What E07 actually means
The machine can't get a sensible reading from the sensor that measures the water temperature, so it stops rather than heat blindly.
Inside the drum housing there's a small temperature sensor (an NTC thermistor) that tells the control board how hot the water is. When the board sees a reading that's out of range, missing, or short-circuited, it halts the cycle with this code — usually as the wash is about to start heating, so you'll often find the door locked with cold water sitting in the drum. The machine will normally still fill, drain and spin; it's the heating stage it won't attempt.
What usually causes it
- A loose or corroded plug on the temperature sensor
- The sensor itself has failed and reads out of range
- Damp or damaged wiring in the loom to the sensor
- Water leaking onto the connection block near the heater area
- Less often, a control board that isn't reading the sensor correctly
What you can safely check yourself
Work through these in order. Anything beyond this — panels off, testing parts, anything to do with the wiring — is an engineer's job, and not one to attempt with the machine plugged in.
- Turn the machine off at the wall for a minute, then power it back up and start a short cold wash — an occasional false reading will clear.
- Try a cold programme (one with no heating). If that runs through without the code, it points firmly at the sensor circuit rather than anything else.
- If there's water left in the drum, run a drain or spin programme to empty it before you leave the machine standing.
When to call someone
This one usually needs an engineer once you have tried the checks above. We cover Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, and it's £66 including VAT for an engineer to come out and diagnose it — £84 in total if it's repaired on the visit with no parts needed. Any parts needed are quoted on site before we fit them — you decide. Every repair carries a 90-day workmanship guarantee.
Outside our area? The explanation above still stands — take it to a local engineer and tell them the code. Knowing it saves them time and you money.
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