Samsung Washers2024–present

Error Code Ub

The clothes inside are bunched up on one side.

Moderate

Address soon - your appliance may not work properly

Also displayed as: Ub

What This Means

Laundry unevenly distributed in the drum; Washing machine not on a flat, stable surface; Machine not level; Single heavy item (bathrobe, jeans) causing imbalance; Small heavy items absorbing excessive water

What actually causes this:

A heavy item like a towel or pair of jeans has clumped to one side of the drum, making it wobble too much to spin safely.

First Thing to Check

Pause the washer, open the lid, and spread the clothes out more evenly around the drum. Then restart.

How to Fix

  1. 1

    1. Check the laundry type and check if the laundry load is unbalanced.

  2. 2

    2. Make sure to check if there is any laundry that absorbs a lot of water even if its volume is small.

  3. 3

    3. Make sure laundry is spread out evenly in the drum.

  4. 4

    4. Make sure the washing machine is on a flat, stable surface.

  5. 5

    5. Make sure the unit is level.

  6. 6

    6. Pause the washer, open the lid, and spread the laundry evenly.

  7. 7

    7. Redistribute the load.

This Error Applies To

Samsung WA51DG5505 Series Washers (2024) (2024–present)

Service manual exact match: WA51DG5505AVUSService manual exact match: WA51DG5505AWUSService manual exact match: WA52DG5500AVUSService manual exact match: WA52DG5500AWUS

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