Error code
Samsung washer error code 1E
Samsung washer error code 1E: The washer has decided there is moisture somewhere it does not belong, or that the sensor reporting the water level is not telling it the truth. Every spelling Samsung publishes for it, which machines can raise it, and what to do next.
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What we can confirm
Code 1E, from the manufacturer's own documentation
A code is only meaningful together with the machine showing it — the same digits mean different things on different equipment.
The code
1E
The washer has decided there is moisture somewhere it does not belong, or that the sensor reporting the water level is not telling it the truth. Both readings end at the same place: the machine will not carry on filling something it cannot measure. The important thing about this one is that it does not promise you a puddle. The sensor sits low in the cabinet, so a slow weep from a hose, a pump seal or a tub gasket reaches it long before anything reaches your floor — which is exactly why it is worth acting on early. The cheap version of this repair is a hose. The expensive version is what a slow leak does to a cabinet over six months.
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What it narrows down to
Water where it should not be, or a level sensor that cannot agree with itself
Diagnostic
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On the same appliance
What else belongs to the washers
On this make a code belongs to the appliance rather than to a product line. These are the other conditions this machine can display, and the models that can show this one — a display often has more than one thing to say, and the model number decides what any of it costs to put right.
Other codes this appliance can display
Water is not arriving at the rate the machine expects
The cold inlet is being fed hot water
The water is not leaving, or not leaving fast enough
More water in the drum than the cycle called for
The panel thinks a button is being held down
The supply is not what the machine expects
The door is not being seen as shut and locked
The dispenser drawer is not fully closed
Too much foam, and the machine is waiting for it to collapse
The small add-laundry door is not latched
The drum cannot be spun safely with the load as it sits
The machine is recalibrating its weight sensing, which is normal
The same digits mean different things on different equipment. Search the full code list
In more detail
About Samsung washer error code 1E
What 1E means on this make
The washer has decided there is moisture somewhere it does not belong, or that the sensor reporting the water level is not telling it the truth. Both readings end at the same place: the machine will not carry on filling something it cannot measure. The important thing about this one is that it does not promise you a puddle. The sensor sits low in the cabinet, so a slow weep from a hose, a pump seal or a tub gasket reaches it long before anything reaches your floor — which is exactly why it is worth acting on early. The cheap version of this repair is a hose. The expensive version is what a slow leak does to a cabinet over six months.
The other ways Samsung prints this one
1E · LE · 1C · LC · LC1 · 1 1C · 1 LC
Samsung publishes a condition and then every string that can stand for it, and which one your machine shows depends on the panel it was built with. They mean the same thing and they are one page here, so whichever of them you searched for, this is the right page.
Where this appears, and why not to clear it
On the appliance's own display. Samsung reports errors two ways: machines with a digital display show a code, and the same machines without one blink their cycle lights instead. Both are published by the maker and both are on this site. Photograph what the panel shows before cutting the power — Samsung asks for this itself on its refrigerator and dishwasher pages, and it is the one thing that makes a first visit more useful. A code that has been reset is information a technician no longer has.
What to do about it
- Look for the leak, even a small one. A damp patch under the machine, a stiff spot on the floor, or a rusty streak down the back panel is often the whole answer.
- Check the hoses behind the machine for a kink or a crush where it was pushed back into place.
- Run an empty cycle with nothing added. If foam appears, the problem is detergent rather than plumbing, and it will clear after a few empty cycles.
- If there is no leak and no foam and the code keeps coming back, the sensor or its wiring is next and that is measured rather than guessed at.
Where this goes next
The job this usually becomes is washer leak repair, and that page carries a starting figure and the reasons that move it. If it turns out to be nothing — and on this make a real share of these are modes, reminders and settings rather than problems — the visit ends there and you pay the diagnostic and nothing else, or call (305) 506-1256 and describe what the panel is doing before booking anything.
This article is based on:
- Official manufacturer documentation
- Internal repair procedures
- Technician repair history
- Company quality standards