Seeing **Sb** on a Samsung dishwasher narrows the problem to **standby mode**. What you do next depends on whether the code is an issue, a normal status/test message, or a model-dependent interpretation. The exact stage when the code appears can be as important as the characters themselves. Note whether it happens at startup, during fill, heating, cooling, draining, spinning, drying, or after a power event. The recorded display form is **Sb**. Search normalization stores it as **SB** while preserving the characters a homeowner actually sees.
Content status: Verified
Standby mode.
Model compatibility: Samsung can reuse or reformat codes across series and model years, so SB may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
Seeing **Sb** on a Samsung dishwasher narrows the problem to **standby mode**. What you do next depends on whether the code is an issue, a normal status/test message, or a model-dependent interpretation. The exact stage when the code appears can be as important as the characters themselves. Note whether it happens at startup, during fill, heating, cooling, draining, spinning, drying, or after a power event. The recorded display form is **Sb**. Search normalization stores it as **SB** while preserving the characters a homeowner actually sees.
These are simple, non-hazardous checks only. If anything is unclear, stop and contact a technician.
Important safety warning. When working around a dishwasher that shows Sb, keep the checks external and non-invasive. Stop use for active leakage near electrical parts, burning smell, or repeated breaker trips. Do not defeat leak or door-safety switches.
Service is not automatically required. Request diagnosis only if the status cannot be cleared as designed or normal operation does not resume. If Sb keeps returning, record the stage at which it reappears so the technician can test the standby mode path instead of replacing parts by guesswork.
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Standby mode.
One controlled restart is reasonable after correcting an obvious external issue. A recurring **Sb** display should be treated as diagnostic evidence, not as a reason to keep rebooting the appliance.
The display can be normal in the documented context. If **Sb** appears unexpectedly, cannot be cleared, or prevents normal operation, then the issue deserves diagnosis.
The code alone is not enough to justify a part. **Sb** should narrow testing to the affected function; the final cause still has to be verified on the exact model.
The same-looking code can be reused on another Samsung appliance family or reformatted by region/model year. Match the appliance type and exact model before applying a meaning. This page therefore keeps **Dishwasher Sb** separate from same-looking codes used by other Samsung appliance families.
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