Samsung Washers2024–present

Error Code tE1

The water temperature sensor isn't working right

Moderate

Address soon - your appliance may not work properly

Also displayed as: tE1

What This Means

Washing heater sensor fault; Connector connected incorrectly or disconnected; Wire disconnected; Contact error; Water frozen causing sensor to detect 100-150°C overheating; Main PCB fault

What actually causes this:

The temperature sensor got disconnected or broke

First Thing to Check

Unplug for a minute and restart

Parts Involved

ThermistorWashing HeaterMain PCB

How to Fix

  1. 1

    1. Check thermistor resistance at 20-30°C: 66.187kΩ to 36.941kΩ

  2. 2

    2. Check temperature sensor connections

  3. 3

    3. If functional error, replace sensor

This Error Applies To

Samsung WA45H7000AW Series Washers (2024) (2024–present)

Service manual exact match: WA45H7000AW/A2

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