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Samsung Cb on a washing machine: weight calibration mode
Risk level
Low
Usually safe to check without specialist tools.
Urgency
Low
Quick answer
On a Samsung washer, Cb or C6 shows calibration mode, which recalibrates load weight detection. The drum rotates back and forth for 1 to 3 minutes and stops by itself; the washer must be empty.
Safety first
Stop and check this first
- Do not reach into the drum while it rotates during calibration: wait until it has stopped completely before opening.
Safe checks you can perform
- Empty drum
- How long calibration takes
- If it never ends or returns every wash
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Load detection check
- Do not attempt this professional task: Full calibration after the check
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.
Load detection check
What they doIf calibration does not finish with an empty drum, the technician checks the weight detection system and its connections using Samsung's service documentation.
They must show youthe calibration reproduced and the part or connection stopping it from finishing.
In writingthe cause, the part replaced with its part number and the reason.
Full calibration after the check
What they doTo finish, the technician starts a calibration with the drum empty and checks it ends by itself within Samsung's stated time.
They must show youthe calibration ending by itself with an empty drum.
In writingthe test, how long it took and the 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.
Empty drum
- Who:
- you, no tools.
- How:
- with the washer stopped, open the door and take out all laundry before letting it calibrate.
- Result that matters:
- the conditions Samsung requires for a correct calibration.
- If it was empty:
- let calibration continue.
- If there was laundry:
- take it out and start calibration again with the drum empty.
- Evidence to keep:
- note of whether there was laundry inside.
Evidence: Samsung US washing machine information and error codes
How long calibration takes
- Who:
- you, observing.
- How:
- check the time when it starts and wait without touching anything while the drum rotates back and forth.
- Result that matters:
- whether it ends by itself within the 1 to 3 minutes Samsung gives.
- If it ends in that time:
- calibration is done; use the washer normally.
- If it runs well beyond 3 minutes or stops with another code:
- note it and go to the next step.
- Evidence to keep:
- start and finish times.
Evidence: Samsung US washing machine information and error codes
If it never ends or returns every wash
- Who:
- you.
- How:
- note how often Cb appears without you starting it and any other code shown, and contact Samsung support with the model.
- Result that matters:
- a clear request if the load detection will not calibrate.
- If it appeared once and finished:
- no request needed.
- If it keeps returning or does not finish with an empty drum:
- ask for a technician.
- Evidence to keep:
- log of dates and codes.
Evidence: Samsung US washing machine information and error codes
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
- Samsung
- Product type
- Washing machines
Known code variants
- C6
- CB
- lavadora Samsung calibración Cb
- Samsung C6 calibración
- Samsung C6 calibration
- Samsung lavadora Cb
- Samsung washer calibration Cb
- Samsung washer Cb
What it means
Samsung US explains that Cb and C6 show calibration mode: the washer recalibrates its weight detection, which it uses to adjust the amount of water for each cycle. During calibration the drum rotates back and forth for 1 to 3 minutes and ends by itself. Samsung warns it will not calibrate correctly unless the washer is empty. So Cb is not a fault in itself; it only needs attention if calibration does not finish or shows up on every use, and then a technician should check the load detection.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Loweditorial warning
Do not reach into the drum while it rotates during calibration: wait until it has stopped completely before opening.
Evidence: Samsung US washing machine information and error codes
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- Calibration in progressCommon
The usual case: the washer is in the mode Samsung describes and finishes alone within 1 to 3 minutes. Not a fault.
Evidence: Samsung US washing machine information and error codes
- Calibrating with laundry insidePossible
Samsung warns it will not calibrate correctly with a load. Ruled out by removing the laundry and repeating calibration.
Evidence: Samsung US washing machine information and error codes
- Weight detection that will not calibrateLess common
If calibration with an empty drum never ends or keeps repeating, the load detection needs a technician.
Evidence: Samsung US washing machine information and error codes
Virtual technician
Does Cb 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
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Samsung US washing machine information and error codes
Samsung Electronics · 2026 · official_doc
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