LG dryer
showing E13
E13 appears only on LG hybrid condensing dryers and means water cannot leave: the drain hose is kinked, crushed or clogged, or the water in the sump has frozen.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Water system (ventless)
- Ventless condenser and pump repair
- Source: LG
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What E13
actually means.
E13 appears only on LG hybrid condensing dryers and means water cannot leave: the drain hose is kinked, crushed or clogged, or the water in the sump has frozen.
LG dryer display
What to do when E13 shows on the dryerKind of codeWater system (ventless)
On a ventless dryer, the water it pulls from the load is not reaching the container or the drain — a full tank, a blocked condenser or a pump that is not running.
Usually leads toVentless condenser and pump repair
Heat-pump and condenser dryers that leak, stop with a full-tank warning or take hours, repaired at the exchanger, pump and filters.
Shows up asDryer Leaking Water
Water under a ventless condenser or heat-pump dryer, or dripping from a vented dryer's duct.
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 hybrid condensing dryers only.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from LG's own guidance for E13 on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Check the drain hose along its length for kinks, twists or a clogged end.
Use the standard LG drain hose rather than an extended one.
Press Start/Pause to restart, and book a visit if E13 returns.
Still there?
It usually turns into ventless condenser and pump repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
E13 has nothing to do with the exhaust duct; a hybrid condensing dryer removes its moisture as water through the drain hose.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems E13 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dryer Leaking Water
5 causes, cheapest first
Where E13 usually leads
Ventless condenser and pump repair.
LG
dryers.
Full-size and stacked dryers in electric and gas versions, heavily electronic and quick to show an error code.
LG dryer repair
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
An E13 code will only display on hybrid condensing dryers.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. LG hybrid condensing dryers only.
LG E13 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 E13.
Can I clear E13 myself?
Can a longer drain hose cause E13 on an LG dryer?
Could cold weather cause an E13 code?
Back to your everyday
Still showing E13?
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.