Huebsch EDC Topload Washer Error Code E:0B: Infrared Dropout

What does Huebsch error code E:0B mean?

When a programming or data session starts, the EDC control and the Micro-wand IIIe trade messages in sequence, and each step depends on the one before it. E:0B tells you the sequence was cut off. The beam between the tool and the communicator was lost part way through, so the control stopped listening. The usual reason, as the manual describes, is that the wand moved or was taken away too early, and the manual's step is to keep the infrared connection in place. The washer is not affected, and the code only concerns the programming or data session that was running. That session should be treated as unfinished and repeated from the start. The manual lists whether the wand stayed in place to the end, the steadiness of the hand holding it, the infrared window, and the receiver if drops continue. Bracing the wand against the cabinet and waiting for the display to confirm the end are the practical habits that stop this code from coming back.

Affected models and control systems

E:0B applies to Huebsch timer-type toploads with the EDC electronic control and the Micro-wand IIIe. It is not used for the same condition on other controller generations.

Code numbers and their meaning can change between control generations. We match the full model and control before acting on a code.

What you may notice

• Session stops part way with E:0B on the display
• Data or settings are only partly transferred
• The washer runs normally

Possible causes

Listed in Huebsch's documentation

• Wand not kept in place to the end of the exchange
• Unsteady hand
• Dirty infrared window
• Receiver that drops the beam repeatedly

Other likely causes — what usually sits behind error code E:0B on this control. A technician confirms which one it is before any part is replaced.

• Operator moving away when the display went quiet, before the end signal
• Wand slipping off a curved or slippery cabinet panel
• Receiver intermittently losing the beam as the cabinet warms

Safe checks before calling for service

How a technician diagnoses error code E:0B

1. Confirm E:0B appears partway through a session.
2. Repeat the session with the wand braced and the washer idle.
3. Clean the infrared window and check the battery.
4. Run the same session on another EDC washer with the same tool.
5. If drops continue only on this washer, test the receiver and its wiring, and replace what fails.

How error code E:0B differs from similar codes

E:0B is the same kind of infrared disconnection as E:02 and E:0C. Those happen after the session has begun, unlike the proximity errors.

Technical reference

Document

Commercial Automatic Washer (Metered and Nonmetered) Troubleshooting H002C, Part No. 39201R9, Nov 2016 (EDC p.59, MDC p.72, NetMaster p.90)

Edition

Part No. 39201R9, November 2016

Models / control

Timer-type topload with EDC electronic control (Micro-wand IIIe)

Section

32. EDC Error Code Listing, printed p. 59 (PDF p. 61); 41. MDC Error Code Listing, printed p. 72 (E:dr, E:FL, EC:19); 50. NetMaster Error Code Listing, printed pp. 90-93 (PDF pp. 92-95)

Checked

October 2026

We use the maker's document to read the code and do not reproduce it. Always confirm the complete model and control before applying these steps.