

Asko washer
showing E36
E36 means the user interface and the main power control unit are not communicating.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Communication
- Controls and sensors
- Source: ASKO
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What E36
actually means.
E36 means the user interface and the main power control unit are not communicating.
ASKO washer display
What to do when E36 shows on the washerKind of codeCommunication
The main control board and the panel board have lost contact with each other. The wire harness and its plugs are checked, and any sign of water reaching them, before either board is replaced.
Usually leads toControls and sensors
A dead display, buttons that do nothing, cycles that stop at random or codes that keep returning, traced to the control, its sensors or its wiring.
Shows up asControl Panel Not Responding
The washer's buttons or dial do nothing, the display freezes or goes blank, or settings will not change.
MakeASKO
Swedish-designed 24-inch front-load washers, sized for closets and often stacked under an Asko dryer.
SourceAsko W4114C user manual, WM85.1 platform (PDF on the Gorenje document server)
Asko W4114C (Logic, WM85 platform), per its user manual; the display shows "Error" and the number, and the INFO button shows the description.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from ASKO's own guidance for E36 on its washers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Switch the washer off, wait a moment, then switch it on again.
Book a visit if E36 returns.
What not to do
E36 is not a water or door problem; it concerns the electronics.
What you may
notice with it.
The washer problems E36 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the washer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Control Panel Not Responding
5 causes, cheapest first
Where E36 usually leads
Controls and sensors.
ASKO
washers.
Swedish-designed 24-inch front-load washers, sized for closets and often stacked under an Asko dryer.
ASKO washer repairMore ASKO codes
Communication on other makes
Front-load washer
A horizontal drum behind a sealed glass door, a rubber boot, a locking latch and a pump with a filter you can reach from the front.
Stackable washer
The washer at the bottom of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, repaired inside the closet or recess it was sized for.
Compact washer
The 24-inch front-loaders and all-in-one washer-dryers found in apartments, condos and under counters, repaired on their washing side.
In ASKO's own words
Error in UI and PMCU
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Asko W4114C (Logic, WM85 platform), per its user manual; the display shows "Error" and the number, and the INFO button shows the description.
ASKO E36 washer 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 E36.
Can I clear E36 myself?
What are the UI and PMCU in an Asko E36 message?
Is E37 on an Asko related to E36?
Back to your everyday
Still showing E36?
Book with the code as it appears, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.