Kenmore washer
showing F5 E4
On a Kenmore top-loader with a 110 prefix, F5 E4 shows when several cycles are started without the lid being opened in between.
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What F5 E4
actually means.
On a Kenmore top-loader with a 110 prefix, F5 E4 shows when several cycles are started without the lid being opened in between. If you do open the lid and the code still appears, the lid lock and switch assembly is not seeing it.
Kenmore washer display · also shown as F5E4
What to do when F5 E4 shows on the washerKind of codeDoor and lid lock
The control cannot confirm that the door or lid is locked, or cannot release it. A latch that does not reach the lock, a bent strike or water still in the tub is looked at before the lock assembly.
Usually leads toDoor lock and lid switch repair
A washer that will not start, will not spin or will not let go of the door, repaired at the lock, the lid switch or the striker.
Shows up asWasher Not Starting
The panel lights up but pressing start does nothing, or the washer shows no sign of power at all.
MakeKenmore
The long-running Sears store brand, whose washers were produced by several different manufacturers.
SourceSears PartsDirect: Kenmore 110 model VMW top-load washer error codes (Wayback copy, 15.11.2019)
Kenmore top-load VMW washers with model numbers starting with 110. Models without a digital display flash the Lid Lock light instead and need a diagnostic test mode to read the code.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for F5 E4 on its washers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Open the lid fully, close it, and start the cycle again.
If you did open the lid between loads, check that nothing blocks the switch area.
If F5 E4 keeps showing, book a visit to check the lid lock and switch assembly.
Still there?
It usually turns into door lock and lid switch repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
F5 E4 does not mean the lid is broken open. It reports that the washer never saw it open.
What you may
notice with it.
The washer problems F5 E4 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the washer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Washer Not Starting
5 causes, cheapest first
Where F5 E4 usually leads
Door lock and lid switch repair.
Kenmore
washers.
The long-running Sears store brand, whose washers were produced by several different manufacturers.
Kenmore washer repair
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.
Top-load washer
The upright washer with a lid on top, moving clothes either with a tall central agitator or with a low impeller plate in the bottom of the basket.
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.
In Kenmore's own words
If the washer is started several times without the lid ever being opened, then this code appears.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore top-load VMW washers with model numbers starting with 110. Models without a digital display flash the Lid Lock light instead and need a diagnostic test mode to read the code.
Kenmore F5 E4 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.
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Questions
about F5 E4.
Can I clear F5 E4 myself?
Why does my Kenmore show F5 E4 when I run two rinse cycles in a row?
My Kenmore has no display and the Lid Lock light is flashing. Is that F5 E4?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F5 E4?
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.