Samsung Washing Machine OC Error
Also shown as: OE · OF · 0C
OC — grouped by Samsung with OE and OF — is the overflow error: there is too much water in the washer. Of all the codes in this cluster it has the shortest official fix, and we will not pad it: Samsung's information-codes page gives exactly one user step, then a service instruction. Here is both, plus the safety framing the situation deserves.
Safety first
- If water is actively escaping onto the floor, turn off both supply taps and unplug the machine before anything else — an overflow is the one code on this page that can damage your home, not just your wash day.
- Keep the area in front of electrical outlets dry while you work.
Common causes
The washer has overfilled
Samsung's Latin guidance defines the code simply: there is too much water in the washer. The machine has detected a water level beyond what the cycle called for and stopped.
Why we do not list more causes
Samsung's published guidance for OC names the condition, not a menu of causes — and inventing causes for a water fault would be guesswork. The honest sequence is Samsung's: spin the water away, restart, and if the code remains, the machine needs service, because the level control is then the suspect.
Step-by-step checks
- Restart after spinningSamsung's instruction, verbatim in substance: restart after spinning. Run a spin so the excess water is drained away, then restart the cycle.
- Watch the refillStay with the machine through the next fill. If it fills normally and the code stays away, the overflow was a one-off event.
- If the code remains on the display, stopSamsung: if the information code remains on the display, contact a local Samsung service center. Do not keep restarting an overfilling machine.
When to call a technician
A persistent OC is a service call by Samsung's own instruction — the water level is being misread or mis-controlled inside the machine, and neither is a user-serviceable check.
Tell the service center the code (OC/OE/OF), whether the machine overfilled visibly, and whether a spin cleared the water — that is the information they will ask for.
Model differences
| What you see | Notes |
|---|---|
| OC | The current display form of the overflow error. |
| OE / OF (also 0C, 1 OC) | The same overflow error in Samsung's groupings — identical handling. |
One-page checklist — OC
- If water is escaping: taps off, machine unplugged
- Spin run to clear excess water
- Cycle restarted and fill watched
- If code remains: service booked, no further restarts
Official Samsung references
Frequently asked questions
What does OC mean in one line?
Overflow: there is too much water in the washer. Samsung groups OC with OE and OF.
What is the actual fix?
Samsung's published step is: restart after spinning. Spin the excess water away, then restart the cycle.
OC came back after the spin and restart. Now what?
Samsung's instruction is to contact a local Samsung service center if the code remains on the display. That is the end of the DIY road for this code.
Is OC the same as LC?
No. LC is a leak/level-sensor error — moisture where it should not be. OC is the opposite problem: too much water inside the drum. They have different pages on this site because the responses differ.