Samsung dishwasher: error 5C5E
Code 5C / 5E on a Samsung dishwasher display means: dishwasher is not draining water.
- Meaning
- Dishwasher is not draining water
- Check first
- Clean the drain pump filter (washing machine: hatch at the bottom front, dishwasher: filter on the bottom). Have a bowl and towels ready.
- Repair shop
- 200–480 zł
Most common causes
- Clogged filter
- Kinked drain hose
What you can check yourself
Unplug the appliance.
Clean the drain pump filter (washing machine: hatch at the bottom front, dishwasher: filter on the bottom). Have a bowl and towels ready.
Check that the pump impeller spins freely and nothing is blocking it.
Check that the drain hose is not kinked and the siphon is not clogged.
- 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 5C mean on a Samsung dishwasher?
Code 5C / 5E means: dishwasher is not draining water. The most common causes: clogged filter, kinked drain hose.
Can I keep using the dishwasher with error 5C?
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 dishwasher
- 4C / 4Edishwasher is not filling with water
- LC / LEleak detected
- HE / HCwater heating problem
- 3Cpump fault
- 3Einlet water too hot
- 9Etoo little water in the dishwasher
- CEcontrol panel communication error
- OC / 0C / oEtoo much water in the dishwasher
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.