Samsung dishwasher error codes and troubleshooting
Samsung dishwasher codes are collected here, one guide per code. Each guide gives what Samsung says the code means, the causes in order of likelihood, the user-level checks Samsung describes, and the point at which Samsung says to request service.
The related-problems list at the end of each page groups the codes that the guides' sources connect to the same part of the machine, and links the brand-neutral symptom guide that covers the same failure without a code. Alternative code spellings redirect to the canonical guide.
Samsung dishwasher guides
- Samsung dishwasher 1E error (also written IE) On a Samsung dishwasher, error code 1E (also displayed as IE) has two different documented meanings depending on the wash mechanism: on Waterwall models it means water is not passing through the filter, and on Rotary (non-Waterwall) models it means the same high-temperature heater condition as code HC (the dishwasher is too hot inside).
- Samsung dishwasher 3C error On a Samsung dishwasher, error code 3C means the circulation (wash) pump has failed to operate correctly; Samsung labels it a pump operation error.
- Samsung dishwasher 4C error (also written 4E) On a Samsung dishwasher, error code 4C (also shown as 4E) means the dishwasher is not getting water at the pressure or temperature it needs — a water supply error.
- Samsung dishwasher 5C error (also written 5E, SC, SE, SR) On a Samsung dishwasher, error code 5C (also shown as SC, 5E, or SE, and as SR on some Canadian-market displays) means the dishwasher can't drain properly.
- Samsung dishwasher HE error (also written HE1, HE2, HE3) On a Samsung dishwasher, error code HE (Heater error) means the appliance is detecting its internal temperature incorrectly during a heating step; Samsung's Gulf support guide groups HE1, HE2, and HE3 with HE as the same family of heating-system error.
- Samsung dishwasher LC error (also written LE) On a Samsung dishwasher with a digital display, error code LC, also shown as LE, means the leak sensor has detected moisture; the dishwasher turns itself on and will not turn off while it tries to drain the water away.
- Samsung dishwasher OC error (also written 0C, OE) On a Samsung dishwasher with a digital display, error code OC, also shown as 0C or oE, is an over-level water error meaning there is more water in the dishwasher than there should be; Samsung's own guidance routes this code to its drain-and-overflow troubleshooting content.
Samsung dishwasher showing no code?
These dishwasher guides apply to any brand and name the manufacturer behind each step:
Sources these guides cite
Publisher and the number of Samsung guides on this page citing it; each guide lists its own documents with retrieval dates.
- Bosch Home Appliances US (7)
- Samsung Electronics America (7)
- Samsung US Support (7)
- Samsung Canada Support (5)
- Samsung Electronics Canada (3)
- Samsung Gulf Electronics (3)
If the machine shows no code, use the dishwasher symptom guides below, which are written for any brand and name the manufacturer behind each step.
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