Kenmore 110-series front-load washer troubleshooting

Published specification

What is true of this model and changes how you fix it

• Who made it — Whirlpool (prefix 110)
  A Kenmore front-loader whose model number starts with 110 is built by WHIRLPOOL. Troubleshoot it as a Whirlpool front-loader: Whirlpool F#E# fault codes, the drain-pump filter behind the lower panel, and Whirlpool parts.
• Type — FRONT-LOAD
  A FRONT-LOAD washer with a door gasket; gasket care (wipe dry, door ajar, clean cycle) governs odor and mildew.
• Codes & drain
  Whirlpool F#E# codes (Sud/Sd suds, door-lock and drain codes); a 'won't drain' is usually the drain-pump filter or a kinked hose.
• Code style (from Sears PartsDirect)
  110-prefix high-efficiency front-loaders show codes written as F/ and a number or letter: F/H not filling, F/02 drains slowly, F/05 water temperature sensor, F/06 motor tachometer, F/09 overflow, F/10 motor control board overheated, F/13 dispenser circuit, F/14 main control EEPROM, F/15 motor control board, Sud excessive suds, F/dL door lock and F/dU door unlock.
• Do not confuse it
  The F/ style codes are different from the F# E# codes of the 110 top-loaders and from the two-letter codes (IE, UE, OE) of 796 LG-built washers, so the first job is reading which style your display uses.
• Using the Whirlpool match
  A Kenmore 110 front-loader is a Whirlpool front-loader with a Kenmore badge, so the matching Whirlpool model supplies the manual, the code list and the parts. Write down the whole model number from the label, since the same eight digits that follow the 110 prefix identify the exact door lock, pump and inlet valve.
• Care that suits any front-loader
  Wipe the gasket dry and clean inside its folds, leave the door and detergent drawer ajar between loads, run the clean-washer cycle monthly and use only a small amount of high-efficiency detergent. These four habits prevent most of the odor, mildew and slow-drain complaints a front-loader generates.
• Reading the Kenmore model number
  A 110 front-loader's model number is written 110 followed by a full stop and a group of digits. The digits after the full stop identify the exact chassis, so quote the complete number when you order a door boot, a pump or a bearing kit, because two washers with the same cabinet can use different parts inside.
• When the door will not open after a cycle
  A front-loader keeps its door locked while water remains in the drum and for a short time after the spin. Wait several minutes, and if it stays shut, run a drain and spin cycle, since a blocked pump filter that leaves a little water in the drum is the usual reason the lock stays on.
• A washer that is level and quiet
  Adjust the four feet until the washer does not rock when you push a top corner, tighten the lock nuts, and check that it sits on a firm floor. A front-loader on an unlevelled floor walks, bangs on spin and wears its bearings and shock absorbers early.

Where these figures were read. applianceaid.com/sears-manufacturing-codes.php (Sears Appliance Manufacturing Codes — confirms '110. Whirlpool' live)

Manufacturer support for this product line. Whirlpool Product Help — Product Help. Official Whirlpool use, installation, maintenance, error-code and troubleshooting library.

Also read for this model. Sears PartsDirect — Kenmore 110 model high-efficiency front-load washer error codes.