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A small sensor mounted on the underside of a dishwasher tub beside the sump, its wires running neatly to a connector, seen from below with the kick panel off.

SKS dishwasher
showing tE

The SKS water temperature sensor (the thermistor) has failed.

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  • Sensor circuit
  • Controls and sensors
  • Source: SKS

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What tE
actually means.

The SKS water temperature sensor (the thermistor) has failed.

SKS dishwasher display

What to do when tE shows on the dishwasher

Kind of codeSensor 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 toControls and sensors

Dead panels, stuck cycles and blinking lights, separated into board, keypad, sensor and wiring before a part is ordered.

Shows up asDishwasher Not Heating Water

Dishes and the tub are cool at the end of the cycle, and grease stays on plates.

MakeSKS

Signature Kitchen Suite, LG's luxury built-in line, including panel-ready dishwashers.

SourceSignature Kitchen Suite SKSDW2401S owner's manual: Error Messages

tE is listed in the manuals for the Signature Kitchen Suite 24-inch SKSDW2401S and SKSDW2402P.

Before you book,
in this order.

Each step comes from SKS's own guidance for tE on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Write down the code.

02

Avoid relying on the machine for sanitizing loads until it is looked at.

03

Book a visit.

Still there?

It usually turns into controls and sensors. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

Do not treat tE as the same thing as HE. One is the part that heats, the other is the part that measures.

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

Before you call

Dishwasher Not Heating Water

All 5 causes, cheapest first

It also comes with

The bottom of an empty stainless dishwasher tub with the lower rack removed, showing the curved heating element loop and the round filter cover. 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

Read these
before the visit.

Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.

All 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

SKS
dishwashers.

Signature Kitchen Suite, LG's luxury built-in line, including panel-ready dishwashers.

SKS dishwasher repair

More SKS codes

AEIEOEHELE

Sensor circuit on other makes

Bertazzoni F6Fisher & Paykel A70GE C7LG tEMiele F1Samsung tESmeg E4Viking 4-1
All 11 codes of this kind
An integrated dishwasher door stands open in a run of painted shaker cabinets in a US home kitchen. SKS builds this

Panel-ready dishwasher

Hidden behind a cabinet door, controlled from the top edge, and repaired with the panel's weight in mind.

 An 18-inch compact dishwasher stands open between two narrow cabinets in a small US apartment kitchen. SKS builds this

Compact dishwasher

The 18-inch and ADA-height machines for small kitchens, where the tight tub changes both loading and repairs.

In SKS's own words

tE Water temperature sensor error
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSDW2401S owner's manual: Error Messages Signature Kitchen Suite SKSDW2402P owner's manual: Error Codes

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. tE is listed in the manuals for the Signature Kitchen Suite 24-inch SKSDW2401S and SKSDW2402P.

SKS 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.

All service areas

Tampa BayFL · 31 areas

OrlandoFL · 30 areas

Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas

New York MetroNY · 75 areas

HoustonTX · 36 areas

ChicagoIL · 50 areas

Los AngelesCA · 95 areas

San DiegoCA · 31 areas

San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas

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Questions
about tE.

Can I clear tE myself?
Write down the code. If it comes back, it needs a visit.
How is tE different from HE on my SKS?
HE concerns the heater, while tE concerns the thermistor that measures how hot the water is. SKS lists tE as a thermistor failure.
Should I trust a sanitize cycle on my SKS while tE is showing?
Not until the sensor is checked, because the machine cannot tell how hot the water really is. Book a visit and use other means for anything that needs sanitizing.

Back to your everyday

Still showing tE?

Book with the characters exactly as shown, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.

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