Samsung Washers2015–present

Error Code UB

The laundry inside is bunched up on one side, causing the washer to shake.

Moderate

Address soon - your appliance may not work properly

Also displayed as: UB

What This Means

Laundry is unevenly distributed in the drum; Load is too small or too large for the selected cycle; Heavy items concentrated on one side of the drum; Motor hall sensor fault may also cause this

What actually causes this:

A single heavy item like a comforter or towel has clumped to one side of the drum during the spin cycle.

First Thing to Check

Pause the washer, open the door, and spread the laundry out evenly around the drum. Then restart.

Parts Involved

DrumMotor Hall Sensor

How to Fix

  1. 1

    1. Check the type of laundry — certain items may cause an unbalance situation

  2. 2

    2. Press pause to reposition the load contents

  3. 3

    3. Press start to continue and complete the wash cycle

  4. 4

    4. Remove a few items if the load is too large

  5. 5

    5. If the issue persists, check the motor hall sensor

This Error Applies To

Samsung WW22K6800AW Series Washers (2015) (2015–present)

Service manual exact match: WW22K6800AW/A2

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