Thanks so much for posting this. Those folks at whirlpool are geniuses, aren't they? Let's make the pump impossible to find, and then don't mention it anywhere in the manual. Brilliant!

Thank you so much! I'm 15 and there was a problem with the washer and my mom was upset that there was something wrong with it and i told her not to worry about it i will try to fix it as soon as possible and i fixed it because of you know my mom is proud of :)

I’m a small, 53 yr old woman, with a tiny laundry room that’s only 6” wider than the washer and dryer. However, I was able to somehow pull out the washer, climb around the back, and get this done with ease! The trickiest thing was finding the right widget-bit for the drill, in amongst my husband’s tools! I didn’t tell him I was going to do this, or he’d have had a fit, lol! But it’s done, and I’m back in business! Thank you SO much for this!

Thank you thank you! I called a repair man in January, four months ago, and it was $160 house call to clean the drain. He didn’t find much, but I was happy to have a working washing machine again. This morning I started a small load and am getting this error again! Instead of paying another $160 I am going to check it myself. I’m a single mom and don’t bring home that much. I also have a dryer belt going out and he said it would be $250+tax. I found a maintenance kit for $25 on Amazon and am going to change out the belt and rollers myself. My blower motor went out on my Toyota sienna and I’ve only had it for 3 months (it’s used) and a friend showed me how to change it out. Saved me hundreds of dollars!! I’m so thankful for videos like this and I am subscribing!! ❤

Your instructions were clear, well supported by video, and spot on! Thanks for saving us $200 in washer repairs...as well as the 62 cents and 3 bra pads that we found in the filter. The best part of all is probably the satisfaction from someone who is not handy at all to say he fixed his washer during the pandemic. Thanks!

Thank you sir for taking the time to share this! I was able to fix my machine and saved me some money instead of hiring a repair man. Can't thank you enough! As a family of seven, there's endless laundry

Extremely thankful for this video and for good people who post helpful KZfaq videos for the good of their fellow humans. Washer showed error messages just as in-laws about to arrive for holidays and college-age kids about to return with 10 tons of dirty laundry. This man is my Santa Claus and if he were my neighbour I would bring him wine and baked goods ❤

This works! I’m a mom and had piles of laundry building up, before calling someone out I followed your easy to understand instructions and BOOM! Easy peasy, a sock and a bunch of candy wrappers and swollen almonds were lodged in there, only thing I regret not doing was putting the catch for the water. Other than that I had to tap the handle of the filter a little with a hammer so I could unscrew it and back to business. Thank you!!!

Thank you for adding this. Next time I buy a new washer I’ll make sure to consider where the access panel is located next time!

Thanks for posting this 'simple' fix! While it wasn't easy to get to, when we pulled it out, the filter had one of those bra inserts, 12 coins and a lot of matted hair. But we had never cleaned it before, and the washer has been in steady use for almost 8 years. We had already started shopping for a new washer before I thought to check for a fix, and I'm so glad I did!

Thank you thank you, thank you, I have been calling people for over a week to come repair this and cant find anyone. I finally broke down and drop to Best Buy and bought a new washer today. I happened to search on KZfaq and came across this video of yours. I tried it and BAMMMM 5 years of nasty junk. I cleaned it out like you showed and tested it, works perfectly! Thank you again, saved me over $800.

Thank you!!! Your instructions and video were precise and easy to follow. As a single mom I thank you for being helpful, supporting other humans and posting this video

Thank you! I wasn’t sure where to start after clearing out the drain hose failed to solve the problem. I found a kid’s sock, plastic bead necklace, two dollar bills, countless mini hair bands, about $2 in change, a dozen lego pieces and a wad of hair. Before I got the trap out I had to catch well over a gallon of dirty water; I wasn’t expecting that much. Thanks again, you saved me a lot of time troubleshooting. I had no idea these had a trap.

thank you, sir! you have done a great service to all whirlpool owners

Not the same model exactly, but made me aware enough that there was a drain filter that even existed to help me quickly solve the same problem. Over 45 years old, never knew about a pump filter. Many thanks!

