What does E4 mean on a Midea dryer?

The sensor bars inside the drum that read how damp the load is stopped answering. The dryer finishes the cycle it is on but cannot tell when the clothes are dry, so a sensor cycle over-dries them. Clean bars clear a film fault. An E4 that returns with clean bars is the moisture sensor or its wiring — a part behind the front panel. The dryer still runs Time Dry cycles safely until it is seen.

What does E5 mean on a Midea dryer?

The thermistor at the back of the dryer that reads the exhaust temperature is open or shorted — the control cannot see how hot the air is and stops the dryer. An E5 that returns is the thermistor or its connector, inside the cabinet at the blower housing — a part a technician replaces. Do not run the dryer on it; the control cannot watch the heat.

What does Clean Filter mean on a Midea dryer?

Not a fault. The light flashes ten times each time the dryer is turned on as a reminder; it does not measure anything. Nothing to fix. A screen that will not slide home has lint packed under it — vacuum the slot.

Error codes · Midea · Dryers

Midea dryer error codes: it prints three codes, and all three are a sensor or the board.

A Midea dryer prints very few codes — the book names three, and every one is a part inside the cabinet rather than something at the vent. A dryer that runs long, runs hot or will not heat prints nothing at all; that one is the lint screen, the duct and the 240V supply, and the dryer troubleshooting page walks it. Find the code below, try the one reset, and read the strip above the table for the beep and the Clean Filter light.

Covers: 2019-and-newer Midea electric and gas dryers (MLE45N1, MLG45N1, MLE45N3, MLG45N3, MLTE41, MLTG41).

Jump to the codes Text (573) 353-8511

Jump to a code · 4 on this page

The code as the display prints it; an older spelling sits under it on the card.

E4Moisture sensor fault

E5Temperature sensor fault

C9Control board fault

Clean FilterClean the lint screen

Midea · First

Before you clear it

Midea prints E codes (E1, E2) and letter codes on laundry (OE, LE); a code with no match here is the model's manual.

Midea prints the code in the time display: E4, E5 or C9. When a code stands, the dryer beeps for five seconds and repeats every 15 minutes; after 24 hours it turns itself off. The beep is the code, not a second fault.

The reset: press Power to turn the dryer off, then cut the power for one full minute — a gas dryer unplugs like any appliance; an electric dryer's cord sits in a 240V outlet behind the machine, so switch its double breaker off instead of pulling the plug. Power it back up and start a Time Dry. A code that comes straight back is real.

The Clean Filter light flashes ten times every time the dryer is turned on. It is a reminder on a timer, not a measurement — pull the screen, clean it, and load the dryer.

A dryer that tumbles but never warms, with no code at all, is usually half of its 240V missing — one leg of the double breaker tripped, or a terminal on the cord block at the back. Resetting the breaker once is yours; the cord block and the outlet are an electrician's.

The model and serial plate is inside the door rim on the front of the dryer. Every warranty call starts with those two numbers.

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A gas dryer that tumbles but never warms and prints nothing is usually the igniter or the gas valve — gas parts, a technician's job. A smell of gas at the dryer is never a wait-and-see: turn the gas off at the valve behind it, open the room, and call the gas company.

E4#1

Check, then call

Code

Moisture sensor fault

What it means

The sensor bars inside the drum that read how damp the load is stopped answering. The dryer finishes the cycle it is on but cannot tell when the clothes are dry, so a sensor cycle over-dries them.

Check first

The two metal bars on the lint-screen housing inside the drum are clean — dryer-sheet film coats them; wipe them with rubbing alcohol on a cloth.
Nothing is wedged over the bars — a sock, a sheet corner.
Cut the power for one minute and run a sensor cycle with a normal damp load.

The fix

Clean bars clear a film fault. An E4 that returns with clean bars is the moisture sensor or its wiring — a part behind the front panel. The dryer still runs Time Dry cycles safely until it is seen.

Stop & call

E4 after a reset with clean sensor bars is a service call. Use Time Dry meanwhile; on a machine under warranty it is a warranty call.

E5#2

Service call

Code

Temperature sensor fault

What it means

The thermistor at the back of the dryer that reads the exhaust temperature is open or shorted — the control cannot see how hot the air is and stops the dryer.

Check first

Cut the power for one minute (the breaker on an electric dryer) and run a Time Dry.

The fix

An E5 that returns is the thermistor or its connector, inside the cabinet at the blower housing — a part a technician replaces. Do not run the dryer on it; the control cannot watch the heat.

Stop & call

E5 after a reset is a service call, and the book says not to use the dryer until it is seen. Write the code down, note the model and serial from the door rim, and file it.

C9#3

Service call

Code

Control board fault

What it means

The control found a fault in itself. The board is the part.

Check first

Cut the power for one full minute, restore it and try a Time Dry.

The fix

A C9 that returns is the main control board — a service call, never something to keep resetting. The book says not to use the dryer on it.

Stop & call

C9 after a reset is a service call. On a machine under warranty it is a warranty call.

Clean Filter#4

Fix at home

Code

Clean the lint screen

What it means

Not a fault. The light flashes ten times each time the dryer is turned on as a reminder; it does not measure anything.

Check first

Pull the lint screen, clean it, and put it back. Wash it in warm water with a soft brush once a month — a screen that beads water is coated in dryer-sheet film and blocks the air.

The fix

Nothing to fix. A screen that will not slide home has lint packed under it — vacuum the slot.

Warranty · When to file

When it's a warranty call

Every unit leaves with the manufacturer's full factory warranty. The codes below name a part inside the machine — once the checks have ruled out the install, the power and the hoses, call Midea's line with the model and serial, and text us if you want a hand with the claim.

E5Temperature sensor fault

C9Control board fault

Warranty help for Midea

All units are surplus inventory (open box, cancelled order, customer return, overstock, or minor scratch & dent). Every unit includes the manufacturer's full factory warranty. Please inspect thoroughly in person before purchasing — cosmetic imperfections or missing accessories are possible.

Still stuck?

Text us the model number and what it's doing — we'll point you at the next step.

A fix, a part, or a warranty call — the plate's model and serial plus one line about the symptom is all it takes to tell which.

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These pages are educational. Every appliance is a little different — follow the manufacturer's manual and local code, and leave gas, water heater and 240V work to a licensed installer.

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