AEG Washing Machine EH0 Error: Meaning, Causes & Safe Checks

EH0 Check carefully Safe checks first

Quick answer

AEG EH0 is a power supply problem (EH1 to EH3 point to frequency or voltage). Test the socket with another appliance: if that fails too, call an electrician. Don’t use an extension lead. Then unplug the machine for 30 to 60 seconds and try again. If the supply is fine and EH0 keeps appearing, book AEG service.

Also shown as EHO EH1 EH2 EH3

What EH0 means on a AEG washing machine

The machine has detected a problem with the electrical power supply.

Applies to: AEG washing machines.

What you might notice

Likely causes

What you can safely check yourself

Stop and call a qualified engineer if:
  • Another appliance doesn’t work in the same socket, or the plug or socket is hot, scorched or crackling. Stop and call a registered electrician.
  • The code or problem comes back after you’ve done the safe checks on this page.
  • You smell burning, see smoke or scorch marks, or the appliance trips your electrics. Stop using it, and switch it off at the wall only if it is safe to reach. Otherwise switch off at the consumer unit.
  • The appliance is still under warranty. Contact the manufacturer first, because DIY work can affect your cover.

Work through these in order. Stop as soon as one of the signs above applies.

Check the socket and power supply

  1. Only do this if the plug and socket look and feel normal, are dry, and nothing has tripped. If the socket is hot, scorched or crackling, don’t touch it: switch off at the consumer unit and call a registered electrician.
  2. Unplug the appliance and plug a small appliance you know works, such as a lamp, into the same socket.
  3. If the lamp doesn’t work either, the problem is the socket or the household supply. Call a registered electrician.
  4. Plug large appliances straight into a wall socket, never into an extension lead.

Don’t keep resetting a consumer unit switch that trips again. That is a stop sign, not a fix.

Switch off at the wall and let it rest

  1. If the display shows a code, write it down first.
  2. Switch the appliance off and turn it off at the wall socket.
  3. Leave it off for the time your manual or the manufacturer suggests (see the note below if there is one), then switch on and try again.

For this fault: AEG: unplug for 30 to 60 seconds, then plug back in and select a programme.

Don’t repeat this over and over if the code keeps returning. That means there is a fault to diagnose.

When to call an engineer

If the checks above don’t clear EH0, or any of the stop signs apply, contact AEG or a qualified appliance engineer. Have the model and serial number from the rating label ready, and start with AEG UK support.

Repair or replace?

Most EH0 cases are cleared by the safe checks above. If they don’t help, the remaining causes are parts an engineer has to diagnose. We don’t publish repair prices because they vary by area, part and model.

Related problems

Different code or symptom? Use the fault finder, see all AEG washing machine codes, or read how AEG codes work. Not sure it’s safe? Read our safety information.

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