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Error Messages

IE

Water inlet problem.

  • Check for a clogged, kinked or frozen water inlet hose.

  • Check water supply.

OE

Drainage Problem.

  • Check for a clogged, kinked or frozen water drain hose.

Air gap or disposal is clogged.

  • Clean air gap or disposal.

Filters are clogged.

  • Clean filters.

bE

Oversudsing caused by improper detergent, such as liquid dish soap.

  • Do not use hand dishwashing liquids. Only use detergents which are designed for use in automatic dishwashers.

  • A bE error can appear if dishes soiled with a lot of foamy food, such as whipped cream, are loaded in the appliance. To clear the error, turn the appliance off and start a new cycle.

  • To remove detergent residue in the tub, pour approximately 4 oz ~ 8 oz (100 ml ~ 200 ml) of milk into a shallow bowl, place it in the upper rack and then run the appliance on the Auto cycle.

Failure to level dishwasher.

  • Make sure that the appliance is properly leveled.

AE

Water leakage

  • Turn off the water supply to the dishwasher and call an LG Electronics Customer Information Center at 1-800-243-0000 (U.S.A.) or 1-888-542-2623 (Canada).

  • The dishwasher makes an alert sound for 10 seconds, and runs the drain pump intermittently. If power is turned off to the machine, the machine powers back on automatically until the AE error is resolved.

FE

Excessive Water supplied.

HE

Heater circuit failure.

tE

Water temperature sensor error

F3s

Heated air temperature sensor error

LE

Wash motor error

F31

Heat air dry fan motor error

NE

Vario motor error

F37

Auto Open Dry motor error

P1, Pz, P3, P4, Ps, P6, P7,P8,PG,P1O

The Downloaded cycle is selected.

  • This is not an error code. This code indicates the current Downloaded cycle.

N:#, U:#, d:#, t#

(# is a number.)

Test mode is selected.

  • This is not an error code. This code is used when testing the dishwasher. Power the unit off and on and the code will disappear.

LO, L1, Lz, L3, L4

Rinse aid level setting mode is selected.

  • This is not an error code. This code indicates the current rinse aid level. For more information, refer to the Adding Cleaning Products section.

CL

Control Lock is activated.

  • This is not an error code. This code indicates that Control Lock is on. To turn Control Lock on or off, press and hold Dry Boost and Delay Start simultaneously for 3 seconds.