Thank you so much! You just saved me so much money! I was about to give up and just get new one, because the price to fix mine by professional was almost the price of the new washing machine! Sending love❤️

Thank you so, so much for this. I have two dogs who get fur on everything - the washer actually managed to make it to the year mark before getting the error. So grateful for people like you who take the time to make these vids!

This video can truly save people hundreds of dollars and time not having to call a service person. THX FOR THR HELP

Thank you! We have had ours for 9 years and never cleaned that filter! I found 15 coins and some hair pony tail bands. After cleaning it out and assembling it back together it had no error and worked great. I will be checking that filter more often!

Can’t thank you enough for posting this video. My husband and I are not the best at DIY repairs but this one was easy thanks to you!

Thank you for this! Have been getting this error with EVERY load last few days- This makes total sense. Video shows exactly what to do- how to address- makes me feel like EVEN I can handle this! 👏👏👏we shall see!

Thank you for posting this - was thinking i would need to call a technician but decided to google it first and so glad i found you - i was able to handle this easily myself and get the washer working like a charm again! Appreciate it!

Thank you so much for posting this video! I might have eventually found the filter, but your video will have helped me make short work of it. Not to mention the savings in repair costs. I am so glad that there are kindhearted souls like yourself out there helping everyday people with DIY repairs. I wish you all the best!

Thank you SO MUCH!! We had called a repair company & they did not even open the back just said order drain pump-my husband followed your video & he found 6 masks stuck-after removal the washer was FIXED!!! We can not thank you enough !!!!!!!!!!

You are out here doing God's work. Thank you.

omg thank you thank you thank you. if it wasnt for your video i would have phoned a repair man. you made it so easy to follow . i just followed your lead and saved my self hundreds of dollars. i had money and bullets and hair ties my filter. nite to self check pockets after hunting. but thanks agin you rock!! im on a budget and this video saved me .

I've been fighting the E1F9 error for a while now and TBH wasn't too excited about delving into appliance repair but the back came off easy enough and I was able to twist off the filter with only the mildest of single sylable profanity. I was hoping to find it jammed with lost Kruegerands or maybe a couple of wayward $50s but found only a half dozen bobby pins (who still uses bobby pins?), a penny ground down to the size of a dime, and some globs of unidentifiable lint. There really wasn't much in there but apparently it was enough to cause problems as I ran a cycle and it made it all the way through without an error code. Whatever you do unplug it before you start and you should be fine.

Thanks for this. 5 years later and had to do this today lol

I this video saved me so much money. Instead of calling a repair person I was able to do it myself. Seems like once a year I have to clean out that filter. No fun… my next washer will have front access to the filter! Thanks again!

OMG I thank God for YOU!!!!! I have Been dealing with my washing machine and these codes going on and off for about 4 months now. I refused To call the service people and decided to just shut the washing machine off and restart. It would always act up right before the spin cycle. Not sure why it took me this long to find your video but you are definitely an Angel sent by God. This video helped me save tons of money. May the great Lord bless you and add much favor to your life and your family. God bless you and THANK YOU!!!!!

I appreciate you posting this. I completed the task of cleaning the filter quickly, and now that I feel confident about it, I'll be doing it more frequently.

I was losing my mind! Thank you so much for posting this. I was on the verge of tears when we found your video. 30 minutes later and the sweet sound of a happy washer fills my laundry room. You rock!

Thank you for posting how-to and where to locate the filter. I saw a video of a different model on TIK TOK and know I need to do mine. I just didn't know where to look. A few repair people suggested to me that I actually empty that filter every 6 weeks for optimum performance and to help extend the life of the motor in the washer. (Every 4 if I had a larger household)

This video saved us so much money calling a Plumber! I encouraged my husband who is not that handy to watch this video because it was a simple fix and it worked!!! It was so much stuff clogging the filter!! Thank you so much!

GREAT instructions. THANKS. I would tell EVERYONE, "ASSUME THE WASHER IS FULL OF WATER!". Needed a pan AND towels AND a shop vac. LOTS of dog hair in the trap. Works great now.

