Amana NFW5800HW Owners Manual - Page 18

If you experience, Possible Causes, Solution

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TROUBLESHOOTING First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website at www.amana.com (in Canada www.amanacanada.ca) for assistance and to possibly avoid a service call. If you experience Possible Causes Solution Error Code Appears in Display (for 2- and 3-digit displays) (cont.) "rL" (remove load) appears Load detected in drum during Clean Remove items from washer drum and restart Clean Washer in display Washer with affresh® cycle. with affresh® cycle. Loc Control is locked. This is not an error code but just an indication that the control is locked. Press and hold the control lock key for three seconds to unlock. F# E# or F## E## code other than as described above appears in display Washer making error beeps Washer beeps when Start/ Pause is touched CL appears on display, or Clean Washer LED flashing at end of wash cycle (on some models) Washer won't start "PF" F0 E5 or "ob" "dr" or F5 E4 System error code. Door has not been opened and closed for at least three cycles. Door not closed. The washer has run 30 wash cycles and is indicating a reminder to run the Clean Washer with affresh® cycle. Control lock could be enabled. Appears upon recovery from power loss, if power was lost while running a cycle. Off balance load detected. This means that your washer detected an off balance load and that caused the cycle to take longer than usual or the clothes to be more wet than usual. Door not opened between cycles. Touch POWER once to clear the code. Then touch POWER again and restart the washer. If code appears again, call for service. Unplug washer for 30 seconds; then plug back in. This code may occur when the washer is first turned on. Open and close the door to clear the display. Close the door completely. Run the Clean Washer with affresh® cycle. If the Clean Washer with affresh® cycle is not turned on, the LED will stop flashing at the end of a wash cycle after running three more regular wash cycles. After 30 more wash cycles are completed, the Clean Washer with affresh® LED will again flash at the end of a wash cycle as a reminder. To check whether the unit is in control lock, try powering On the unit. On doing that if you see the code 'Loc' displayed in the seven segment display, then you know that control is locked. To unlock controls press and hold the 'control lock' key for three seconds. Be sure the door is closed. Make sure you press and hold the start button for 1 full second. Make sure the door has been opened and closed since the last cycle was run. Touch POWER once to clear the code. Then touch POWER again and restart the washer. Touch POWER once to clear the code. Then touch POWER again and restart the washer. Open and close the door. Touch POWER once to clear the code. Then touch POWER again and restart the washer. 18

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F# E# or F## E## code
other than as described
above appears in display
System error code.
Touch POWER once to clear the code. Then touch POWER
again and restart the washer. If code appears again, call for
service. Unplug washer for 30 seconds; then plug back in.
Washer making error
beeps
Door has not been opened and
closed for at least three cycles.
This code may occur when the washer is first turned on.
Open and close the door to clear the display.
Washer beeps when Start/
Pause is touched
Door not closed.
Close the door completely.
CL appears on display, or
Clean Washer LED flashing
at end of wash cycle (on
some models)
The washer has run 30 wash cycles
and is indicating a reminder to run the
Clean Washer with affresh
®
cycle.
Run the Clean Washer with affresh
®
cycle. If the Clean Washer
with affresh
®
cycle is not turned on, the LED will stop flashing
at the end of a wash cycle after running three more regular
wash cycles. After 30 more wash cycles are completed, the
Clean Washer with affresh
®
LED will again flash at the end of
a wash cycle as a reminder.
Washer won’t start
Control lock could be enabled.
To check whether the unit is in control lock, try powering On
the unit. On doing that if you see the code ‘Loc’ displayed
in the seven segment display, then you know that control is
locked. To unlock controls press and hold the ‘control lock’
key for three seconds.
Be sure the door is closed.
Make sure you press and hold the start button for 1 full second.
Make sure the door has been opened and closed since the last
cycle was run.
“PF”
Appears upon recovery from power
loss, if power was lost while running
a cycle.
Touch POWER once to clear the code. Then touch POWER
again and restart the washer.
F0 E5 or “ob”
Off balance load detected. This
means that your washer detected an
off balance load and that caused the
cycle to take longer than usual or the
clothes to be more wet than usual.
Touch POWER once to clear the code. Then touch POWER
again and restart the washer.
“dr” or F5 E4
Door not opened between cycles.
Open and close the door. Touch POWER once to clear the
code. Then touch POWER again and restart the washer.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If you experience
Possible Causes
Solution
Error Code Appears in Display (for 2- and 3-digit displays) (cont.)
“rL” (remove load) appears
in display
Load detected in drum during Clean
Washer with affresh
®
cycle.
Remove items from washer drum and restart Clean Washer
with affresh
®
cycle.
Loc
Control is locked.
This is not an error code but just an indication that the
control is locked. Press and hold the control lock key for
three seconds to unlock.
First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website at
www.amana.com
(in Canada
www.amanacanada.ca
) for assistance and to possibly avoid a service call.