LG dishwasher: error HE
Code HE on a LG dishwasher display means: heating fault.
- Meaning
- Heating fault
- Check first
- Check that the selected program heats the water (quick programs heat very little).
- Repair shop
- 270–650 zł
Most common causes
- Damaged heating element
- Limescale
- Damaged sensor
What you can check yourself
Check that the selected program heats the water (quick programs heat very little).
Unplug the appliance for 5 minutes and try again.
If the error returns, the heating element or temperature sensor needs repair by 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 HE mean on a LG dishwasher?
Code HE means: heating fault. The most common causes: damaged heating element, limescale, damaged sensor.
Can I keep using the dishwasher with error HE?
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 dishwasher
- IEwater supply problem
- OEwater draining problem
- FE / AE / EItoo much water or a leak
- tEtemperature sensor fault
- LEwash pump motor fault
- PEwater level sensor fault
- bE / nEpump or bubble system fault (Vario/circulation)
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.