Samsung Washers2017–present

Error Code UB

The laundry is unevenly distributed inside the drum

Moderate

Address soon - your appliance may not work properly

Also displayed as: UB

What This Means

Laundry causes an unbalanced load in the drum; Motor hall sensor fault; Washing a single heavy item (like a blanket or comforter)

What actually causes this:

Heavy items like towels or blankets shifted to one side of the drum during the cycle

First Thing to Check

Pause the washer, open the door, and rearrange the clothes so they're evenly spread around the drum

Parts Involved

DrumMotor Hall Sensor

How to Fix

  1. 1

    1. Check the type of laundry and whether it may cause an unbalanced situation

  2. 2

    2. Educate the consumer to press pause, reposition the load or remove a few items

  3. 3

    3. Press start to continue and complete the wash cycle

  4. 4

    4. Find the reason for the unbalance and solve it as directed in the user manual

This Error Applies To

Samsung WF45M5 Series Washers (2017) (2017–present)

Service manual exact match: WF45M5500AP/A5Service manual exact match: WF45M5500AW/A5Service manual exact match: WF45M5500AZ/A5Service manual exact match: WF45M5100AW/A5

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