Clearing Maytag F21 Error

 Have you ever come to your store and seen some water (usually dirty) in the tub and the error code "F21 Out of Order/"  You might also have seen a load of wash go from 6 minutes to zero and "SUDS" appear on the screen. Other brands have similar situations and errors. In the case of Maytag MHN30 and MHN33 small chassis washers here is how to clear the codes and correct the situation if it is ongoing. Other brands have similar situations and this can be a guide to getting started to correct the same situations on those machines. 

 

F21 stands for a slow drain error. All washers have a time set up for water to enter the tub up to a certain amount and water to leave the tub in a certain amount of time. When the water takes longer to drain than the amount of time set an F21 error pops up. The clothes washed but never wrung out. This happens because of too many clothes, load being unbalanced, or something in the drain including too much soap. You can clear the error on the Maytag MHN30 and MHN33 washers by using the key pad, but if the error keeps coming back you have to check the drain.

Here is how you do it:

Remove the 1-3 screws at the bottom edge of the front kick panel. The panel should come off easily. Right behind it on the right side is the drain pump (other brands have their pump on the left side). Before you open the drain have a bucket underneath (For Maytag you can also use the front panel as it will hold a "normal" amount of remaining water after a wash cycle-If you have water remaining in the tub USE a BUCKET!).

Twist the cover counter clockwise to open.

Double check the drain plug and make sure there is nothing in the filter. Usually there are pins, socks, g-strings, bobby pins, change, lint, and all manner of other things in there.

Water from the tub and anything in the pump should drain out.

In the picture above someone used a bunch of soap!

Once everything has drained out of the pump find the hole where the impeller is and feel inside with your finger to make sure nothing is stuck in the impeller.

This quarter was stuck in the same area as the impeller. That and all of the soap was what was causing the F21 errors. Let me know what you find stuck in your drain screens!

Ev

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