Don’t call the landfill. Don’t call the repairman yet. Call a timeout, unplug the machine, and dry out its nervous system. Your washer is likely fine. It’s just a little paranoid.

It does not mean a leak has occurred. It means the machine is entering a surveillance mode to check for a leak. Think of it as the washer entering "High Alert" status.

You’ve just started a load of towels. Three minutes in, the drum stops. A haunting chime sounds. You look at the display: .

If you call a repair technician immediately, 70% of the time they will find no active leak . Why? Because the sensor is hyper-sensitive to non-leak events.

On front-loaders, a clogged debris filter (bottom right corner) forces water back up the drain hose. That backflow sloshes into the base pan during the drain cycle. The machine isn't leaking externally—it's choking on its own lint. Clean the drain filter even if it looks clean .

Samsung front loaders rely on a water-tight seal created by that rubber gasket. When small items escape the drum and get lodged between the door glass and the gasket, they create a gap. Water sprays out of this gap during the high-speed spin.