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dE
LG dE on a dishwasher: the door is not fully closed (dE1, dE4)
Risk level
Low
Usually safe to check without specialist tools.
Urgency
Low
Quick answer
On LG dishwashers, dE (also dE1, dE2 or dE4) is the door sensor error: the door is not completely shut. Remove anything blocking it, close it firmly and unplug for 60 seconds; if it remains, request an LG repair.
Safety first
Stop and check this first
- Do not force the door or tamper with the latch to trick the sensor; if the door does not latch with nothing in the way, the check is for LG's service team.
Safe checks you can perform
- Find what is blocking the door
- Close the door until it latches
- Unplug for 60 seconds and try again
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Door sensor and latch check
- Do not attempt this professional task: Test programme with the door closed
What a technician must be able to justify
Technician visit
These are the steps they must carry out and show you. Tick them as they work: if steps are skipped, do not accept a part swap.
These are not instructions for opening or handling the equipment yourself. They are the checks that should support a technical conclusion.
Door sensor and latch check
What they doThe technician checks that the door latch engages and that the door sensor reports correctly to the control board when the door is shut.
They must show youthe test showing that the sensor or latch does not respond.
In writingthe cause found, any part replaced and the cost.
Test programme with the door closed
What they doAfter the repair, the technician runs a programme and checks that it starts and finishes without dE or any of its variants.
They must show youa programme starting with the door closed and no dE.
In writingwhich programme was run as a test, how it ended and on what date.
Before accepting a part or repair
Nothing has been shown yet. Do not accept a part swap based on the code alone.
Follow these steps
Note: Follow the documented order. An error code identifies the affected system, but it does not prove by itself which part has failed.
Find what is blocking the door
- Who:
- you, no tools needed.
- How:
- open the dishwasher door and look along the door edge and the opening of the tub for any object that hits when you close it; take it out before you continue.
- Result that matters:
- nothing between the door and the body of the dishwasher.
- If an item was catching the door:
- take it out and close the door.
- If nothing is visible:
- shut the door firmly and see whether it latches.
- Evidence to keep:
- photo of the object that was in the way, if any.
Evidence: Códigos de Error: lavavajillas
Close the door until it latches
- Who:
- you.
- How:
- push the door all the way and check that it lines up with the cabinet and does not spring back; LG says the error appears when it is not fully closed.
- Result that matters:
- a fully closed door and no code on the display when you choose a programme.
- If the wash starts:
- it was only a door left slightly open.
- If the code stays with the door properly closed:
- do the 60 second reset.
- Evidence to keep:
- photo of the display with the code and its variant (dE, dE1, dE2 or dE4).
Evidence: Códigos de Error: lavavajillas
Unplug for 60 seconds and try again
- Who:
- you.
- How:
- unplug the dishwasher, wait 60 seconds, plug it back in and start the programme again with the door shut, as LG Spain describes.
- Result that matters:
- knowing whether the warning clears after a restart.
- If it runs without dE:
- keep using it and watch whether the code returns.
- If the error comes back:
- request an LG repair giving the model and the exact code variant.
- Evidence to keep:
- note of the model from the rating plate and how often dE has appeared.
Evidence: Códigos de Error: lavavajillas
Still not solved
If the error persists, stop here. See what the technician must do and show you.
Where this code applies
A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.
Primary scope
- System
- Appliances
- Brand
- LG
- Product type
- Dishwashers
Known code variants
- Bosch cooktop dE
- Bosch cooktop demo mode
- Bosch d E inducción
- Bosch d E induction
- Bosch dE placa
- Bosch induction dE
- Bosch modo demostración placa
- code erreur dE lave-linge LG
- codice dE LG
- código dE LG
- d E
- DE
- dE error LG washer
- dE1
- dE2
- dE4
- erreur dE LG
- error dE lavadora LG
- error dE lavavajillas LG
- errore dE lavatrice LG
- Fehlercode dE LG
- lavavajillas LG dE1
- lavavajillas LG error sensor de puerta
- lavavajillas LG puerta no cierra
- LG dE
- LG dE door open
- LG dE puerta abierta
- LG dishwasher dE
- LG dishwasher dE1
- LG dishwasher door not closed
- LG dishwasher door sensor error
- LG dishwasher error dE
- LG dryer dE
- LG dryer dE door
- LG lavavajillas dE
- LG secadora dE
- LG Waschmaschine Fehler dE
- LG washer code dE
- placa inducción Bosch dE
- secadora LG error dE puerta
What it means
LG Spain's dishwasher error guide groups dE, dE1, dE2 and dE4 as a door sensor error with one main explanation: the door is not completely closed. LG asks you to make sure no external object is stopping the door from closing, close it, unplug the appliance for 60 seconds and try again, and to request a repair if the warning continues. This meaning comes from LG's Spanish page, as LG's English language guides found do not describe this dishwasher code. A single dE does not prove that the sensor or latch is broken.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Loweditorial warning
Do not force the door or tamper with the latch to trick the sensor; if the door does not latch with nothing in the way, the check is for LG's service team.
Evidence: Códigos de Error: lavavajillas
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- Door not completely shutCommon
This is the explanation LG gives for the code: the dishwasher detects that the door has not closed all the way and does not carry on with the wash.
Evidence: Códigos de Error: lavavajillas
- Object stopping the doorCommon
LG asks you to check that no external object is preventing the door from closing properly, since a single obstruction is enough to stop it latching.
Evidence: Códigos de Error: lavavajillas
- Door sensor not detecting the closed doorLess common
If the door closes properly with nothing in the way and dE stays after unplugging, LG says to request a repair; the technician checks the sensor and latch.
Evidence: Códigos de Error: lavavajillas
Virtual technician
Does dE still appear after these checks?
Answer a few questions to narrow down the likely cause and the safest next action. Guidance only - it never replaces a professional.
Sources and technical references
- 1
Códigos de Error: lavavajillas
LG Electronics · official_doc
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