Quick answer: A washer not draining is usually blocked between the drum and your house drain. Check in this order: the drain hose behind the washer (kinked, crushed or pushed too far into the standpipe), the drain pump filter at the bottom front of most front loaders, and the house drain itself (pour a bucket…
Quick answer: The LG washer UE code means an unbalanced load. On front loaders, LG says it “occurs when the laundry is piled up on one side of the drum, causing an imbalance.” On top loaders, a lowercase uE means the washer is still trying to rebalance by itself; after three failed tries it changes…
Quick answer: The LG washer OE code is a drain error. LG says it “indicates the washing machine is unable to drain the water used during the wash cycle.” Newer front loaders show the same fault as E03 or E21. Pull the washer out and straighten the drain hose, then run a Spin Only cycle…
Quick answer: The Samsung washer ND code is a “No drain error”: water “is not draining from the washer at the correct speed (or at all).” Samsung shows the same fault as nd, 5C, 5E, SC, SE or 1 5C. Samsung says the drain hose is the most common cause, so check it first: no…
Quick answer: The Samsung washer DC code (shown as dC or dc) means one of two things, depending on the model. Samsung’s own code list says: “On some models, dc is an Unbalanced Load Error. On other models it is a Door Error.” If the washer stops during spin, treat it as an unbalanced load:…
Quick answer: The Samsung washer 4C code means water isn’t getting in. Samsung calls it a “Not filling error” (older or other models show nF, 4E or 1 4C). Open both water taps all the way, straighten the hoses, check the hot hose is on the hot inlet, set the drain hose 6 to 8…
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