Samsung SDC: The detergent drawer is not fully closed.
Samsung's washer code list says SDC (also shown as 5DC) is a detergent drawer error: the drawer is not fully closed. Samsung says the drawer clicks when it is closed.
Source: Samsung washing machine information and error codes, last updated by Samsung 2024-09-04; read 2026-10-17. 1 owner check listed.
Fault isolation, in Samsung's order
- Owner check from Samsung's page
- Observation Samsung asks you to make
- Request service: technician only beyond here
- Code should clear
The checks, with Samsung's detail
- 1Close the drawer until it clicks
Samsung gives no other step for this code: the click is the confirmation that the drawer is closed.
- Does SDC still appear?
Where to stop
Samsung's list gives no further owner step and no service instruction for SDC. Editorial boundary: with the drawer clicked shut, if the code stays, contact Samsung support.
Not covered here, on purpose: The drawer switch and the dispenser assembly. Samsung's page stops at closing the drawer. Read when to stop and call a technician.
Same code, different meaning on other brands
None of the other brands in the verified set (Bosch, LG, Whirlpool) uses SDC or 5DC on the official pages read for this site. If your display shows SDC on a different brand, do not apply these checks; use the lookup or that brand's own support page.
Same symptom on other brands
- OPnLG washer: The detergent drawer is not fully inserted.
- F8 E2Whirlpool washer: A problem with the dispenser system.
- dETWhirlpool washer: The detergent dispenser cartridge is not detected.
Other Samsung codes here
- 4CSamsung washer: Water is not entering the washer correctly.
- SUDSamsung washer: Too many suds: the washer pauses, then continues on its own.
- 1ESamsung washer: Moisture was detected where it should not be, or the sensor is faulty.
- 4C2Samsung washer: The cold supply water is extremely hot, usually swapped hoses.
- 5CSamsung washer: The washer is not draining at the correct speed, or not at all.
- E2Samsung washer: A panel button is stuck or continuously pressed.
- 9C1Samsung washer: The electrical supply to the washer is irregular.
- dCSamsung washer: The door is not detected as closed and locked.
That is 8 of the 14 Samsung washer codes verified here. The rest, with every display variant in one table, are on Samsung washer error codes.
Provenance
| Official page | Samsung washing machine information and error codes |
|---|---|
| Page URL | https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10000997/ |
| Manufacturer's last-updated date | 2024-09-04 |
| Read on | 2026-10-17 |
| Owner checks on the page | 1 |
| Service instruction | Editorial boundary: the manufacturer lists no service step |
| Technician review | Not yet reviewed by an appliance technician. Model-specific pages are not built until that review happens (see /methodology/). |
| Record | /data/codes.json, id samsung-washer-sdc |