Dishwashers
Error codes, drainage failures, leaks, and part-level fixes for the most common dishwasher brands.
Two things decide most of what you read here. The first is whether your machine has a heating element at the bottom of the tub — every Bosch does not, because they dry by condensation instead, which makes the standard "check the heating element" advice useless on those machines and reverses the rule about where plastics go.
The second is that a surprising amount of what gets reported as a dishwasher fault is not one. One to two cups of standing water in the bottom is normal. A number followed by H is a delay countdown, not an error. And a machine that has never drained since the day it was installed is usually reporting a knockout plug that was never removed from the garbage disposal — a cause three manufacturers name independently.
Bosch Dishwasher Error Codes: Six Are Yours, the Rest Are Not
Most of Bosch's codes end in reset the breaker, then call. The ones you can fix are the filter and drain group — and E01 and E0100 turn out to be the same fault.
Dishwasher Not Drying? Bosch Machines Have No Heating Element
The standard advice is to check the heating element. All Bosch dishwashers use condensation drying and do not have one, so the fix depends on which you own.
Dishwasher Won't Start? A Backwards Lower Rack Can Block the Door
Whirlpool names causes nobody expects — a lower rack installed backward, and GE adds trim or countertop stopping the door latching. And 2H is a countdown.
Samsung Dishwasher LC Code: Even Detergent Can Set It Off
LC means the leak sensor found moisture, not that you definitely have a leak. Samsung lists overfilled detergent as a cause, and the machine runs itself until dry.
Bosch Dishwasher E15 Error: Don't Tilt It. Bosch Never Says To.
Bosch says a safety switch found water in the base and to shut the water off. The 45-degree tilt trick that dominates search results appears in none of it.
Dishwasher Not Draining? One to Two Cups of Water Is Normal
GE states that one to two cups of standing water is normal. Whirlpool calls the disposal knockout plug a common misdiagnosis. Two checks before you bail it out.
LG Dishwasher OE Error Code: Three Numbers, One of Them Wrong
LG specifies a 12-foot maximum hose and an end height between 12 and 40 inches. The metric conversion printed beside the 40-inch figure does not match it.
How to Find Your Dishwasher's Error Code
Every dishwasher tells you what is wrong before you take anything apart. Here is how to retrieve the code on a display panel, a light-blink model, or neither.