--- title: "LG dishwasher showing HE | DishwasherRepair.center" description: "What HE 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-he/" --- # LG dishwasher showing HE The heater could not warm the water, or the water went above 149°F. ## What HE actually means. The heater could not warm the water, or the water went above 149°F. Either one counts as a heater error on LG. LG dishwasher display What to do when HE shows on the dishwasher ### Kind of code Heating The water did not reach the temperature the cycle calls for in time. A heating element, its thermal cutoff or the sensor reading it. ### Usually leads to Heating and drying repair Cold washes, wet dishes and cycles that run for hours, traced to the heater, its sensor or its safety cutout. ### Shows up as Dishwasher Not Heating Water Dishes and the tub are cool at the end of the cycle, and grease stays on plates. ### 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 display; LG gives the same meaning across its models. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from LG's own guidance for HE on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Press Power to turn the dishwasher off. 02 Switch the breaker off, wait 10 seconds, switch it back on. 03 Turn the dishwasher on and start a fresh cycle; if HE shows again, book a visit. ### Still there? It usually turns into [heating and drying repair](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/heating-and-drying-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do Do not keep running loads that never get hot. Without heat, detergent does not dissolve properly and the dishes come out filmed. ## What you may notice with it. The dishwasher problems HE tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Dishwasher Not Heating Water](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-heating/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-heating/) It also comes with - [**Dishwasher Not Drying Dishes**](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-not-drying/) Problem ### Dishwasher Not Heating Water 5 causes, cheapest first Where HE usually leads ## Heating and drying repair. **Heating element, thermistor or high-limit · moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/heating-and-drying-repair/) ## Read these before the visit. Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper. [All guides](https://dishwasherrepair.center/guides/) Keeping it out of trouble ### Why you should run the hot water before starting a cycle Fitted right the first time ### Water Supply and Hot Water Temperature 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/) [tE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-te/) [LE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-le/) [FE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-fe/) [nE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-ne/) [CL](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-cl/) [PF](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-pf/) Heating on other makes [ASKO F41](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/asko-f41/) [Bertazzoni F8](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-f8/) [Bosch E09](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e09/) [Dacor HC](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-hc/) [Fisher & Paykel A09](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a09/) [Fulgor Milano E3](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-e3/) [Gaggenau E:2060](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-e2060/) [GE C6](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-c6/) [All 23 codes of this kind](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/#family-heating) 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 > This error occurs when the unit was unable to heat the water or the water was overheated above 149°F. [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 display; LG gives the same meaning across its models. ## LG HE 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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