Code overview
Content status: Verified
- Error code
- 3E
- Appliance
- Dryer
3E Maytag dryer code: a breaker reset and timed dry cycle are the listed steps.
Model compatibility: Maytag reuses codes across series and model years, so 3E may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
What this code means
3E
Maytag lists this code but states no cause, only reset steps.
Quick reset for 3E
No cause is listed for 3E. Maytag points to a power cycle: breakers off, five minutes, breakers on. Start a timed dry cycle afterwards and keep watching for a minute so you can tell whether the code stays gone.
See also
- E2: also resolved with the breaker reset at first
- 0g: reset steps only
- AF: this one names a clogged lint screen or vent
Maytag dryer repair in our service areas
For a Maytag dryer that repeats 3E in the Miami, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Diego metro areas, phone (844) 415-0954 and ask about dryer repair. We will ask which code, which model and how the reset went.
Source: 3E – Error Code – Dryer – Product Help – Maytag Product Help; 3E – Error Code – Commercial Dryer – Product Help – Maytag Product Help
Safety warning
Do not attempt repairs involving electrical components, gas, water lines, refrigerant or sealed systems. Unplug the appliance if it is safe to reach the outlet, and leave internal diagnostics to a qualified technician.
Sources & references
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