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LG tCL: Not a fault: a tub clean is due.

LG's front load washer error code list says tCL is a tub clean reminder, not a fault.

Source: LG Front Load Washer - Error Code List(New), last updated by LG 2026-03-09; read 2026-10-17. 4 owner checks 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. 1Empty the tub and add powdered washing machine cleaner

   LG lists this first.

2. 2Start the Tub Clean cycle

   Turn the dial to Tub Clean, or press the Tub Clean button, and start.

3. 3Or skip the reminder

   LG says you can turn the dial or press the option buttons to choose another cycle instead.

4. 4Run Tub Clean monthly

   LG says running it monthly stops the reminder coming back.

5. Does tCL keep showing?

Same code, different meaning on other brands

None of the other brands in the verified set (Bosch, Samsung, Whirlpool) uses tCL on the official pages read for this site. If your display shows tCL on a different brand, do not apply these checks; use the lookup or that brand's own support page.

Same symptom on other brands

• CbSamsung washer: Not a fault: calibration mode is running.

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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