Oh my good grief!!! I have been trying to troubleshoot the codes on our washing machine for the past couple of months. My farm friend told me about the filters a day ago, as she had similar issues a couple of years ago. She showed me on her washing machine, which, how convenient for her, happens to be in a nice spot on the front. Our machine, the whirlpool front loader, happens to be rather more labor intensive with filters hidden obscurely underneath, in the back, behind the panels. Fantastic. Thank you, Sir, so much for your detailed video!!!

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS!!!! I WATCHED YOUR SHORT CONCISE VIDEO AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE YOUR REAPAIR. I'M A 46 YEAR OLD MOM AND WAS ABLE TO EXECUTE THIS REPAIR ALONE AND SUCCESSFULLY. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! YOU SAVED ME SO MUCH MONEY, HARDSHIP AND TIME!!!! GRATEFULLY! JENNIFER L.

Thank you for the simple video. I was getting ready to destroy my washer with a sledgehammer. You saved my washer and the cost of a new one

Thank you, sir! My husband and I were able to fix our washer tonight without issue because of your video. Much appreciated!!!!

Thank You! Couldn't find a repair company to come and look, so I found your video and we are now back in business. The next step was going out and buying a new washer at $800... Can't thank you enough for posting this!!

I genuinely appreciate this. With all the Covid-19 hysteria, the last thing I needed to lose was my ability to wash my wife, children, and my laundry. Followed your steps and it's working like a charm now. Thank you very much for posting this.

Thank you, this worked like a charm and I was able to fix my washer. I wanted to add a couple things for folks who may be generally unacquainted with their washer, like I was before trying this. -First, the removal of the drain hose is sort of glossed over here, but you can take it off using pliers to cinch the spring together, slide the spring off, and then easily pull the hose off by hand. -Second, my washer had a LOT more water in it than is shown here, even though I'd shop-vac'd the standing water out of the machine before trying this. I recommend getting a VERY big pan, and also a shop vac in there if you can fit it, as you are unscrewing the filter cap, to avoid a minor flood. Thanks again!

This was perfect, thank you. I found my clog. 3 small socks, a necklace and a popsicle stick. Ah, life with children.

Thank you for the video. Washer been messing up for the last two weeks with them codes. Took the filter out and good gravy it was plugged. I've had this washer little over a year now and I too will check filter every six months to prevent this problem. Appreciate it.

You are a LIFESAVER! Thank you for sharing your experience! A few months ago my daughter and I looked for the filter and couldn’t find it. Manuals never even spoke of it whatsoever.

Thank you for making this video. People should also check the rubber seal around the washing machines door. There’s small ports where water drains as well and they tend to clog.

Just did this. THANK YOU. You saved my family a week of misery waiting for the appliance guys to come take me for a ride.

Just fixed my washer with your help. Huge help with 4 kids & a ton of laundry. Thank you!!!

I'll add my thank yous to this extremely helpful video. Between my son and myself, we managed to wrestle it away from the wall, get the back off (and back on) and clean out the filter. I was ready to find another washer. You saved us money and we have a sense of accomplishment. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Thank you so much!! My washer works again! I found two toddler socks, a necklace, a miniature car track, and a nursing bra pad that I searched everywhere for months ago

Thank you so much! Your video was so helpful and easy to fix my washer with the help of my daughter.

Thank you! Top of my feature list for our next washer: an easily accessible pump filter! What a terrible design.

This was it for us as well! I found some drywall screws, paper, tweezers and a good amount of change in there! Working like a champ now! Good to note my screen/trap was so stuck in there I had to really pull on it to the point where the hand nut seperated from it and then I had to work that tray loose. Tip is to put these two back together before placing back in the pump housing.

First, thanks for the video. It was easy to follow and fixed my problem. Now to explain my problem in a bit of detail. My problem was that I had the F9 E1 error and it would not reset after turning off the power and waiting many minutes. When I plugged it back in, the Door locked light was on and I was not able to drain or select any other cycles. I had a load of clothes sitting in water and a 10 day wait for a service technician. After reading the comments about how clogged everyone's filters were, I thought that maybe the error would reset after cleaning the filter, especially since my machine is many years old and I have never cleaned the filter. So, following your video, I cleaned the filter. It was not too dirty, actually. I then put it all back together and the error reset itself when I plugged it back in. Thanks again for making and posting the video.

