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LG CE: Over-current in the motor circuit.

LG's front load washer error code list says CE means over-current in the motor circuit, and names a short, a loose connection, a ground fault or a power surge as causes.

Source: LG Front Load Washer - Error Code List(New), last updated by LG 2026-03-09; read 2026-10-17. 1 owner check listed.

Fault isolation, in LG's order

• Owner check from LG's page
• Observation LG asks you to make
• Request service: technician only beyond here
• Code should clear

The checks, with LG's detail

1. 1Unplug for 10 seconds, then run a cycle

   LG lists this as the only owner step for CE: unplug the washer for 10 seconds, plug it back in and run a cycle.

2. Does CE still appear?

Same code, different meaning on other brands

These verified pages use the code CE (or one of its aliases) for something else:

• 4C2Samsung washer: The cold supply water is extremely hot, usually swapped hoses.

Same symptom on other brands

• LELG washer: The motor cannot run, usually from an overload or an object in the tub.
• F7 E1Whirlpool washer: A motor speed sensing error: the motor cannot reach cycle speed.

Other LG codes here

• OELG washer: The washer cannot drain the water from the wash cycle.
• UELG washer: The washer could not balance the load for spin.
• IELG washer: The washer did not fill with water in time.
• dELG washer: The washer door did not lock.
• LELG washer: The motor cannot run, usually from an overload or an object in the tub.
• FELG washer: Too much water entered the drum.
• PELG washer: A water level sensor fault.
• SudLG washer: Too many suds were detected.

That is 8 of the 16 LG washer codes verified here. The rest, with every display variant in one table, are on LG washer error codes.

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