Amana expanded error-code library

Amana error codes: the appliances this library covers

Amana appliances are straightforward, and so are their fault codes: a short code or a pattern of lights, a handful of messages, and a few components behind them. This library covers Amana dishwashers, dryers, top-load washers and ranges. Open the directory that matches your appliance and use the code and the first check it gives before you think about a part.

Cheap appliances are repaired when the repair is cheap, so the directories here are organized around what you can check without tools: clear a lint screen and a vent, clear a dishwasher filter and drain hose, open the water taps on a washer, press every key on a range keypad. Find the model number first: a washer or dryer on a label inside the door opening, a dishwasher along the tub edge, a range on the frame behind the oven door.

When a code survives the cheap checks, the question is whether the part is worth it. A thermistor, a heating element, a thermal fuse, a drain pump or a lid switch usually is; a failed control board on an older Amana may not be. Leave anything involving the 240-volt supply, gas or a leak to a technician.

Amana appliances are valued for being straightforward, and the codes on them are mostly the standard family used across Whirlpool's brands. When you search online, you may find pages for Whirlpool and Maytag that describe the same code. They are useful as background, but use the Amana page for the steps and the part names. Keep the model and serial for any call, and note the date of purchase for the warranty.

Amana's older appliances are common in rentals and in homes with long-lived machines, and their code tables date from several control generations. If the code you see does not match, check the model number against the generation: a machine made in the last decade uses the F and E style codes, while an older one may use only lights. When a part is needed, quote the model and serial from the label, as parts for older units may be superseded by a replacement with a different number.