Whirlpool washer
showing OFb
OFb appears on top-load models when the washer tried its own balancing routines and the load is still lopsided.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Unbalanced load
- Suspension and shock repair
- Source: Whirlpool
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What OFb
actually means.
OFb appears on top-load models when the washer tried its own balancing routines and the load is still lopsided. The machine stops and waits for you to spread the clothes out by hand.
Whirlpool washer display · also shown as ofb
What to do when OFb shows on the washerKind of codeUnbalanced load
The control sensed the drum wobbling and cut the spin short. Usually it is one heavy item bunched to one side or a machine that is not level; worn shocks or springs come next, and shipping bolts left in a new washer are checked too.
Usually leads toSuspension and shock repair
A washer that shakes, bangs the cabinet or walks across the floor on the spin, repaired at the shocks, springs, rods and feet.
Shows up asWasher Shaking and Walking
The washer shakes hard, thumps against the wall or creeps across the floor during the spin.
MakeWhirlpool
A leading American washer brand, in agitator and impeller top-loaders, front-loaders and stacked laundry centers.
SourceWhirlpool product help: OFb or ofb error code (top-load washer)
Whirlpool HE top-load washers with a display that shows OFb.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Whirlpool's own guidance for OFb on its washers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Wait for the lid to unlock, then spread the clothes in loose heaps evenly around the washplate.
If a single heavy item is in the tub, add a few towels to balance it.
Close the lid and press Start/Pause; if OFb shows with every normal load, book a visit to check leveling and suspension.
Still there?
It usually turns into suspension and shock repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
OFb is not a spin motor problem. The washer is protecting itself from a heavy, uneven load, and the fix is usually in how the tub is loaded.
What you may
notice with it.
The washer problems OFb tends to arrive with. Answer these at the washer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Washer Shaking and Walking
5 causes, cheapest first
Where OFb usually leads
Suspension and shock repair.
Whirlpool
washers.
A leading American washer brand, in agitator and impeller top-loaders, front-loaders and stacked laundry centers.
Whirlpool 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 Whirlpool's own words
The washer could not remedy the off-balance load via automated methods and now needs manual intervention to redistribute the load evenly around the washplate.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Whirlpool HE top-load washers with a display that shows OFb.
Whirlpool OFb 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 OFb.
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Can I add a wet towel to fix OFb on my Whirlpool mid-cycle?
Back to your everyday
Still showing OFb?
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.