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Error code · Whirlpool

drn

Drain problem, long form of the same display message as dr.

Fixable yourselfAlso shows as dr · F9E1

What you will see

Most likely causes, in order

Listed from the most common and cheapest to check, to the least common and most expensive. Work down the list — do not jump to the last item because it is the one that sounds serious.

  1. Drain hose restriction
  2. Improper drain hose height or insertion depth
  3. Pump obstruction

Safe checks you can do

Before you start: unplug the appliance and shut off the water supply. Do not open panels that expose mains wiring. Anything involving gas, 240 V circuits or the sealed refrigerant system must be done by a licensed technician.
  1. Unplug the washer.
  2. Check the drain hose for kinks and clear the standpipe opening.
  3. Confirm the hose outlet height is between 39 in and 96 in above the floor.

When to call a technician

Water still will not drain with a clear, correctly positioned hose.

Also call if you see or smell burning, if the breaker trips when the washer starts, or if water has reached any electrical part. Those are stop-now conditions, not check-it-later conditions.

Models that show drn

We confirmed drn in the published troubleshooting table for these models:

The code is defined for the shared washer platform, so a sibling model can display it even when its own manual does not list it.

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Where this data comes from

One source is listed above because it is the only place this page draws from. We publish facts we can point to — no republished manual text, no hosted PDFs, no invented model numbers or error codes.