--- title: "Samsung dishwasher showing CE | DishwasherRepair.center" description: "What CE means on Samsung dishwashers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-ce/" --- # Samsung dishwasher showing CE The control panel cannot talk to the rest of the dishwasher. ## What CE actually means. The control panel cannot talk to the rest of the dishwasher. Samsung dishwasher display What to do when CE shows on the dishwasher ### Kind of code Communication The control board and the user panel on the door stopped talking to each other. The ribbon cable through the door hinge is checked before either board. ### 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 Control Panel Not Responding Buttons do nothing, only some keys work, or the display stays dark or frozen. ### Make Samsung Built-in dishwashers with stainless tubs and connected features on many recent models. ### Source Samsung US support: dishwasher is displaying an error code Samsung dishwashers with a separate control panel and main board. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Samsung's own guidance for CE on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Turn the machine off. 02 Wait a moment and start it again. 03 If CE stays on the display, book a visit. ### 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 replace the control panel on a guess. The link between panel and main board is checked first. ## What you may notice with it. The dishwasher problem CE tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Dishwasher Control Panel Not Responding](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/control-panel-not-responding/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/control-panel-not-responding/) Problem ### Dishwasher Control Panel Not Responding 5 causes, cheapest first Where CE 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/) Is it safe to run, and what about the floor ### Burning Smell or Tripped Breaker: What to Do Checks you can make yourself ### Find your dishwasher's model number Error codes ### All 188 codes, by make ## Samsung dishwashers. Built-in dishwashers with stainless tubs and connected features on many recent models. 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Samsung builds this ### Compact dishwasher The 18-inch and ADA-height machines for small kitchens, where the tight tub changes both loading and repairs. ## In Samsung's own words > CE - Communication error The control panel is unable to communicate with the rest of the dishwasher. [Samsung US support: dishwasher is displaying an error code](https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10004499/) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Samsung dishwashers with a separate control panel and main board. ## Samsung CE 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. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Should I order a new control panel for CE on my Samsung? A panel bought on a guess may not fix it, because the connection between the panel and the main board is checked first. Switch the machine off, wait briefly, and start it again before doing anything else. ### What does CE actually tell me on a Samsung? CE means the buttons and display you use have lost their link to the other electronics in the machine. If the code is still on the display after a restart, book a visit. --- **[Read on the site: Samsung dishwasher showing CE | DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-ce/)** **[Book a visit with DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/schedule/)**