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Every code we have checked
68 codes across 7 appliance ranges. Each one is taken from the manufacturer's own documentation and confirmed against a second independent source. If a code is not here, we have not been able to confirm it yet.
Codes that mean different things
These codes appear on more than one machine, and the meaning is not always the same. Start here if you know the code but the brand is not on the display.
- 1ESamsung, LG
- 4CSamsung: washing machine, dishwasher
- 5CSamsung: washing machine, dishwasher
- 6ESamsung, LG
- BESamsung, LG
- CESamsung, LG
- DESamsung, LG
- E16Bosch: washing machine, dishwasher
- E17Bosch: washing machine, dishwasher
- E18Bosch: washing machine, dishwasher
- E23Bosch: washing machine, dishwasher
- FELG: washing machine, dishwasher
- HCWhirlpool, Samsung
- HESamsung, LG
- LESamsung, LG
- OESamsung, LG
- SUDWhirlpool, Samsung, LG
- TESamsung, LG
- UBSamsung, LG
7 of them contradict each other outright - we compared every one side by side.
Every code by brand
Bosch washing machine8 codes
- E18The machine could not pump the water out in the time it expects.Will not run
- E17Not enough water reached the drum in the time the machine allows for filling.Will not run
- E16The door did not lock, so the machine will not let the cycle begin.Will not run
- F21The control board asked the drum to turn and could not confirm that it turned properly.Will not run
- E32The load is unevenly distributed, so the machine cut the spin short to protect itself.Safe to use
- E33The machine detected too much foam and slowed itself down to deal with it.Safe to use
- F23Water has collected in the base of the machine and the leak protection has shut it down.Stop now
- E80A fault in the drive circuit, the electronics that run the motor.Will not run
Bosch dishwasher11 codes
- E15A float in the base tray has detected water, and the leak protection has shut the machine down.Stop now
- E24The machine cannot get the water out, and the blockage is downstream of the filter.Will not run
- E22Water is left standing in the sump because the filter is blocked.Will not run
- E23The drain pump itself is jammed or has failed.Will not run
- E25The pump is blocked, or its cover is loose or missing entirely.Will not run
- E09The heater inside the circulation pump has failed.Will not run
- E14Water is going in, but the flow meter that counts it is not reporting properly.Will not run
- E16The machine took in more water than the programme called for.Stop now
- E18The water level came out too low, so the programme cannot start.Will not run
- E12Limescale has built up inside the heat pump.Safe to use
- E27The mains voltage reaching the machine is too low for it to run.Will not run
Whirlpool washing machine9 codes
- F9 E1The water is not leaving the machine in the time the cycle allows.Will not run
- F5 E2The door or lid will not lock, so the machine refuses to start the cycle.Will not run
- F8 E1Water is arriving too slowly, so the machine cannot fill in the time it allows.Will not run
- SdToo much foam, so the machine has paused to deal with it before carrying on.Safe to use
- F7 E1The motor cannot reach the speed the cycle asked for.Will not run
- HCThe hot and cold hoses are connected the wrong way round.Safe to use
- F8 E3There is more water or more foam in the machine than there should be.Stop now
- F3 E1The machine cannot tell how much water is in the drum.Will not run
- F8 E2The dispenser system is not delivering detergent the way it should.Will not run
Samsung washing machine10 codes
- 5CThe water is not leaving the machine, or it is leaving far too slowly.Will not run
- 4CWater is not arriving in the machine the way it should.Will not run
- dCThe lock has not engaged, so as far as the machine is concerned the door is still open.Will not run
- UbThe washing has ended up lopsided in the drum, and the machine will not take it up to spin speed like that.Safe to use
- LCWater has been detected where it should not be, or the sensor that watches for it has failed.Stop now
- OCThere is more water in the tub than there should be.Stop now
- 4C2The cold inlet is being fed hot water, which almost always means the hoses are on the wrong way round.Safe to use
- SUDFoam has built up faster than the machine can clear it, so the cycle has stopped part way through.Safe to use
- E2A button on the panel is being read as held down, so the machine will not accept anything else.Will not run
- 9C1The electricity reaching the machine is outside the range it will run on.Will not run
Samsung dishwasher11 codes
- 5CThe machine could not empty itself in the time it allows, and the wash has stopped with water in the tub.Will not run
- 4CThe machine did not receive enough water within its fill time.Will not run
- LCA sensor in the base of the machine has found water, and the leak protection has stopped everything.Stop now
- OCThe machine believes it has more water in it than a cycle should ever contain.Stop now
- 3CThe circulation pump is not turning at the speed the board expects, or is not reporting at all.Will not run
- HCThe water in the machine got hotter than it should have.Stop now
- HEThe water is not heating: the temperature did not rise the way the cycle expects.Safe to use
- 9EThere is water in the machine, but the level sensor sees it drop too low during the wash.Will not run
- bEThe control panel thinks a button is being held down.Will not run
- 7EThe moving Waterwall reflector cannot travel along the bottom of the tub the way it should.Will not run
- tEThe temperature sensor is sending the board a reading it treats as impossible.Will not run
LG washing machine11 codes
- OEThe machine cannot get the water out at the end of the cycle.Will not run
- IENot enough water is reaching the machine within the time the cycle allows.Will not run
- UEThe load is unevenly spread, so the machine has stopped short of the spin.Safe to use
- dEThe machine cannot confirm the door is closed and locked, so it refuses to start.Will not run
- LEThe motor is overloaded or locked, and the drum will not turn as asked.Will not run
- FEThere is more water in the tub than the cycle asked for.Stop now
- PEThe sensor that measures the water level is not giving a reading the machine can use.Will not run
- tEThe machine cannot heat the water, or cannot trust the sensor that measures its temperature.Will not run
- SUDThere is too much foam for the machine to rinse and drain normally.Safe to use
- E6The clutch cannot do its job, usually because something is jammed between the pulsator and the tub.Will not run
- CEThe motor circuit is drawing more current than it should.Will not run
LG dishwasher8 codes
- OEThe machine could not pump the water out, and the wash has stopped with water still in the tub.Will not run
- IEThe machine did not take on enough water within the fill time it allows itself.Will not run
- AEThe float in the base of the machine found water, and the flood protection has shut everything down.Stop now
- LEThe control board is not getting the response it expects from the wash motor.Will not run
- nEThe Vario motor that switches water between the upper and lower spray arms is not reporting back.Will not run
- HEThe water did not reach the temperature the cycle needs in the time allowed.Safe to use
- tEThe temperature sensor is reporting a reading the board treats as impossible, or the water genuinely overheated.Will not run
- bEThe machine has detected far more foam than a wash should produce.Safe to use
Nothing on your display at all? The fault still has a name - start from the symptom instead.