Kenmore washer
showing OE
OE on a Kenmore 796 front-loader is a slow drain.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Drain
- Drain pump repair
- Source: Kenmore
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What OE
actually means.
OE on a Kenmore 796 front-loader is a slow drain. The chart runs from the simple to the involved: a clog in the drain, a kinked hose, the wiring to the drain pump, and finally the pump itself.
Kenmore washer display
What to do when OE shows on the washerKind of codeDrain
The washer tried to empty the tub and the water level did not drop in time. A sock or a coin in the pump filter, a kinked drain hose or a blocked standpipe is ruled out before the pump itself.
Usually leads toDrain pump repair
Water left in the drum and clothes that come out soaked, traced to the pump filter, the pump, or the hose and standpipe behind it.
Shows up asWasher Not Draining
Water stays in the tub after the cycle ends, or the washer stops before the spin with the drum still full.
MakeKenmore
The long-running Sears store brand, whose washers were produced by several different manufacturers.
SourceSears PartsDirect: Kenmore 796 model front-load washer error codes (Wayback copy, 12.11.2019)
Kenmore front-load washers with model numbers starting with 796.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for OE on its washers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Check the drain hose for a kink or restriction and the house drain for a clog.
Unplug the washer before you look behind it.
If OE returns with a clear hose and drain, book a visit to check the pump and its harness.
What not to do
OE is not a leak and not a fill problem. The tub is holding water it should have pumped out.
What you may
notice with it.
The washer problems OE tends to arrive with. Answer these at the washer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Washer Not Draining
5 causes, cheapest first
Where OE usually leads
Drain pump repair.
Kenmore
washers.
The long-running Sears store brand, whose washers were produced by several different manufacturers.
Kenmore washer repairMore Kenmore codes
Drain 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.
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
Check the washer drain for a clog. Check the drain hose for a kink or restriction.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore front-load washers with model numbers starting with 796.
Kenmore OE 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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ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about OE.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing OE?
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.