SYMPTOM FILE · WASHERS

Water won't leave?

OE, ND, F9E1 — every brand codes it differently, and the fault list underneath is identical. Here's how it gets solved.

from $249 diagnostic + labor + parts · $95 if you decline
All-inFrom-prices include diagnostic, labor and parts.
$95Visit + diagnosis — only if you decline the repair.
5Appliance types, every major brand.
Mon–FriPlanned routes across the Tri-Cities.
WALicensed & insured, based in Kennewick.
LIKELY CAUSES, IN ORDER

What usually did it.

01

Jammed drain pump

A sock, coin or underwire reaches the impeller and stalls it. The pump survives sometimes; the meter says whether it did.
02

Clogged coin trap / filter

The cleanout most owners have never opened. When it's the whole story, the repair sits at the price floor.
03

Lid switch / door lock chain

The machine refuses to spin-drain because it can't verify the door. Electrical, quick to confirm, van-stock to fix.
04

Drain hose or standpipe

Kinked behind the machine or backing up at the wall — a plumbing-adjacent verdict we'll identify honestly when it's not the washer at all.
BEFORE YOU BOOK

Three checks that are safe to try.

SAFE CHECKKill power first

A washer full of water plus retry-mashing is how pumps burn out completely. Off at the plug, then book.

SAFE CHECKLook behind the machine

A visibly kinked gray hose is a fix you can make in a minute — and an honest one to rule out before paying anyone.

SAFE CHECKNote the code

OE, ND, 5E, F9E1 — snap a photo. The letters narrow which branch we walk first and can shorten the visit.

HOW WE CLOSE IT

The visit, plainly described.

First act: our pump drains the tub cleanly into the standpipe — no floor lakes, no bailing. Then the path gets walked in order: trap, pump winding, hose, pressure switch. The written all-in number lands before parts move; a trap cleanout prices at the floor, a pump replacement mid-range, and both usually finish the same visit.

The failed load stays in the machine until we arrive, ideally — mid-fault evidence reads better than a dried-out crime scene. We bring the wet-vac and the towels; you just clear the path to the laundry room.

ASKED OFTEN

On this fault specifically.

Standing water has been in there two days. Problem?

Only for your nose — stale water breeds odor fast but hurts nothing mechanical. Mention it and we'll run a cleaning cycle after the repair. Do resist the urge to bail and tip the machine; tilting a loaded washer strains the suspension you're about to pay to keep healthy.

Drains but won't spin — same repair?

Related family, different branch. Drain-but-no-spin points at the lock chain, the shifter on top-loaders, or a control call. It's diagnosed in the same visit at the same $95-if-declined terms, and most branches land near the same from-price.

Why does my washer keep eating socks?

Front-loader door boots have a gap that snacks on small items, and worn boots snack harder. If we fish a sock from your pump, we'll check the boot's condition too — a fresh boot is cheaper than a pump replacement every eighteen months, and we'd rather fix the cause than farm the symptom.

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BOOK A REPAIR

One number in writing. Everything inside it.

Send the symptom or the code exactly as the display shows it. A weekday callback confirms your window, and the van loads for your machine before it leaves Kennewick.

Approve the quote

The all-in price covers diagnosis, labor and parts. It doesn't move after work starts.

Or decline it

$95 for the visit and diagnosis is the whole bill — if the fix costs too much or the machine isn't worth it, that's all you owe.

Tell us what's going on.

Code from the display, or plain words — both work.

Approve the repair and the all-in price covers everything. Decline it, and $95 for the visit and diagnosis is all you owe.

This fault doesn't fix itself.

From $249 all-in, most closed the same visit. Call (509) 841-9102 or send the form.