Samsung washing machine: error dCdE
Code dC / dE on a Samsung washing machine display means: door is not closed or locked.
- Meaning
- Door is not closed or locked
- Check first
- Close the door firmly until the lock clicks.
- Repair shop
- 160–350 zł
Most common causes
- Door is not fully closed
- Laundry caught in the door seal
- Damaged door lock
What you can check yourself
Close the door firmly until the lock clicks.
Check that no laundry is stuck in the seal and nothing is blocking the lock.
Unplug the appliance for 5 minutes and try again.
- 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 dC mean on a Samsung washing machine?
Code dC / dE means: door is not closed or locked. The most common causes: door is not fully closed, laundry caught in the door seal, damaged door lock.
Can I keep using the washing machine with error dC?
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
- 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
- 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.