the Control Lock has been enabled.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Whirlpool dryers with an electronic Control Lock; the key it shares varies by model.
Whirlpool Loc 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 Loc.
Can I clear Loc myself?
Why did Loc appear on my Whirlpool dryer by itself?
Which button unlocks Loc on a Whirlpool?
Back to your everyday
Still showing Loc?
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.