LG washing machine not filling with water: causes & fix

What is actually happening

The machine opens a valve at the back to fill, and watches the pressure system to know when it has enough. No water at all usually means the supply, the valve or a blocked inlet filter. Water that fills and immediately drains away points at the drain hose being fitted too low, siphoning the water straight back out.

The LG fault codes that point at this

A LG washing machine will usually tell you what it thinks is wrong before anyone opens it up. These are the codes we hold for this make that relate to not filling with water:

1E — The machine isn't filling with water quickly enough, so it has stopped and flagged a water inlet problem.
AE — Water has been detected in the base of the machine, so LG's anti-flood sensor has shut the wash down to stop a leak spreading across your floor.
DE — Your LG washing machine can't confirm the door is shut and locked, so it won't start filling or spinning.
FE — Your LG washing machine has taken on more water than it should, so it has stopped and shown FE.
IE — Your LG isn't getting enough water into the drum in the time it expects, so it stops and shows IE (often misread as 1E).
PE — Your LG washing machine can't tell how much water is in the drum, so it stops rather than risk under- or overfilling.

If yours is showing one of those, that is a much shorter conversation than a general fault — tell us the code when you book and the engineer can often carry the part.

The usual causes on a LG washing machine

The inlet tap turned off, or a kinked fill hose
A blocked filter gauze in the inlet hose connection — it clogs with grit from the mains
A failed water inlet valve
A blocked or disconnected pressure chamber hose, so the machine misreads the level

What you can safely check yourself

Check the tap behind the machine is fully open and the fill hose is not kinked
Turn the tap off, unscrew the fill hose at the tap end and check the small gauze filter for grit
Listen at the start of a cycle — a buzz with no water points at the valve

Still not filling with water?

If the checks above have not sorted it, it needs looking at properly. £66 including VAT for an engineer to come out and diagnose it, or £84 in total including VAT if it is put right on the visit and no parts are needed. Any parts needed are quoted on site before we fit them — you decide. Every repair carries a 90-day workmanship guarantee.

Our engineers work on LG machines week in, week out, so they arrive knowing the machine rather than reading the back of it. Local engineers across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

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Common questions

Why is my LG washing machine not filling with water?

The cycle starts but no water comes in, so nothing happens. The machine opens a valve at the back to fill, and watches the pressure system to know when it has enough. No water at all usually means the supply, the valve or a blocked inlet filter. Water that fills and immediately drains away points at the drain hose being fitted too low, siphoning the water straight back out.

Can I fix a LG washing machine not filling with water myself?

Check the tap behind the machine is fully open and the fill hose is not kinked. Turn the tap off, unscrew the fill hose at the tap end and check the small gauze filter for grit. Listen at the start of a cycle — a buzz with no water points at the valve. Those checks fix it more often than not.

What LG error codes mean not filling with water?

LG washing machines report this through their own fault codes. The ones that point at not filling with water are 1E, AE, DE, FE, IE, PE. If your machine is showing one of those, that narrows it down considerably — each has its own guide on this site.

How much does a LG washing machine repair cost?

£66 including VAT for an engineer to come out and diagnose it, or £84 in total including VAT if it is put right on the visit and no parts are needed. Any parts needed are quoted on site before we fit them — you decide. Every repair carries a 90-day workmanship guarantee.

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Written by the engineers at ASAP Repairs from our own repair notes. See also our general guide to washing machines not filling with water and our LG repairs page.

LG washing machine not filling with water