--- title: "Samsung washer showing 1E | WasherRepair.center" description: "What 1E means on Samsung washers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-1e/" --- # Samsung washer showing 1E Samsung uses 1E and its variants when it detects water or moisture where it should not be, or when the water level sensing cannot be trusted. ## What 1E actually means. Samsung uses 1E and its variants when it detects water or moisture where it should not be, or when the water level sensing cannot be trusted. Samsung washer display · also shown as LE, 1C, LC, LC1 What to do when 1E shows on the washer ### Kind of code Sensor circuit A water level sensor, a temperature sensor or the wiring to one of them is reporting a value outside its range. The reading and the small air hose to the level sensor are checked with a meter before any part is ordered. ### Usually leads to Controls and sensors A dead display, buttons that do nothing, cycles that stop at random or codes that keep returning, traced to the control, its sensors or its wiring. ### Shows up as Washer Leaking Water shows up on the laundry room floor under or beside the washer, during a fill, a wash or the spin. ### Make Samsung Front-load and top-load washers from the Korean maker, built around electronic controls and load sensing. ### Source Samsung US support: Samsung washing machine information and error codes (read 24 Sep 2026) Samsung front-load and top-load washers; the same condition is shown as 1E, LE, 1C, LC or LC1 depending on the model. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Samsung's own guidance for 1E on its washers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Look under and around the washer for a leak, including small drips. 02 Check that the supply and drain hoses behind the washer are not kinked. 03 Run an empty cycle with no detergent and watch for suds; if foam appears, keep running empty cycles until it is gone. 04 Book a visit if there is no foam and the code continues. ### Still there? It usually turns into [controls and sensors](https://washerrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do 1E is not always a failed sensor. Samsung puts leaks and oversudsing first. ## What you may notice with it. The washer problems 1E tends to arrive with. Answer these at the washer before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://washerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Washer Leaking](https://washerrepair.center/problems/washer-leaking/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://washerrepair.center/problems/washer-leaking/) It also comes with - [**Washer Overflowing**](https://washerrepair.center/problems/washer-overflowing/) - [**Washer Error Code**](https://washerrepair.center/problems/washer-error-code/) Water or electrical risk ### Washer Leaking 5 causes, cheapest first Where 1E usually leads ## Controls and sensors. **Control board, water level or temperature sensor · moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://washerrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/) ## Samsung washers. Front-load and top-load washers from the Korean maker, built around electronic controls and load sensing. [Samsung washer repair](https://washerrepair.center/brands/samsung/) More Samsung codes [4C](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-4c/) [4C2](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-4c2/) [5C](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-5c/) [OC](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-oc/) [dE](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-de/) [Ub](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-ub/) [SUd](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-sud/) [3C](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-3c/) [AC](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-ac/) Sensor circuit on other makes [ASKO E10](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/asko-e10/) [Kenmore PE](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-pe/) [LG SIGNATURE PE](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-signature-pe/) [LG PE](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-pe/) [Miele F1](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f1/) [Speed Queen Er PS](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/speed-queen-er-ps/) [Whirlpool F3 E1](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f3e1/) [All 11 codes of this kind](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-sensor-circuit) Samsung builds this ### Front-load washer A horizontal drum behind a sealed glass door, a rubber boot, a locking latch and a pump with a filter you can reach from the front. Samsung builds this ### Top-load washer The upright washer with a lid on top, moving clothes either with a tall central agitator or with a low impeller plate in the bottom of the basket. Samsung builds this ### Stackable washer The washer at the bottom of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, repaired inside the closet or recess it was sized for. ## In Samsung's own words > 1E, LE, 1C, LC, LC1, 1 1C, 1 LC: Water level or leakage error [Samsung US support: Samsung washing machine information and error codes (read 24 Sep 2026)](https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10000997/) [Samsung US support: Samsung washing machine information and error codes (read 24 Sep 2026)](https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10000997/) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. 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Look under and around the washer for a leak, including small drips. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Can too much detergent trigger 1E on a Samsung washer? Yes. Samsung has owners run empty cycles and watch for suds, because foam can produce the same code as a leak. ### What should I do first if my Samsung washer shows LC and there is water on the floor? Stop the cycle and turn off the water supply, then find where the water is coming from. With an active leak, book a visit. --- **[Read on the site: Samsung washer showing 1E | WasherRepair.center](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-1e/)** **[Book a visit with WasherRepair.center](https://washerrepair.center/schedule/)**