--- title: "LG-built Kenmore washer error code OE" description: "LG-built Kenmore washer error code OE: lG wrote this code, not Kenmore. On a washer wearing this badge, OE means: LG's own label is WATER OUTLET ERROR — the…" url: "https://kenmoremiami.support/error-codes/lg-washer-oe/" date_modified: "2026-09-01" Appliance type: "Washers" --- # LG-built Kenmore washer error code OE ### Whose code this actually is Kenmore did not write OE, because Kenmore has never built an appliance. This one is LG’s, and it appears on the washer that LG built and Sears sold under the Kenmore badge. Whirlpool-built and LG-built washers wear one badge and share almost none of their code scheme, so the wrong table here sends you to a pump when the machine is reporting a lid. ### What it means LG's own label is WATER OUTLET ERROR — the machine cannot drain the water out. ### Which Kenmore models can raise it The Kenmore washer whose model number begins 796 — the three digits before the period on the rating plate. Those digits are LG’s, which is why LG’s table is the one that applies to OE and no other manufacturer’s does. ### The other ways it may be written The same condition is published under more than one label, because it has been carried across generations of the appliance and because a segment display draws some characters oddly: **E03, E21**. They are the same finding and they lead to the same place. ### What happens next - Check the drain hose is not kinked and not pushed too far into the standpipe. - Clean the drain pump filter behind the lower panel. On a front-loader this is a five-minute job and it is the answer more often than not. - If the filter is clear and the pump is silent, the pump or its control is the repair. ### Where this usually goes The job this most often becomes is [washer drain pump replacement](/services/washer-drain-pump-replacement/), and that page carries a starting figure and the reasons that move it. A Kenmore washer in this county works in hard water and a warm laundry room, so a code that arrives with slow draining or long cycles is very often the supply or the drain rather than the machine. Photograph the display before you cut the power: a reset clears OE, and on a Kenmore the characters plus three digits off the plate are most of the diagnosis. ### Where this meaning came from LG’s own documentation: *LG Owner's Manual — Washing Machine, Front Loader, USA, P/No. MFL71728911*. Kenmore publishes none of its own, which is why every entry on this site names the manufacturer’s document instead. What this one means Whose code this actually is Kenmore did not write OE, because Kenmore has never built an appliance. This one is LG’s, and it appears on the washer that LG built and Sears sold under the Kenmore badge. Whirlpool-built and LG-built washers wear one badge and share almost none of their code scheme, so the wrong table here sends you to a pump when the machine is reporting a lid. What it means LG's own label is WATER OUTLET ERROR — the machine cannot drain the water out. Which Kenmore models can raise it The Kenmore washer whose model number begins 796 — the three digits before the period on the rating plate. Those digits are LG’s, which is why LG’s table is the one that applies to OE and no other manufacturer’s does. The other ways it may be written The same condition is published under more than one label, because it has been carried across generations of the appliance and because a segment display draws some characters oddly: E03, E21. They are the same finding and they lead to the same place. What happens next Check the drain hose is not kinked and not pushed too far into the standpipe. Clean the drain pump filter behind the lower panel. On a front-loader this is a five-minute job and it is the answer more often than not. If the filter is clear and the pump is silent, the pump or its control is the repair. Where this usually goes The job this most often becomes is washer drain pump replacement, and that page carries a starting figure and the reasons that move it. A Kenmore washer in this county works in hard water and a warm laundry room, so a code that arrives with slow draining or long cycles is very often the supply or the drain rather than the machine. Photograph the display before you cut the power: a reset clears OE, and on a Kenmore the characters plus three digits off the plate are most of the diagnosis. Where this meaning came from LG’s own documentation: LG Owner's Manual — Washing Machine, Front Loader, USA, P/No. MFL71728911. Kenmore publishes none of its own, which is why every entry on this site names the manufacturer’s document instead. --- **[Read full article: LG-built Kenmore washer error code OE](https://kenmoremiami.support/error-codes/lg-washer-oe/)**