Electrolux dishwasher error codes

Find your code below, then run the free checks before buying anything. Each row says what the code means and how serious it is.

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The 18 Electrolux dishwasher codes verified so far, whether or not each has its own page. Manufacturers document codes across several places, so a code missing here is one we have not confirmed yet — not one that does not exist. None has a page yet: each still needs confirmation from a second, independent source, so these rows state the meaning and nothing more.
Code	Also shows as	What it means	Category	Severity	Effort
Er-01	Er01 · ER01	Er-01 means a sensor under the dishwasher has detected a leak. Water is escaping somewhere between the hoses, the pumps and the tub.	Leaking	High	Major repair
Er-02	Er02	Er-02 means the thermistor/turbidity sensor circuit has failed — the dishwasher cannot read water temperature or how dirty the water is.	Sensor	Medium	Major repair
Er-03	Er03	Er-03 is a wash motor failure — the motor that circulates water is not running.	Motor	High	Major repair
Er-04	Er04 · Er-05 · Er05	Er-04 means the upper fan or vent has failed. It is the part that lets steam out at the end of the cycle, so dishes come out wet.	Heating	Medium	Major repair
Er-06	Er06	Er-06 means the lower fan has failed.	Heating	Medium	Major repair
Er-07	Er07 · Er-11 · Er11	Er-07 means the drain valve has failed, so the dishwasher cannot empty itself.	Not draining	Medium	Major repair
Er-08	Er08	Er-08 means a switch on the control panel is defective. The panel is replaced as one part.	Control board or panel	Medium	Major repair
Er-09	Er09	Er-09 means the control panel and the main electronic control board cannot talk to each other.	Control board or panel	Medium	Major repair
Er-10	Er10	Er-10 means a relay on the electronic control board has failed.	Control board or panel	Medium	Major repair
Er-12	Er12	Er-12 means the drain valve switched on when it should have been off — usually a relay on the control board stuck closed.	Not draining	Medium	Major repair
Er-13	Er13	Er-13 means the electronic control board has an internal component failure. There is nothing to diagnose outside the board.	Control board or panel	Medium	Major repair
i20	—	i20 means the dishwasher did not empty completely. Almost everything on the manufacturer’s own list for this code is something you can check yourself.	Not draining	Medium	Free check
i40	—	i40 means food soil has built up in the sump or filter.	Not draining	Medium	Free check
PF	—	PF means the dishwasher lost power part-way through. It is a record of what happened, not a fault in the machine.	Power	Medium	Free check
CL	Cd	CL means the door has not closed and latched. On an Electrolux dishwasher this is a door code — the same two letters mean a Clean Washer reminder on a Whirlpool and a child lock on an LG.	Door or lid lock	Medium	Free check
LOC	—	LOC means the door is locked. It is a state, not a fault.	Not a fault	Info	Free check
Hd	HO	Hd means the dishwasher is waiting for the water to reach temperature before it carries on. Nothing is wrong: the colder the supply, the longer it waits — roughly one to two minutes per degree of rise.	Heating	Info	Free check
01-24	—	01-24 is the delay timer counting down, not an error. The cycle begins when it reaches zero.	Not a fault	Info	Free check

Before you check anything

Disconnect the power first. Unplug the machine at the socket, or switch off its circuit at the consumer unit if it is hard-wired. Do this before opening any panel, reaching into a pump filter, or moving the appliance.
Turn off the water before disconnecting a hose, and have a towel and a shallow tray ready — a drain hose holds water even when the drum looks empty.
Gas, mains wiring and sealed refrigeration are for a qualified professional — in many countries that is a legal requirement, not advice. If you smell gas, do not touch any switch: leave, and call your gas emergency number from outside.
Stop if you smell burning, see scorched wiring, or find water near an electrical connection. None of those is a code to look up.

The checks on this page are the manufacturer’s own, rewritten and sourced, and they are reference information rather than a repair instruction for your particular machine. Model, age and installation all change what is safe to do. You are the one standing in front of it — if a step looks wrong for the machine you have, trust that and call a technician.