Dishwasher: No water – “IE” error code

Does your dishwasher display an [IE] (Water Inlet Error) while running? Do you hear an alarm sounding as no water appears to be filling the the tub?

Cause and Symptom

• The water is cut off or the water supply hose is kinked, pinched, or bent.
• The water valve is closed.
• Inlet valve filter Clogged .
• Inlet hose is kinked.
• Water pressure is too low.

Your dishwasher will repeatedly and strongly spray water inside its tub cavity whilst washing your dishes then empty itself repeating the operation all over until the full cycle is completed. If a specified amount of water is not supplied to the dishwasher, an [IE] error will appear in the control panel display window.

Try this

Is ‘IE’ the error message appearing (not ‘E1’) in the display window?

➔ This means the dishwasher detected an anomaly filling up with water. There is a problem with water insufficiently filling the dishwasher tub. The error means the water level is too low (insufficient water) after 30 sec~10 minutes.

Is the house water to the dishwasher cut off? Or is the water supply hose kinked, pinched, bent, or torn?

➔ Check whether water comes out at the sink faucet or at the bathroom faucet.
If the water supply hose is kinked, pinched, bent, or torn, straighten and/or repair/replace it to ensure a smooth water flow.

If no water coming out of the kitchen or bathroom sink faucets, the whole house might be cut off from water.
If it is not a house water shortage, check that the water supply hose is not kinked, pinched, bent, or torn.
The hose might have been kinked, pinched, bent, or torn by some heavy object being placed over the hose. In that case, straighten the hose to ensure a smooth water flow.

Did you recently buy and install or relocate the dishwasher?

➔ Check if the water supply valve is turned off and if so, turn it counterclockwise to open.

To prevent water from leaking, a service technician might have turned off the water supply valve while installing your dishwasher.
Open the door of the cabinet underneath the kitchen sink and water faucet and check that the water supply valve connected to the dishwasher is turned on.
If this problem persists even after you have turned on the water supply valve and the water pipe valve, contact the service technician who installed the product.

Have you recently had some plumbing or sink repair done?

➔ Check the water inlet valve to the sink. Make sure the water valve under the sink is open.

Is any part of the dishwasher installed outside?

➔ In winter, water might freeze in hose temporarily. You can melt the frozen part of hose by soaking a towel in warm water, then wrapping the warm towel around the hose.

This guide was created for all dishwasher models. Images or content presented herein may differ from your product.