AEG 64848 shows the error code E40

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Modern washing machines don't just break, they show the problem on the display. This is also the case with the device AEG 64848 and the error code E40.

Error code E40 with the door open.
Error code E40 with the door open. © gwendoline / Pixelio

Problems that the error code E40 indicates

  • Not only with the 64848 washing machine, the error code E40 means that something is wrong with the door, it also affects other AEG washing machines.
  • The error code "Cd" or 4 acoustic signals that sound one after the other also indicate the problem with AEG washing machines that the door is not closed.
  • Make a careful note of the error code that the 64848 displays, because this way you can communicate it to the service technician, which saves unnecessary trips and makes repairs cheaper.

Before you switch on the service, you should try to correct the error yourself.

Correct the fault in the door on the AEG 64848

  • Perhaps it is just that the door of the AEG 64848 washing machine is not properly closed, and that is exactly what the error code E40 shows you. Check that the door is closed.
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  • Sometimes the machine is also overcrowded and the laundry presses against the door from the inside or an item of laundry hangs out. This can also trigger the error code E40 on the 64848.
  • As with all electronic devices, the AEG 64848 is an electronic one in this regard Device, such an error can also simply "get stuck" in the program, similar to how it hangs a computer can. If you pull the power plug for a few minutes, the error code E40 could then have disappeared if the door is closed.
  • Other reasons are that the AEG 64848 does not receive a message that the door is closed when the door is closed. The reasons for this are often oxidized contacts on the door or a wire that carries the signal has come off. In fact, it's a job for an electrician. If you are skilled in the art, you can clean the lock, help with contact spray or remove the lock and check the contacts and connections.

You or the service technician will probably have to install a new lock in the AEG 64848 in order to eliminate the error code E40.

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