--- title: "Samsung dishwasher showing LC | DishwasherRepair.center" description: "What LC 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-lc/" --- # Samsung dishwasher showing LC Samsung's leak sensor has found moisture in the base. ## What LC actually means. Samsung's leak sensor has found moisture in the base. While the code is on, the machine powers itself on, will not switch off, and keeps trying to pump the water away. Samsung dishwasher display · also shown as LE What to do when LC shows on the dishwasher ### Kind of code Leak detected Water has reached the base pan under the tub and tripped the float that stops the cycle. Shut off the supply, find where it escaped, then dry the base. ### Usually leads to Leak and seal repair Water on the floor or under the unit, followed back to the gasket, the hoses, the pump seal or the tub. ### Shows up as Dishwasher Leaking Water Water on the kitchen floor during or after a cycle, from the door, the corners or underneath. ### 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 Shown as LC or LE depending on the Samsung model; on Waterwall models Samsung adds a blocked reflector as a possible cause. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Samsung's own guidance for LC on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Close the valve feeding the Samsung dishwasher. 02 Let the drain pump keep running — that is the machine clearing the base. 03 On a Waterwall model, check that the reflector in the tub is not blocked by a tall item. 04 If LC does not clear once the base is dry, book a visit. ### Still there? It usually turns into [leak and seal repair](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/leak-and-seal-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do Do not keep cutting power to silence it. Samsung designed the machine to stay on and drain during an LC event. ## What you may notice with it. The dishwasher problem LC tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Dishwasher Leaking Water](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-leaking-water/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://dishwasherrepair.center/problems/dishwasher-leaking-water/) Water or wiring at risk ### Dishwasher Leaking Water 6 causes, cheapest first Where LC usually leads ## Leak and seal repair. **Door gasket, hose or pump seal leak · low.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dishwasherrepair.center/services/leak-and-seal-repair/) ## 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 a dishwasher leaks, traced from the puddle Is it safe to run, and what about the floor ### Dishwasher Leaks and Water Damage: What to Do First Error codes ### All 188 codes, by make ## Samsung dishwashers. Built-in dishwashers with stainless tubs and connected features on many recent models. [Samsung dishwasher repair](https://dishwasherrepair.center/brands/samsung/) More Samsung codes [5C](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-5c/) [4C](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-4c/) [HE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-he/) [tE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-te/) [3C](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-3c/) [OC](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-oc/) [CE](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-ce/) [1E](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-1e-waterwall/) [1E](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-1e-rotary/) Leak detected on other makes [Bertazzoni F1](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-f1/) [Bosch E15](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e15/) [Café LEAK DETECTED](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/cafe-leak-detected/) [Dacor LC](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-lc/) [Fisher & Paykel F30](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f30/) [Fulgor Milano E1](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-e1/) [Gaggenau E:3000](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-e3000/) [GE Profile LEAK DETECTED](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-leak-detected/) [All 24 codes of this kind](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/#family-leak) Samsung builds this ### Built-in dishwasher The standard 24-inch machine under the counter, and the one nearly every American kitchen has. 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 > The dishwasher's leak sensor detects moisture. When this code occurs, the dishwasher will turn itself on and will not turn off. [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. Shown as LC or LE depending on the Samsung model; on Waterwall models Samsung adds a blocked reflector as a possible cause. ## Samsung LC 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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Close the valve feeding the Samsung dishwasher. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does my Samsung stay on and refuse to power down with LC? That is intentional: during an LC event the dishwasher switches itself on and keeps its drain pump working to clear moisture from the base. Shutting off the water valve helps, while cutting power over and over works against it. ### Could a tall pan in the rack be behind LC on a Samsung Waterwall? On Waterwall machines Samsung adds a blocked reflector to the list of causes, and a tall item standing in front of it can do exactly that. Move anything that obstructs it, and if LC remains once the base has dried, book a visit. --- **[Read on the site: Samsung dishwasher showing LC | DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-lc/)** **[Book a visit with DishwasherRepair.center](https://dishwasherrepair.center/schedule/)**