Samsung washing machine: error 8C8E
Code 8C / 8E on a Samsung washing machine display means: overcurrent in the motor circuit.
- Meaning
- Overcurrent in the motor circuit
- Check first
- Take out some of the laundry and start the program again.
- Repair shop
- 410–1000 zł
Most common causes
- Overloaded drum
- Damaged motor or module
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 8C mean on a Samsung washing machine?
Code 8C / 8E means: overcurrent in the motor circuit. The most common causes: overloaded drum, damaged motor or module.
Can I keep using the washing machine with error 8C?
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
- 1C / 1Ewater level sensor fault
- 6C / 6Eheating element is not working
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.