Thank you so much for the clear instructions. The only issue I had was unscrewing the drain cap. I ended up using pliers to turn it. My filter was full of lint, a bandaid and a sinus blister pack. 😅😅😅

Thank you for helping people out with the video. I have the exact same model and error. Now I can try to clean that out and see if it works. I've had mine 5 years, the error just started. Thank you again!

Followed step by step and I was shocked how easy this was. Turns out I had .35 and some bra pads, many fruit snacks wrappers that lodged themselves in drain on bottom. Thank you for your video. Took me 35 minutes from start to finish.

Your video fixed our problem quickly with ZERO expense!! The video was clear, short and exactly what we needed. Thank you very much!!

Thank you so much! You saved us the money of having to call the repair company!

Thank you so much for posting this 💗. I have to call my home warranty service guy out almost every 6 months for this. It was getting to the point of wanting a newer model washer because every month's was getting excessive to keep calling him and being charged for a $75 service fee. Thanks again.

Thanks helpful, it worked. My complaint is Whirlpool sucks to design a a machine that it Requires this fix without easier access, it’s a clear repairmen delight.

Amazing video. Quick and to the point w good visual and audio quality. Saved me at least a cpl hundred dollars if not a thousand! Thanx for sharing

This is one of the most helpful videos on KZfaq. I suspect my repair person would have charged me for a new pump. Thank you!

Holy crap! That was a lot of crap in my filter. I followed your directions -- tons of clogging in the hose and in the pump filter, including the color-fast sheets that we will not be using anymore! You da man! And, you saved me big bucks on a house call from the service-man.

Thank you so much for this walk through! As someone who never took apart a washer before, this was super helpful and I was able to fix the error.

We have a Whirpool front-load washer, were getting error codes E03 and F08 (which aren't even listed in the manual!), and this solved the problem. Thanks!!

Great video. Walked into the laundry room with the washing machine beeping and these two codes flashing. Actually nice that you can put a catch pan under clean out to catch water. My old one that you accessed through the front didn’t have any East way to catch the water.

Thank the lord for your video!!! I had to clean up a ton of water once I got that filter out but no repair call and my money is still in my pocket!! You rock!!

Thanks for the great video. Saved us a service call. Not sure why Whirlpool would not put a front access on this washer to make it easier to clean. But big thumbs up to you for posting this.

Thanks so much for the easy to follow video. Just moved in and our washer was having this problem. Found four cloth masks, a nickel, a penny, and a toddler’s sock.

Thank you so much! I don’t understand why they don’t have this simple fix in the owners manual. I guess gotta get that money for service calls.

My wife and I wanted to thank you for this video!! It completely solved our issue! You the man!

Man, thank you so much for posting this!!! It really helped a lot with our problem, we suspected something got clogged within the washer but didn't know how to fix it. Your video saved us from a professional coming over (especially with COVID-19 these days). I hope you have an amazing day, stay safe!

Had the same error code but was surprised my filter was clean and did some further checking. Found that the drain hose was clogged. This was located where the plastic holding bracket that bends the hose towards the tub. I had removed the bracket and tried to straighten the hose and was amazed that it broke off some large chunks of liquid detergent buildup inside the hose. I bought a new hose and re-routed the hose without using the same holding bracket. When I connected the hose to the washer I made sure the hose was straight with a slight angle downwards toward the drain tub. The end of the hose was bent 45 to 90 deg angle downward along with zip ties to keep everything in place. This will prevent any future clogs/buildup of detergent water just sitting in the hose. Working perfect.

I am so thankful to this video it saved for sure lot of grief and couple $$ dollars and not getting killed by my wife

I’ve watched over an hour of videos before finding w washer whose design was similar to yours. Thank you so much for posting this video!

This fixed the problem for with with an identical Whirlpool washer. I had washed a cotton throw rug and parts of it were lodged in the filter. It still trashed the motor, so I replaced it. I put a larger motor in it.

Thanks bud! Got it fixed in about half an hour and we are back in business.

