LG Refrigerator error code EID
Freezer ice maker sensor fault
Quick answer
On LG Refrigerator (2010s onward), EID is a fault. It means freezer ice maker sensor fault. A first thing to check: Ice maker position sensor failed.
- Applies to
- LG Refrigerator
- LG refrigerator codes · Refrigerator · 2010s onward
- Type of code
- Fault
- Urgency: Needs attention soon
- First safe check
- Open the rear cover on a side-by-side or French door model and look at the ice maker assembly.
What EID means on this model
The sensor the freezer ice maker uses to detect its own state has failed, so the control stops the ice maker rather than let it jam. There is no owner-level fix and the module is checked as a unit.
Symptoms you will notice
- No ice produced, or ice produced in a small lump
- Ice maker runs and stops without dispensing anything
- Code appears with the door open and the arms extended
- Ice overfills the bucket or misses the bucket
Common causes
The code tells you what the control detected, not which part failed. These are the causes we see most often, roughly in order of likelihood:
- Ice maker position sensor failed
- Motor or module for the ice maker failed
- Ice stuck in the mould because the heater is not releasing it
- Arm motor stripped its gear
- Connector or harness in the door or rear panel corroded
- Water supply to the ice maker restricted
What you can safely check
These are homeowner-level checks. None of them need you to open a live electrical compartment or work on gas.
- Open the rear cover on a side-by-side or French door model and look at the ice maker assembly.
- Check the ice bucket is seated on its correct pins and that the arms can turn freely.
- Confirm the water supply to the fridge and the fill tube is not frozen shut at the valve.
Do not do these
- ×Do not force the ice maker arms by hand. The gears strip, and the module is then beyond a routine repair.
- ×Do not pour hot water over a frozen fill tube. It can split the tube.
When to call a technician
Book a technician, do not keep resetting it
This fault will not clear on its own. Every power cycle gives the control one more failed attempt, and repeated attempts are what turn a cheap part replacement into a seized or contaminated system.
- If the appliance has stopped mid-cycle, is making a noise you have not heard before, or smells burnt, stop reading here and call. Those are symptoms of something the fault code does not describe well enough.
Bucket seating and a frozen fill tube are owner jobs. An assembly replacement behind a rear panel is a technician job.
What it costs to fix
Parts
Ice maker assembly $70 to $220. Ice maker module $60 to $180. Fill valve $40 to $110.
Labor
One and a half to three hours depending on access.
DIY or technician
Bucket seating and a frozen fill tube are owner jobs. An assembly replacement behind a rear panel is a technician job.
Typical US part and labor ranges, 2026. They vary by region, model and contractor, so treat them as a planning figure, not a quote.
Scope of this code
- Code table
- LG refrigerator codes
- Models in scope
- LG Refrigerator, 2015 onward
- Checked
- Confirm on your own unit
- Find the model number on the data plate, then check this code in the service manual for that model. Manufacturers revise code tables between model years, and a revised board can renumber a fault.