Samsung · Washer error code
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Guide · WasherIn December 2022 Samsung and the CPSC recalled about 663,500 top-load washers with Super Speed Wash (series WA49B, WA50B, WA51A, WA52A, WA54A, WA55A, sold June 2021 to December 2022) because they could short-circuit and overheat. The remedy is a free software update: Wi-Fi units update over the air when online; non-Wi-Fi units need a free dongle from Samsung. Units with existing heat damage need diagnosis, not just the update.
Guide · WasherMaytag Neptune front-loaders sold roughly 1997-2004 were the subject of US and Canadian class actions over doors, circuit boards and mold; Maytag settled (US estimate around $18.5 million) and those claim windows are closed. Technicians repeatedly report a pattern: the door lock wax motor degrades and its changing resistance damages the lock-drive components on the control board, so replacing only the board brings the failure back.
Component test · WasherDirect-drive and inverter washers use a motor control unit (MCU) that powers a 3-phase motor and reads a hall sensor or tach. Separate MCU, motor windings, hall sensor and harness before buying a board.
Samsung · Washer
1E / 1C
Water level sensor error
Samsung · Washer
3E / 3C / 3E1-3E4
Motor error
Samsung · Washer
4C / 4E / nF
Not filling / no water
Samsung · Washer
4C2 / 4E2
Incoming water temperature problem
Samsung · Washer
5C / 5E / SE / nd
Drain error
Samsung · Washer
7E
SilverCare error