Samsung washing machine: error 1C1E
Code 1C / 1E on a Samsung washing machine display means: water level sensor fault.
- Meaning
- Water level sensor fault
- Check first
- Check that the thin water level sensor tube (usually near the top of the casing) is not kinked, blocked or slipped off its fitting.
- Repair shop
- 410–1000 zł
Most common causes
- Clogged sensor tube
- Damaged water level sensor
What you can check yourself
Unplug the washing machine. If there is water in the drum, drain it through the drain pump filter.
Check that the thin water level sensor tube (usually near the top of the casing) is not kinked, blocked or slipped off its fitting.
Turn the washing machine on and run a short program. If the error comes back, the water level sensor needs 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 1C mean on a Samsung washing machine?
Code 1C / 1E means: water level sensor fault. The most common causes: clogged sensor tube, damaged water level sensor.
Can I keep using the washing machine with error 1C?
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: Samsung washing machine
- 4C / 4Ewashing machine is not filling with water
- 5C / 5Ewashing machine is not draining water
- dC / dEdoor is not closed or locked
- Ub / UElaundry is unevenly distributed in the drum
- LC / LEwater leak or water in the base
- HC / HEwater heating problem
- 3C / 3Emotor fault
- tC / tEtemperature sensor fault
- OC / OEtoo much water in the drum
- Sud / SUdtoo much foam
- 6C / 6Eheating element is not working
- 8C / 8Eovercurrent in the motor circuit
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.