Amana error codes
Amana is Whirlpool Corporation's budget laundry line, built on the same platforms as Whirlpool and Maytag machines and showing the same fault codes. An F9 E1 on an Amana is the same drain fault, checked the same way, at the same cost.
Every code your Amana can show
Each one opens the full write up on the Whirlpool page: the same board, the same fault, the same repair.
- The water is not leaving the machine in the time the cycle allows.Will not run
F9 E1
- The door or lid will not lock, so the machine refuses to start the cycle.Will not run
F5 E2
- Water is arriving too slowly, so the machine cannot fill in the time it allows.Will not run
F8 E1
- Too much foam, so the machine has paused to deal with it before carrying on.Safe to use
Sd
- The motor cannot reach the speed the cycle asked for.Will not run
F7 E1
- The hot and cold hoses are connected the wrong way round.Safe to use
HC
- There is more water or more foam in the machine than there should be.Stop now
F8 E3
- The machine cannot tell how much water is in the drum.Will not run
F3 E1
- The dispenser system is not delivering detergent the way it should.Will not run
F8 E2
How a Amana differs
Amana machines carry the least electronics of the family, and that works in your favour here: fewer sensors mean fewer codes and a shorter list of things that can fail. Some models are simple enough to show the older short codes, LF or Sd, where a newer Whirlpool would display the F8 E1 or Sd pairs. Both spellings are covered on each code page.
Where the shortcut stops
Amana also sells appliances that have nothing to do with Whirlpool platforms, particularly older units and some room air conditioners carrying the name from earlier ownership. If your machine predates about 2006, treat the codes here as a starting point rather than an answer.
How we checked
- Whirlpool Corporation, brands in the portfolio
- Whirlpool, product help and error codes
- Parts Dr, fixing the F8E1 or LO FL code on Whirlpool, Maytag and Amana washers
- EasyBear Appliance Repair, Whirlpool error code reference
Last checked 2026-08-09.