Samsung washer
showing OC
OC means there is too much water in the washer.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Water supply
- Water inlet valve repair
- Source: Samsung
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What OC
actually means.
OC means there is too much water in the washer.
Samsung washer display · also shown as OE, 0E, 0C, 1 OC
What to do when OC shows on the washerKind of codeWater supply
Water arrived too slowly, not at all, or kept coming after it should have stopped. The supply valves on the wall and the screens inside the fill hoses are checked before the inlet valve or the level sensor.
Usually leads toWater inlet valve repair
A washer that will not fill, fills slowly, fills with only cold water or keeps filling, repaired at the inlet valve and its screens.
Shows up asWasher Overflowing
The washer keeps filling past the normal level, and water spills over the tub, out of the door or onto the floor.
MakeSamsung
Front-load and top-load washers from the Korean maker, built around electronic controls and load sensing.
SourceSamsung US support: Samsung washing machine information and error codes (read 24 Sep 2026)
Samsung washers; shown as OC, OE, 0C or 0E depending on the display.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Samsung's own guidance for OC on its washers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Stop the cycle and turn off the water supply valves.
Unplug the washer if water is near the outlet or on the floor.
Book a visit; a washer that overfills needs its valve and level sensing checked.
Still there?
It usually turns into water inlet valve repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
OC is not a drain message; the washer has taken on more water than it should.
What you may
notice with it.
The washer problems OC tends to arrive with. Answer these at the washer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Washer Overflowing
5 causes, cheapest first
Where OC usually leads
Water inlet valve repair.
Samsung
washers.
Front-load and top-load washers from the Korean maker, built around electronic controls and load sensing.
Samsung washer repairMore Samsung codes
Water supply on other makes
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.
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.
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
OE, 0E, OC, 0C, 1 OC, 1 0C: Overflow error
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Samsung washers; shown as OC, OE, 0C or 0E depending on the display.
Samsung OC washer repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about OC.
Can I clear OC myself?
On a Samsung washer, is OE the same as OC?
Should I keep running my Samsung washer after an OC code?
Back to your everyday
Still showing OC?
Book with the code as it appears, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.