--- title: "Whirlpool dryer showing Water tank | DryerRepair.center" description: "What Water tank means on Whirlpool dryers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-water-tank/" --- # Whirlpool dryer showing Water tank On the compact heat-pump dryer the water pulled from the clothes collects in a tank. ## What Water tank actually means. On the compact heat-pump dryer the water pulled from the clothes collects in a tank. This symbol means the tank is full, or that it is not seated properly in its compartment. Whirlpool dryer display · also shown as Water tank symbol What to do when Water tank shows on the dryer ### Kind of code Water system (ventless) On a ventless dryer, the water it pulls from the load is not reaching the container or the drain — a full tank, a blocked condenser or a pump that is not running. ### Usually leads to Ventless condenser and pump repair Heat-pump and condenser dryers that leak, stop with a full-tank warning or take hours, repaired at the exchanger, pump and filters. ### Shows up as Dryer Leaking Water Water under a ventless condenser or heat-pump dryer, or dripping from a vented dryer's duct. ### Make Whirlpool One of the most common dryer brands in American homes, in electric and gas versions and stacked laundry centers. ### Source Whirlpool product help: water tank (compact heat-pump dryer) Whirlpool compact heat-pump (ventless) dryers, which show a tank symbol rather than a letter code. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Whirlpool's own guidance for Water tank on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Pull out the tank, empty it and slide it back until it is fully seated. 02 If the tank was empty, remove it and push it in again firmly. 03 Book a visit if the symbol stays with an empty, seated tank. ### Still there? It usually turns into [ventless condenser and pump repair](https://dryerrepair.center/services/ventless-condenser-and-pump-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do The tank symbol is not a leak warning. Water on the floor under a ventless dryer is a separate problem to report on the visit. ## What you may notice with it. The dryer problems Water tank tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Dryer Leaking Water](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-water-leaking/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-water-leaking/) It also comes with - [**Dryer Takes Too Long to Dry**](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-takes-too-long/) Problem ### Dryer Leaking Water 5 causes, cheapest first Where Water tank usually leads ## Ventless condenser and pump repair. **Condensate pump, condenser or heat-pump system · moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dryerrepair.center/services/ventless-condenser-and-pump-repair/) ## Whirlpool dryers. One of the most common dryer brands in American homes, in electric and gas versions and stacked laundry centers. [Whirlpool dryer repair](https://dryerrepair.center/brands/whirlpool/) More Whirlpool codes [F4 E3](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f4e3/) [F3 E1](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f3e1/) [F3E2](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f3e2/) [F4 E1](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f4e1/) [F6 E1](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f6e1/) [ERR](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-err/) [Loc](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-loc/) Water system (ventless) on other makes [ASKO E3](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/asko-e3/) [GE Empty Tank](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-empty-tank/) [Kenmore Ex21](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-compact-ex21/) [LG E13](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-e13/) [Fisher & Paykel H2O FULL](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-h2o-full/) [All 7 codes of this kind](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-water) Whirlpool 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. Whirlpool 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. Whirlpool 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 Whirlpool's own words > This may mean that the water tank is full of water. [Whirlpool product help: water tank (compact heat-pump dryer)](https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Laundry/Dryers/Compact_Heat_Pump_Dryer/Error_Codes/Water_Tank__-_Error_Code_-_Compact_Heat_Pump_Dryer) [Whirlpool product help: water tank (compact heat-pump dryer)](https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Laundry/Dryers/Compact_Heat_Pump_Dryer/Error_Codes/Water_Tank__-_Error_Code_-_Compact_Heat_Pump_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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Pull out the tank, empty it and slide it back until it is fully seated. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### How often does the tank on a Whirlpool heat-pump dryer need emptying? Whenever the symbol asks for it, which depends on how wet the loads are. Emptying it after each load avoids a mid-cycle stop. ### The tank is empty but the symbol is still lit on my Whirlpool. Why? Whirlpool also links the symbol to a tank that is not positioned correctly. Reseat it firmly; if that fails, the sensing for the tank needs checking. --- **[Read on the site: Whirlpool dryer showing Water tank | DryerRepair.center](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-water-tank/)** **[Book a visit with DryerRepair.center](https://dryerrepair.center/schedule/)**