How do you get the 'suds' to stop appearing on the screen. have tried rinsing but it wont let me.

The washer doesn’t “sense” the suds until all the suds are gone. Instead it rinses by program or a timer. It will rinse the same way no matter how much detergent you put in. When you choose 2nd rinse it will do the same thing twice. There is no sensor just for rinsing suds out.

Keeping in mind that the soap & bleach gets dispensed into your wash on the second to last rinse cycle and that most all rinse cycles are in cold water. Is your cold water valve screen plugged causing your washer to rinse poorly? Are you using the HE detergent? If not maybe the washer is sudsing up to much and having a hard time rinsing all the suds and bleach out and leaving the clothes soapy.

Fill the washer up with no clothes in it on a cold/cold wash setting does it take a long time to fill the washer up? Also when it is full and agitating is there suds in the washer?

Last suggestion is if the drain is hose is a lot higher than the top of the washer it might have a hard time draining out all of the soap water before the next load

If you see such an error code on your eraser screen, then you are using too much detergent. The washing machine can not thoroughly rinse out the things, so you see such a message. This is not a critical problem. Simply turn off the machine and selectively switch it on, pre-selecting the "rinse and spin" mode and do not use excessive amounts of strirer powder anymore, because you can damage your washing machine.

I have the manual for this machine. Under "Code 21" it says the following:
"F21" (Drain Problem) Select STOP twice to cancel the cycle. Unplug washer or disconnect power. Check the following: Is the drain hose kinked? Is the drain hose frozen? Is the drain hose clogged? Is the drain hose more than 96" (2.4 m) above the floor? Plug in washer or reconnect power. Re-select cycle and press START. If the problem remains, call for service.
For "SUDS" code, the following:
"SUD" (Suds Routine) When excessive suds are detected, a suds routine automatically starts. This routine removes extra suds and assures proper rinsing of your garments. "SUD" is displayed during rinsing to inform you that Suds Routine was activated. Use only HE (High Efficiency) detergents.
Here is some more information that may help you as well:
"F" Codes other than F20, F21 and F22 Select STOP twice to cancel the cycle. Select DRAIN & SPIN if there is excessive water in the washer. Re-select cycle and press START. If the problem remains, call for service.
I hope this is of some help to you, Please rate and comment, Thank You
Joe

washed to small bathroom rugs.. on bulky items. low suds stopped at F code and can not get to rinse and drain and whole dial lit up. Tried removing one rug of 2 to lighten the load. still not working. Tried unplugging it and waiting. have had about 2 years. HELP.. read the directions.. it appears using bulky items was not wise. over did the agitation.. made too much suds?

Hi just read your posting.Now when the machine beeps it will show an error code.It will appear in your LCD screen if you have that model or a series of lights will light up.These lights will be in a row of 8 lights.Starting from the left to right which ones are lit,Is it the 2nd and 5th or the 3rd and 7th ---etc---?Also could you confirm the model number of your machine for me.Looking forward to your reply.

http://whirlpool.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2948
Hi please go to this above link, it is all explained at length what is going on and what to do.

This error code indicates that excessive detergent suds occurred during the cycle.
If a "Sud" or "Sd" error code is displayed, or if you can see excessive suds in the window:
There are too many suds in the washing machine. The washer will not be able to spin out water with the excess suds. When "Sud" or "Sd" is displayed, the washer automatically extends the rinse time to remove the excess suds. During this time, the washer pauses the tumbling and adds water for additional rinsing. This pause allows the bubbles in the suds to break. This pause and rinsing are necessary and may occur several times to eliminate the suds. See the animation below for more information.

• If you see "Sud" or "Sd" with the Rinse status light on, the washer is in the process of removing suds. Let the cycle continue.
• If you see "Sud" or "Sd" and the Cycle Complete light is on, the washer detected too many suds during the cycle and your load may not be fully rinsed or water may not be fully removed. You may want to select a Rinse/Spin cycle for further rinsing.

SUD means a detection of suds in the machine. These machines are very sensitive to over sudsing. Try adding just plain water or bleach to break down the suds level. They say to use 1/4 of the detergent you would use in an older machine.

If you see "Sud" or "Sd" with the Rinse status light on, the washer is in the process of removing suds. Let the cycle finish

If you see "Sud" or "Sd" and the Cycle Complete light is on, the washer detected too many suds during the cycle and your load may not be fully rinsed or water may not be fully removed. You may want to select a Rinse/Spin cycle for further rinsing.

Sure it's not SUD ?? which means you may be using the wrong detergent for a front loader. Use HE detergent.. it has no suds.

Rinse the machine out by using the quick or express wash cycle with cold water and two cups of vinegar in the soap dispenser.

Once those suds are gone, it may take a while, ie a couple of vinegar rinses, it should work just fine.

sounds like you have a clogged/bead pump. removethe lower acess panel and from there youll see the pmp clean put remove thescrewout, and clearthe debris. BE WARNED THER WILL BE WATER BEHIND grab a towell or 2