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About this model: Samsung DW80F800UWS/AC
Samsung DW80F800UWS/AC: exact digital information codes, StormWash loading and owner checks.
Identify the DW80F800UWS before reading a code
DW80F800UWS/AC is the Canadian support identity for Samsung's stainless DW80F800 dishwasher. The support page offers a DW80F800 user booklet; the English section prints DW80F800 Series on its control illustrations and names DW80F800UWS in the specification table. This matters because Samsung also made machines that report faults only with blinking cycle lamps. Here the panel has a small digital display, and the manual says an operational error is shown there with a warning sound. The official Samsung specification describes a fifteen-place-setting, 46 dBA machine with a stainless interior, three spray arms and a separate StormWash area. Check the door label for the full suffix before applying the information-code table; a similar-looking dishwasher can use a different controller.
Know what the display is doing normally
The same display can show Delay Start hours, wash information or an error, so a number on the door is not automatically a fault. The delay control allows a start up to twenty-four hours later in one-hour steps. A steady Low Rinse lamp calls for rinse aid; the Wash, Rinse and Dry lamps track the current phase. At the end, Clean remains illuminated for ten minutes before automatic power-off, or goes dark when the door opens. Child Lock is activated with a three-second hold on its own control. If Start/Drain is held for three seconds during a cycle, it cancels and drains rather than diagnosing the machine. Record the exact two-character display and whether the warning sounded, while leaving normal timer and status indicators out of the service description.
Use the program and rack details when investigating
Six selections are documented: Smart Auto assesses soil, Normal handles daily plates, Heavy and Pots & Pans address tougher loads, Delicate is for fragile items and Quick+ is for lighter soil. Storm Wash directs extra washing to a marked area of the lower rack, where the manual asks for large dirty dishes face down. Half Load likewise concentrates on the lower rack; it does not wash items parked in the upper rack. Neither Storm Wash nor Sanitize may be combined with Delicate. The Sanitize indicator first blinks above the stated final-rinse threshold and then stays lit, which is normal progress rather than an error. The height-adjustable upper rack can be lowered two inches; adjusting it before loading avoids damaging dishes. These precise choices explain some poor-cleaning reports without inventing a failed part.
Separate temperature and supply messages
The information-code chart on English page 25 ties tE to a temperature-sensor problem and HE to a heater fault. The pictured 1E-like high-temperature-heating symbol is a different entry; report its displayed shape rather than substituting a generic code from another Samsung series. For these internal faults the booklet describes an empty detergent cycle as an initial check and directs persistent cases to authorized service with power isolated at the breaker. The chart's 4E water-supply message invites a less invasive first look: verify the supply valve and visible inlet route, and consider freezing or a blocked line. The 3E row instead concerns water supplied too hot, with 176 °F as the manual's upper warning point. The installation section specifies a normal supply band of 120–149 °F and 20–120 psi, useful context for a plumber or service technician.
Distinguish drainage, overfill and leakage
A 5E display means the appliance is having trouble draining. Samsung tells owners to look for a folded or clogged drain hose, with escalation if the condition remains. The oE over-level row and LE leakage row call for a different response: close the water valve and turn off the dedicated breaker before contacting authorized service. Those instructions should not be replaced by repeated reset attempts, because a real overflow or leak can damage a floor. The chart also names low-water-level and Half Load function errors; photograph the lit segments if the characters are hard to read on the seven-segment display. A bE button message warrants switching the dishwasher off and trying the start again, while CE indicates a communication fault that also needs service if it recurs. The symptom table elsewhere in the booklet is separate from these displayed codes.
Maintain the paths owners can actually reach
Before assuming that a weak wash comes from a sensor, examine loading and the accessible spray paths. The manual asks you to turn the nozzles by hand after arranging the racks so cookware does not stop their rotation. Its cleaning pages describe inspecting lower, middle and upper nozzle holes for food particles and refitting each nozzle correctly. The upper rack must be back in place for normal operation. Samsung also gives different detergent amounts for routine and Heavy or Pots & Pans cycles, and the low-rinse signal points to the rinse-aid dispenser rather than an electrical fault. Clean the visible control surface with a soft damp cloth; pressing several touch pads at once can reduce response. These owner actions are bounded checks, not permission to dismantle the heater, pump or leakage sensor.
Keep a useful record for service
Write down whether the code appeared during fill, washing, heating or draining, the selected cycle and option, and any recent plumbing work. The official manual states that the DW80F800UWS uses a dedicated 120 V, 60 Hz, 15 A circuit; an electrician should handle electrical faults rather than an owner probing live wiring. If the display reports a temperature, motor, level or communication error after the basic checks listed above, give service the exact two-character symbol and a photograph. Include the model label and the support manual revision, because the DW80F800 family exists in several regions. The product's StormWash zone, adjustable rack, twin-fan drying system and specific cycle set make this a more useful description than a generic claim that the dishwasher simply does not clean.
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Exact Canadian support and official owner
Source for this detailTwelve real information-code rows
Source for this detail · Source page: 25Normal timer and progress states distinguished
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Samsung Canada support: DW80F800UWS/AC
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