LG dryer
showing dE
dE is LG's door signal: the control does not see the door as fully closed.
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What dE
actually means.
dE is LG's door signal: the control does not see the door as fully closed.
LG dryer display
What to do when dE shows on the dryerKind of codeDoor and lock
The control cannot confirm that the door is shut, so it will not start. A worn strike or a bent latch is looked at before the door switch itself.
Usually leads toDoor switch and latch repair
A dryer that ignores the start button with its door shut, or a door that will not stay closed, fixed at the switch, catch or hinge.
Shows up asDryer Door Won't Latch
The door swings back open, will not stay shut, or closes but the dryer acts as if it is open.
MakeLG
Full-size and stacked dryers in electric and gas versions, heavily electronic and quick to show an error code.
SourceLG US Help Library: LG dryer error code list (Wayback copy, 28 Feb 2026)
LG dryers with a digital display.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from LG's own guidance for dE on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Open the door, push the lint filter all the way in, and remove any clothing caught at the door edge.
Unplug the dryer or switch off its breaker, wait 5 seconds, restore power, close the door firmly and start a cycle.
Book a visit if dE comes back.
Still there?
It usually turns into door switch and latch repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
On a brand-new dryer, a bent door or frame damage is a delivery problem to raise with the dealer rather than a repair.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems dE tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dryer Door Won't Latch
5 causes, cheapest first
Where dE usually leads
Door switch and latch repair.
LG
dryers.
Full-size and stacked dryers in electric and gas versions, heavily electronic and quick to show an error code.
LG dryer repairMore LG codes
Door and lock on other makes
Electric dryer
The most common dryer in US homes: a 240-volt heating coil, a belt-driven drum and a vent to the outside.
Gas dryer
Heat from a burner on natural gas or propane, lit by an igniter and watched over by a flame sensor, with the motor on 120 volts.
Stackable dryer
The dryer half of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, where the height and the closet decide how the repair is done.
In LG's own words
A dE code means door error. This indicates that the dryer is not completely closed.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. LG dryers with a digital display.
LG dE dryer repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about dE.
Can I clear dE myself?
Why would the lint filter cause a dE code on an LG dryer?
The door looks shut but dE keeps returning. What now?
Back to your everyday
Still showing dE?
Book with the code exactly as displayed, the whole model number, and whether you smell burning or gas — for a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.