Samsung washing machine: error LCLE
Code LC / LE on a Samsung washing machine display means: water leak or water in the base.
- Meaning
- Water leak or water in the base
- Check first
- Check that the drain pump filter is screwed in tight and that the hoses and door seal are not leaking.
- Repair shop
- 140–440 zł
Most common causes
- Leaking hose or drain pump filter
- Too much foam
- Cracked hose inside the washing machine
What you can check yourself
Turn off the water and unplug the washing machine.
Check that the drain pump filter is screwed in tight and that the hoses and door seal are not leaking.
Don't use too much detergent. Excess foam also causes this error.
Wait until the base dries, then run a short program and watch where the water comes from.
- 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 LC mean on a Samsung washing machine?
Code LC / LE means: water leak or water in the base. The most common causes: leaking hose or drain pump filter, too much foam, cracked hose inside the washing machine.
Can I keep using the washing machine with error LC?
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
- 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.