Symptom hub
Washer unbalanced load error codes
Compare washer codes that usually point to load balance, wet clothes after spin, or washer movement during spin.
Use this as a narrowing step
A symptom can point to several different parts or installation issues. Use this hub to find likely code records, then confirm the exact code on the appliance display.
Coverage status
This page is published as a comparison hub for matching records. Open the exact code record before using any guidance.
How to narrow it
Observe whether the load is visibly bunched to one side, whether the washer moves during spin, and whether clothes remain unusually wet after the cycle stops. Redistribute only with the washer stopped and the drum still. A speed-sensing code is not interchangeable with an imbalance code even when both interrupt spin. Match the exact display first, then use the associated record; repeated movement after one balanced retry needs service-level assessment.
unbalanced load
wet clothes
washer movement
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Matching records
UEError code
LG documents UE as a warning that the washer is trying to balance an uneven laundry load.
UbError code
Usually indicates that the washer has detected an unbalanced laundry load.
F7 E1Error code
Most Whirlpool sources describe F7 E1 as a warning that the front-load washer motor cannot reach the expected speed for the selected cycle.
F0 E5Error code
Whirlpool documents F0 E5 as a warning that the front-load washer detected an off-balance load during spin.
E4Error code
Commonly logged when a Frigidaire top-load washer is out of balance during spin.
E3Error code
Defy's DTL165 manual documents E3 when the laundry load is unbalanced in the top-loader.
UEError code
Usually indicates that the laundry load is unbalanced in the washer.
E3Error code
Manufacturer guidance usually ties E3 to a portable-washer spin issue involving load size or level.