There is no Kenmore code set, because there was never a Kenmore factory. Sears sold machines built by Whirlpool, LG, Frigidaire and GE under one badge, and each of them kept its own codes. So the useful page here is not a list of codes — it is the map from your model number to whose list applies. The first three digits do it, and once you have them the right page is one click away.
Codes are not standardised between manufacturers, and they move between model years within one. Everything below is what these codes mean on the series named beside them — if your model is older or newer, treat this as a strong hint rather than a verdict, and send us a photo of the model plate when you book. That plate settles it, and it takes ten seconds.
Find the model and serial plate: inside the refrigerator on the left wall, on the washer under the lid or on the back panel, on the dishwasher door edge, on the range behind the storage drawer. The number begins with three digits and a full stop — those three are the builder. Everything after identifies the platform, so photograph the whole plate rather than just the prefix.
The number on the plate begins with three digits and a full stop. Those three name the company that actually built the machine, and its code set is the one that applies to you.
Washers, dryers and refrigerators. Uses the Whirlpool F-and-E codes and the Whirlpool parts catalogue.
Whirlpool error codesDishwashers. Same platform, same codes, same drain and float faults.
Whirlpool error codesRefrigerators. Uses the LG ER-prefixed set — and the LG compressor warranty may still apply under the Kenmore badge.
LG error codesLaundry. Direct Drive underneath, so OE, UE, LE and dE read exactly as they do on an LG.
LG error codesRefrigerators and laundry. Uses the Frigidaire SY and E-numbered codes.
Frigidaire error codesRefrigerators and ranges. GE codes, which on refrigeration means largely no user-facing code at all.
GE error codes