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Samsung Dishwasher Error Code 4C: Meaning, Checks & Repair

Seeing **4C** on a Samsung dishwasher narrows the problem to **water supply error**. What you do next depends on whether the code is an issue, a normal status/test message, or a model-dependent interpretation. A display code is evidence from the control system, not a component test result. That distinction matters because a connector, supply condition, obstruction, or feedback signal can mimic a failed component. The recorded display form is **4C**. Search normalization stores it as **4C** while preserving the characters a homeowner actually sees.

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Error code 4C
Appliance Dishwasher
Quick answer

Water supply error.

Model compatibility: Samsung can reuse or reformat codes across series and model years, so 4C may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.

Plain language

What this code means

Seeing **4C** on a Samsung dishwasher narrows the problem to **water supply error**. What you do next depends on whether the code is an issue, a normal status/test message, or a model-dependent interpretation. A display code is evidence from the control system, not a component test result. That distinction matters because a connector, supply condition, obstruction, or feedback signal can mimic a failed component. The recorded display form is **4C**. Search normalization stores it as **4C** while preserving the characters a homeowner actually sees.

Signs

Symptoms you may notice

  • The 4C display becomes more meaningful if the appliance can receive too little water or fail to confirm the expected water level.
  • A symptom that fits 4C is that the code often appears near the beginning of a fill stage.
  • A symptom that fits 4C is that water can enter slowly, intermittently, or not at all.
  • Depending on the exact model, 4C appears during the dishwasher function associated with water supply error.
  • Depending on the exact model, the cycle may stop, drain, fail to fill/heat, or repeat a stage.
Why it happens

Possible causes

  • varies by model/region — cross-region baseline — Water supply error
Before you call

Safe checks you can make

These are simple, non-hazardous checks only. If anything is unclear, stop and contact a technician.

  • The next non-invasive check is to confirm the household water supply valve is fully open where the appliance uses one.
  • Before requesting service for 4C, inspect accessible supply hoses for kinks and clean inlet screens only as described by Samsung.
  • Before requesting service for 4C, check whether water actually enters before the code appears.
  • Before opening any service area, verify hot/cold hose routing and water pressure when relevant to the exact appliance.
  • Before opening any service area, record the code before resetting.
  • With 4C recorded, check water supply, drain path/filter, door, detergent/suds, and visible leaks only when relevant.

Important safety warning. Stop use for active leakage near electrical parts, burning smell, or repeated breaker trips. Do not defeat leak or door-safety switches. For 4C, stop troubleshooting immediately if the symptom crosses into a safety hazard rather than a normal diagnostic condition.

Get help

When to request repair service

If supply flow is proven good and the display returns, inlet valves, flow/level sensing, wiring, or control electronics may require diagnosis. In a service visit for 4C, model-specific testing should follow the water supply error circuit rather than treating the code as proof of one failed part.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

References

Sources & references

  • https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/home-appliances/displayed-information-codes-on-my-dishwasher/
  • https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10004499/

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