Speed Queen E Ub1: the load could not be balanced
E Ub1 is the non-fatal unbalance message on Speed Queen commercial front-loads.
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- Motors and drives
- Commercial laundry machine repair
- Source: Speed Queen
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What E Ub1
actually means.
E Ub1 is the non-fatal unbalance message on Speed Queen commercial front-loads. It usually follows a single heavy item, such as a rug, a pillow or a comforter, that wads to one side of the drum.
Speed Queen commercial appliance display · also shown as EUb1
What to do when E Ub1 shows on the commercial applianceKind of codeMotors and drives
Something that should turn is not turning, or not at the speed the controller expects. A washer-extractor's drive or its inverter may stop the spin when the load is out of balance or a bearing drags, a tumbler's belt may slip so the drum barely moves, a convection or combi fan may slow on worn bearings and bake unevenly, and a dish machine's wash pump may hum without spraying. Redistributing a load, confirming the door is latched and running the machine's own test cycle are fair; a drum, a belt or a motor is a visit, and nobody reaches into a drum that could still move.
Usually leads toCommercial laundry machine repair
Coin, card and on-premise laundry machines and tumblers: door locks, bearings, inverters, burners and payment hardware.
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 Ub1 on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Once the door unlocks on its own, unload the items and reload them spread loosely.
Add a couple of towels to a single heavy item so the weight can spread.
If E Ub1 shows on normal mixed loads, book a visit to check the suspension and the unbalance switch.
Still there?
It usually turns into commercial laundry machine repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
E Ub1 does not mean the machine is broken; it means this load would not balance. E Ub2 is the fatal version and points to wiring at the unbalance switch.
What you may
notice with it.
The commercial appliance problems E Ub1 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the commercial appliance before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where E Ub1 usually leads
Commercial laundry 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
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In Speed Queen's own words
Unable to balance load. Redistribute load and run cycle.
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 Ub1 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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Questions
about E Ub1.
Can I clear E Ub1 myself?
Why are clothes still wet after E Ub1 on a Speed Queen?
What is the difference between E Ub1 and E Ub2 on a Speed Queen?
Can one Speed Queen show E Ub1 far more than its neighbors?
Back to your everyday
Still showing E Ub1?
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.