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LG washer error codes and troubleshooting

This page collects every LG washer guide on the site. The codes below are the ones we have documented so far from LG's own publications; each has its own page with what LG says the code means, the causes ranked by likelihood, the checks you can do at the machine, and the point at which LG's instructions hand the job to a technician.

The related-problems list at the end of each LG page points to the other LG codes and to the brand-neutral washer guide for the symptom the code describes, so a code about spinning leads to the spin guide and a code about draining leads to the drain guide.

LG washer guides

  • LG washer CL error (also written CHILDLOCK, CLCODE, CLERROR, CONTROLLOCK, LGCL) CL is the one thing on LG's error-code list that is not a fault: LG states that CL is not an error code, but an indicator that the child lock feature is active, and that while it is active the control panel is disabled and settings cannot be adjusted.
  • LG washer dE error (also written DE1, DE2, DE3, DE4, DECODE, DEERROR, DEL, DOORERROR, E01, E30, LGDE) dE is a door-lock report, not a wash fault. LG's error-code list states that dE means the washer is unable to lock its door, and LG's front-load article puts it as the washer door was unable to lock.
  • LG washer IE error (also written 1E, IECODE, IEERROR, LGIE, WATERINLETERROR) On LG's error-code list IE means the water supply is inadequate.
  • LG washer LE error (also written LECODE, LEERROR, LGLE, MOTORLOCKERERROR) LG's error-code list gives LE in six words: the motor is overloaded and locked.
  • LG washer OE error (also written 0E, LGOE, OECODE, OEERROR) LG's error-code list defines OE in five words: the water cannot drain. LG's fuller name for it is the Water Outlet Error, shown when water is not leaving the drum.
  • LG washer UE error (also written LGUE, UB, UECODE, UEERROR) LG's own error-code list defines UE in four words: your laundry is unbalanced.

LG washer showing no code?

These washer guides apply to any brand and name the manufacturer behind each step:

Sources these guides cite

Publisher and the number of LG guides on this page citing it; each guide lists its own documents with retrieval dates.

  • LG Electronics USA (6)
  • Whirlpool Corporation (6)
  • GE Appliances (5)
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (5)
  • iFixit (4)
  • Samsung Electronics America (3)

If your LG washer shows a code that is not listed, or shows no code, the brand-neutral washer symptom guides linked below cover draining, spinning, leaks, and smells for any brand and say which manufacturer each instruction comes from.

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