LG washing machine: error SE
Code SE on a LG washing machine display means: motor Hall sensor fault.
- Meaning
- Motor Hall sensor fault
- Check first
- Take out some of the laundry and start the program again.
- Repair shop
- 410–1000 zł
Most common causes
- Damaged Hall sensor
- Loose motor wire
What you can check yourself
Take out some of the laundry and start the program again.
Unplug the washing machine for 10 minutes.
With the washing machine off, check by hand that the drum turns freely.
If the error comes back, the motor, its wires or the module may be damaged. Report the code to a repair service.
- the error keeps coming back after these checks,
- water is leaking or you smell burning,
- the appliance trips the circuit breaker.
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What does error SE mean on a LG washing machine?
Code SE means: motor Hall sensor fault. The most common causes: damaged hall sensor, loose motor wire.
Can I keep using the washing machine with error SE?
If the error goes away after the checks above, yes. If it keeps coming back, water leaks, you smell burning or the breaker trips, stop using it and call a repair service.
Other codes: LG washing machine
- IEwashing machine is not filling with water
- OEwashing machine is not draining water
- UE / UBlaundry is unevenly distributed
- dEdoor is not closed or locked
- tEtemperature sensor fault
- PEwater level sensor fault
- LEblocked motor
- AEwater in the washing machine base (flood protection)
- FEtoo much water in the drum
- CLchild lock is on
- dE4 / dE2door lock fault
- PFpower interruption during the program
A code can mean different things on different models and years. Always check the manual or the manufacturer's support page too. Repair prices are approximate, for repair shops in Poland.