We went at least 4 years before cleaning the trap. Got the error code last night for the first time. Great video. Was real easy to clean out based on your video. Filled with mostly lint, a dollar bill, some coins, and a sock !!!

As others have mentioned, being an engineer and not providing a service door is astonishing. I have one of their refrigerators that they want you to buy a 1500$ door to replace a broken wire harness. Going with LG next. Great vid

Well that video Made sure I had work uniforms in the morning! 😎🤘🏻 definitely the filter!! the drain line has a creased kink in it for some reason. cleaned the filter flattened the hose out until I can go buy a new one. Washer is happily finishing the cycle!! Thank you!!

Finally a smart guy who share his skills,,, thanks my friend my machine is back

After months of this washer stopping and stopping, now its finally fixed ! Thanks for posting 👍

We don't unscrew the back. We just tilt the machine back enough to reach under and perform the drainage procedure. The Sears repair man showed me that trick. After he'd done it several times for us he said they'd start charging us because it was a maintenance issue not a repair. Been doing it myself for a few years, but I definitely would never recommend this machine to anyone. We had a Samsung Washer before this one, and it lasted 8+ years without any issues. We were told that Samsung quality went down since that purchase so we bought whirlpool. Had to use our warranty within 6 weeks of purchase.

Man my wife was really turned on watching me fix the washer. Thanks bro.

Thank you! You saved us! Mine was clogged - and I found a big old black widow.

Thank you for this. I am not handy your video helped me a lot. I took out the filter and found a bunch of smelly water, a popsicle stick, a metal hair clip, and some buildup. Hopefully it works better after a cleaning.

As others have said, thank you for this video. I have no idea how people before the Internet or video age were able to maintain anything. Though you made this video 4 years from the time I viewed it, it’s like you made it just for me. I feel like I can now join the International Society of Dudes. 😄

9 years in, I'm just now having this problem. Thanks you the info.

Thank you for sharing how to do this! Our washer was basically out of commission without your help. We found all sorts of stuff in our strangled filter from a hair tie to three coins (one was a French franc and none of us have ever been to France!)

Great video! I want to compliment you on your hair! It’s the same color as mine! And I can fix my washer now, with no repair bill! Thank you so much!!!

This was extremely helpful-thanks for making the time to share it-really nice touches showing the detail and clear instructions on your process. You’re a good human!!🎉

Excellent video. Just be sure to really tighten the filter back in. I had water coming out and realized I hadn't re-tightened it enough.

Thank you! I found 1.50$ a hair clip, and elastic, 2 screws, beer can tab and fur. Lol I hope this fixes the leak... leaking seems to come from behind the plug

I have the same washer and dryer. I bought them about 14 months ago and I just got this code last night. Thanks for saving me some money.

Thanks to you, I was able to fix my machine, and I really appreciate it! I was shocked to find 9 face masks and 1 reusable absorbent pad clogging the drain!

Thank you, SO much!!! I wasn't able to get to the filter (I have the Maytag model with the same error code), but I *was* able to remove the drain line to the filter and dig through the contents. I had no idea that coins would even end up there (or paperclips, pieces of glass, screwdriver bits, straight pins, safety pins, god only knows what else). But it was a SUPER easy fix, and honestly, I would not have been willing to even take the back of the washer off without your video. THANK you!!! (also, you have 666 subscribers without me; that is too perfect) ;)

Thank you so much for this! My dad died a few years ago...and this is something I would have called him about. Imma just gonna call you my KZfaq dad today!! I'm so proud of myself for fixing it myself!

I just want to really thank you for this video and a better version of this problem then the other videos on here! I just did this last night and followed your steps from the day before of watching this. You saved me a huge service call wait and probably a $200 service bill as well. Our filter was clogged really bad. Cleaned it out completely and threw compartment the filter sits in. Put it back together. Fired it up and it works like it's new again. Thanks again

Thank you Sir. My washer has been in constant use for almost 5 years and the last week or so has been throwing this code. I have a professional coming to look at it Saturday but just stumbled across this video so going to try pulling the filter tonight to see if it fixes the issue. I appreciate the content. Stay tuned for updates.