Samsung Washers2018–present

Error Code UB

The laundry load is unevenly distributed and causing the washer to vibrate

Moderate

Address soon - your appliance may not work properly

Also displayed as: UB

What This Means

Laundry load is unevenly distributed in the drum; Too few items causing unbalanced spin; Heavy items bunched on one side; Motor hall sensor fault may cause false unbalance detection

What actually causes this:

Heavy items like towels or jeans clumped together on one side of the drum, making it vibrate too much to spin safely

First Thing to Check

Open the door and rearrange the laundry so it is spread evenly around the drum

Parts Involved

DrumMotor Hall SensorMEMS Sensor

How to Fix

  1. 1

    1. Check the type of laundry — certain items may cause unbalanced situations

  2. 2

    2. Educate the consumer on proper load distribution

  3. 3

    3. Press pause to reposition the load or remove a few items

  4. 4

    4. Press start to complete the wash cycle

  5. 5

    5. If the error persists with a properly balanced load, check the motor hall sensor

This Error Applies To

Samsung WF56H9100A Series Washers (2018) (2018–present)

Service manual exact match: WF56H9100AG/A2Service manual exact match: WF56H9100AW/A2Service manual exact match: WF56H9100AV/A2

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