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• The electric contact between the connectors

(5-pin, male in the wire harness and 5-pin, female in the hall sensor) is bad
or unstable.
☞ Reconnect or repair the contact in the connector

• The connector (6-pin, male, natural) in the wire harness is not connected to

the connector (6-pin, female, natural) of PWB ASSEMBLY (Main) or the
electric contact of connectors is bad/unstable.
☞ Reconnect or repair the contact in the connector 

• The electric contact between the connectors 

[6-pin, male, in the wire

harness and 6-pin, female in the controller (Main)]is bad or unstable.
☞ Reconnect or repair the contact in the connector

• The Wire Harness between hall sensor in the MOTOR and PWB

ASSEMBLY (Main) is cut (open circuited).
☞ Repair/replace the damaged WIRE HARNESS

• The hall sensor is out of order/defective.

☞ Replace the motor

• The controller (Main) is out of order/defective.

☞ Replace the PWB ASSEMBLY (Main)

• PWB ASSEMBLY (Main) is out of order

☞ Replace the PWB ASSEMBLY (Main)

• Winding in the MOTOR is short-circuited.

☞ Replace the MOTOR

• The Connector (3-pin, male, white) in the wire harness is not connected to

the Connector (3-pin, female, white) of MOTOR.
☞ Reconnect or repair the connector

• The electric contact between the connectors 

[3-pin, male, white in the wire

harness and 6-pin, female, white in the PWB ASSEMBLY (Main)]is bad or
unstable.
☞ Reconnect or repair the contact in the connector

• The wire harness between the MOTOR and PWB ASSEMBLY (Main) is cut

(open circuited).
☞ Repair the damaged (open-circuited) WIRE HARNESS

• The hall sensor is out of order/defective.

☞ Replace the PWB ASSEMBLY (Main)

SENSOR

ERROR

CURRENT

ERROR

LOCK

ERROR

8-1.DIAGNOSIS AND ANSWER FOR ABNORMAL OPERATION

8. ERROR DIAGNOSIS AND CHECK LIST

NO POWER 

Water inlet trouble

Is the power plug connected firmly to 
220-240V~ outlet?

Power failure? or Breaker opened?
Is the outlet controlled by a switch.

Visit to check 

Is displayed?

Is the tap opened?

Is the tap frozen?

Is the water supply shut-off?

Is filter in the inlet valve clogged with foreign
material?

Visit to check 

Clean the filter of
inlet valve

。DOOR OPEN ERROR

Refer to 
7-4 ERROR DISPLAY

。Drain Trouble

Did you press the Start/Pause button when
the door is open?

Visit to check

Is displayed?

Is the debris filter clogged with foreign
material such as pins, coins, etc.?

Is the drain hose frozen with water, kinked, or
crushed?

Visit to check 

Close the door 

Clean up 
the filter. 

。Suds overflow from the

appliance.

(In this condition, wash and 

spin do not operate 

normally)

。No effect of softener

Is low-sudsing detergent for the durm
washing machine used?

Is the proper amount of detergent used 
as recommended?

Recommend to reduce the amount 
of detergent.

Is softener put in the correct compartment of

drawer?

Is the drawer closed during wash?

Is the softener cap clogged?

Explain how to use softener

Visit to check 

LOW SUDSING
DETERGENT

Compartment for
softener

This appliance has the automatic suds sensing function which
operates under much suds condition for good rinse and
preventing overflow.

When much suds are sensed, the suds removing fuction such as
drain, water input, and pause will operate without rotating the
drum.