Speed Queen E dL1: the door did not lock within 20 seconds
E dL1 is the non-fatal door lock message.
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- Controls and power
- Commercial controls and board repair
- Source: Speed Queen
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What E dL1
actually means.
E dL1 is the non-fatal door lock message. The control gives the lock twenty seconds after it enables the drive; when no locked signal arrives, all outputs switch off and E dL1 stays until the door is either opened or finally locks.
Speed Queen commercial appliance display · also shown as EdL1
What to do when E dL1 shows on the commercial applianceKind of codeControls and power
The controller itself is reporting trouble, or the supply behind it is: a display with dead segments, a keypad that stopped responding after steam or degreaser got behind it, relays that stick, stored recipes or cycles that vanished overnight, a blown control fuse, or one leg of a three-phase feed missing so half the heat or the pump is gone. A full power cycle at the breaker, done as the manual describes, clears a passing glitch; a code that returns, a scorched smell or any sign of moisture behind the panel means the breaker stays off, and that is a visit.
Usually leads toCommercial controls and board repair
Controllers, touch panels, relays, contactors and interlocks tested, and replaced only when the evidence says so.
Shows up asCommercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display
A commercial appliance error code appears as letters or numbers on a combi, fryer, reach-in controller, dish machine or laundry machine display, or as a flashing light or an alarm tone.
MakeSpeed Queen
A Speed Queen machine in a laundromat or apartment laundry room is often booked for a weekday morning, when the fewest customers are waiting.
SourceSpeed Queen commercial front-load vended models, control manual 807870ENR5 (Alliance Laundry Systems)
Speed Queen commercial front-load vended and card models listed in manual 807870ENR5, such as SFNNCASP116TW01 and STGNXASP116TW01.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Speed Queen's own guidance for E dL1 on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Open the door and close it firmly; a strap, sleeve or towel caught in the opening is the usual reason.
Press start again and listen for the lock to click.
If E dL1 comes back with nothing in the way, book a visit to test the lock and its wiring.
Still there?
It usually turns into commercial controls and board repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
E dL1 is not a fatal code and clears once the door either opens or locks. Its unlock twin is E dL2, where the door will not release after the drum stops.
What you may
notice with it.
The commercial appliance problem E dL1 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the commercial appliance before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where E dL1 usually leads
Commercial controls and board repair.
Speed Queen
commercial appliances.
A Speed Queen machine in a laundromat or apartment laundry room is often booked for a weekday morning, when the fewest customers are waiting.
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In Speed Queen's own words
If the door fails to lock in twenty (20) seconds in Door Locking Mode
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Speed Queen commercial front-load vended and card models listed in manual 807870ENR5, such as SFNNCASP116TW01 and STGNXASP116TW01.
Speed Queen E dL1 commercial appliance repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
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Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
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ChicagoIL · 50 areas
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Questions
about E dL1.
Can I clear E dL1 myself?
Why does a Speed Queen show E dL1 only on large loads?
How is E dL1 different from E dL on a Speed Queen?
Will a Speed Queen start by itself after E dL1?
Back to your everyday
Still showing E dL1?
A booking with a code goes further when it has the code as shown, the model and serial from the data plate, and a word on whether the unit still holds temperature, heats, rinses or spins. With those three, the office can match the likely part to your unit the same day.