--- title: "LG dishwasher showing tE | DishwasherRepair.center" description: "What tE 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-te/" --- # LG dishwasher showing tE The thermistor that reads water temperature reported a problem, or the water went above 194°F. ## What tE actually means. The thermistor that reads water temperature reported a problem, or the water went above 194°F. LG dishwasher display What to do when tE shows on the dishwasher ### Kind of code Sensor circuit A temperature, turbidity or water-level sensor reporting a value outside its range, or the wiring to it. The reading is measured with a meter before any part is ordered. ### Usually leads to Controls and sensors Dead panels, stuck cycles and blinking lights, separated into board, keypad, sensor and wiring before a part is ordered. ### 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) Shown as tE on LG dishwasher displays. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from LG's own guidance for tE on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Turn the machine off and cut the breaker for a short while, then try one cycle. 02 Leave the door closed while it runs so the reading is not disturbed. 03 If tE persists, book a visit to have the thermistor and its wiring tested. ### Still there? It usually turns into [controls and sensors](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do Do not read tE as a heating element failure. LG points at the temperature sensor, and the element may be fine. ## What you may notice with it. The dishwasher problems tE 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 Cycle Takes Too Long**](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-cycle-too-long/) Problem ### Dishwasher Not Heating Water 5 causes, cheapest first Where tE usually leads ## Controls and sensors. **Control board, keypad or sensor · moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/) ## Read these before the visit. Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper. [All guides](https://dishwasherrepair.center/guides/) What it is trying to tell you ### Why dishes come out dirty, read from the residue Checks you can make yourself ### Find your dishwasher's model number Error codes ### All 188 codes, by make ## LG dishwashers. Built-in dishwashers with stainless tubs and connected features on many recent models. 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[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. Shown as tE on LG dishwasher displays. ## LG tE 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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Turn the machine off and cut the breaker for a short while, then try one cycle. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Should I replace the heating element when my LG shows tE? Not on this code, because tE is about the temperature sensor, the thermistor, and the element can be perfectly good. The code also shows if the water got hotter than 194°F. ### How should I run the test cycle after tE on an LG? Cut the breaker briefly, then start one cycle and leave the door shut until it finishes so the sensor reads undisturbed water. If tE shows up anyway, a technician measures the sensor and the wires that feed it. --- **[Read on the site: LG dishwasher showing tE | DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/lg-te/)** **[Book a visit with DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/schedule/)**