On the covered Whirlpool top-load washer, F0 E7, rL, F34 means clothes were detected in the tub while the Clean Washer cycle was running First, open the lid and confirm the basket is completely empty. Then: remove everything and start the Clean Washer cycle again with an empty tub.
Differential
Likely causes of “Whirlpool top-load washer code F0 E7, rL, F34”, and how to tell them apart
- 1
Garments left in the basket when the Clean Washer cycle started
What separates it The code appears within the first minutes of a Clean Washer cycle
How to confirm Open the lid and look at the tub for any garment, sock or towel
- 2
An item stuck in the agitator or under the wash plate
What separates it The basket looks empty but something is caught behind the agitator
How to confirm Lift the agitator cap and feel around the wash plate
- 3
Resistance in the drive that the control reads as a load
What separates it The tub is truly empty and the code still returns
How to confirm Turn the basket by hand with the washer unplugged and feel for rubbing
Before you touch a setting
Record this first — changing settings destroys the evidence
- Whether the Clean Washer cycle was the one running
- What you found in the basket, if anything
- Whether the code returns with the tub confirmed empty
Try in this order
0 of 6 completedWhat to do first
ReversibleOpen the lid and confirm the basket is completely empty.
Correct only the documented fault domain
ReversibleRemove everything and start the Clean Washer cycle again with an empty tub.
Remove every item
ReversibleWhirlpool says clothing was detected while attempting to run the Clean Washer cycle and asks that the load be removed from the washer before the cycle is restarted.
Confirm a clean cycle was selected
ReversibleWhirlpool asks whether a clean cycle was selected; the check exists because the Clean Washer cycle only runs with an empty tub.
Restart the Clean Washer cycle empty
ReversibleRestart the cycle with nothing in the tub. If it completes, the code was a load reading.
Call for service if it persists
ReversibleWhirlpool says to call for service if the problem persists. On the front-load platform the Sears tables tie the same rL code to a worn spin bearing, but that table is for a different washer.
Model-specific
What is true of this model and not of its siblings
- Displayed as
- F0 E7 on top-load washers (rL or F34 on front-load washers).
- Parts named
- None by Whirlpool's page for this code.
Stop boundary
When this stops being a self-service repair
- !Unplug the washer before you put a hand under the wash plate
- !Call for service if the code returns with an empty basket, as Whirlpool says to
Evidence ledger
Sources behind this answer
Where the manufacturer's article stops. The bearing detail in the last step is on the front-load table only and is given as context, not as this washer's cause.
Exact questions
Common questions
What does F0 E7, rL, F34 mean on a Whirlpool top-load washer?+
clothes were detected in the tub while the Clean Washer cycle was running
Are rL and F34 the same code?+
They belong to the same Clean Washer-with-load fault; rL and F34 are how front-load washers display it, and Whirlpool lists them together with F0 E1.
Does the cycle need an empty tub?+
Yes. Whirlpool's page asks that the load be removed before restarting the Clean Washer cycle.
What if the tub is empty?+
Whirlpool says to call for service if the problem persists after the load is removed.
Do Maytag and Amana washers show it too?+
Yes, on the same top-load platform.