Speed Queen E oF: unsafe water level that will not drain
E oF is Speed Queen's overflow alarm.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Water, fill and drain
- Dish machine repair
- Source: Speed Queen
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What E oF
actually means.
E oF is Speed Queen's overflow alarm. It trips when the level sensor sees water higher than it should ever be and the drain cannot bring it down, which can mean a valve stuck open or a blocked drain on top of a fill.
Speed Queen commercial appliance display · also shown as E OF
What to do when E oF shows on the commercial applianceKind of codeWater, fill and drain
Water is not arriving, not reaching its level, not heating or not leaving on time. A dish machine may be short of fill because a supply valve is half closed or its line strainer is clogged, it may drain slowly through a scrap basket full of debris, or its booster may be too scaled to heat the rinse; a combi's steam generator may be scaled or its water treatment exhausted; a washer-extractor may time out on a slow drain. Opening the supply valve, cleaning strainers with the unit off and checking the drain line are fair; a pump, a fill valve, a heater or a leak near wiring is a visit.
Usually leads toDish machine repair
Undercounter, door-type and conveyor dish machines: tank heaters, boosters, wash pumps, fill and drain valves.
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 oF on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Keep customers and staff away if water is on the floor near the machine or its outlet.
Turn the machine off at its breaker from a dry spot and close the water supply valves.
Leave the door shut and book a visit; the control clears only by power-down or its fatal clear keys once the cause is fixed.
What not to do
E oF is not a slow drain by itself: E dr covers a tub that will not empty on time. A little suds at the door glass is also not an overflow.
What you may
notice with it.
The commercial appliance problems E oF tends to arrive with. Answer these at the commercial appliance before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where E oF usually leads
Dish machine 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.
Speed Queen commercial appliance repairMore Speed Queen codes
All 14 Speed Queen codesWater, fill and drain on other makes
In Speed Queen's own words
This error is triggered when an unsafe high water level is detected in the machine and water is unable to drain.
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 oF 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.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about E oF.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing E oF?
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.