--- title: "LG dishwasher showing FE | DishwasherRepair.center" description: "What FE means on LG dishwashers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-fe/" --- # LG dishwasher showing FE The machine found too much water in the tub and started the drain pump on its own to bring the level down. ## What FE actually means. The machine found too much water in the tub and started the drain pump on its own to bring the level down. LG dishwasher display What to do when FE shows on the dishwasher ### Kind of code Water supply Not enough water arrived, or it arrived too slowly. The supply valve under the sink and the inlet screen are checked before the fill valve itself. ### Usually leads to Fill and water valve repair A dishwasher that will not fill, fills too little, or keeps filling, traced through the valve, the float and the supply. ### Shows up as Dishwasher Not Filling With Water The cycle starts and hums, but little or no water comes into the tub. ### Make LG Built-in dishwashers with stainless tubs and connected features on many recent models. ### Source LG US support: Dishwasher error code list (Wayback copy, 11 Dec 2025) LG dishwashers with a digital display. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from LG's own guidance for FE on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Let the pump finish emptying the tub. 02 Power the machine off, switch the breaker off for 10 seconds, then back on. 03 Start a new cycle; if FE returns, book a visit, because the fill is not shutting off when it should. ### Still there? It usually turns into [fill and water valve repair](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/fill-and-water-valve-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do Do not unplug the machine while the pump is removing the extra water. Let it bring the level down first. ## What you may notice with it. The dishwasher problems FE tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Dishwasher Not Filling With Water](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-filling/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-filling/) It also comes with - [**Dishwasher Cycle Takes Too Long**](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-cycle-too-long/) Problem ### Dishwasher Not Filling With Water 5 causes, cheapest first Where FE usually leads ## Fill and water valve repair. **Water inlet valve or float switch · low.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/fill-and-water-valve-repair/) ## Read these before the visit. Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper. [All guides](https://dishwasherrepair.center/guides/) Fitted right the first time ### Water Supply and Hot Water Temperature Checks you can make yourself ### Five checks before you call for dishwasher repair Error codes ### All 188 codes, by make ## LG dishwashers. Built-in dishwashers with stainless tubs and connected features on many recent models. [LG dishwasher repair](https://dishwasherrepair.center/brands/lg/) More LG codes [AE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-ae/) [IE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-ie/) [OE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-oe/) [HE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-he/) [tE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-te/) [LE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-le/) [nE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-ne/) [CL](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-cl/) [PF](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-pf/) Water supply on other makes [ASKO F12](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/asko-f12/) [Bertazzoni FF](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-ff/) [Bosch E16](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e16/) [Cove 560186](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/cove-560186/) [Dacor 4C](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-4c/) [Fisher & Paykel A1](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a1/) [Fulgor Milano E2](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-e2/) [Gaggenau E:3200](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-e3200/) [All 44 codes of this kind](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/#family-fill) LG builds this ### Built-in dishwasher The standard 24-inch machine under the counter, and the one nearly every American kitchen has. ## In LG's own words > The dishwasher has detected that there is too much water in the unit, and the drain pump is automatically turned on. [LG US support: Dishwasher error code list (Wayback copy, 11 Dec 2025)](https://web.archive.org/web/20251211183415/https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-dishwasher-error-code-list--20150933422943) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. LG dishwashers with a digital display. ## LG FE dishwasher 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. 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Let the pump finish emptying the tub. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why is my LG pumping out water on its own with FE on the display? LG's control saw the water climb past its limit and switched on the pump by itself to bring it down. Leave the power connected until that pump-out is done. ### What does it mean when FE shows up again on my LG? A repeat after the breaker reset suggests the water supply is not closing off at the right moment. That is a fill-side problem for a technician to track down. --- **[Read on the site: LG dishwasher showing FE | DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-fe/)** **[Book a visit with DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/schedule/)**