Samsung DW80R5060US dishes do not dry well
Cause 1 of 5There is no rinse aid in the dispenser. Source: Troubleshooting: Check these points if your dishwasher, p. 28
First checkCheck the dispenser and add rinse aid. Use liquid rinse aid.
Causes and checks
There is no rinse aid in the dispenser. Source: Troubleshooting: Check these points if your dishwasher, p. 28
- Check the dispenser and add rinse aid. Use liquid rinse aid.
The water temperature is low while the dishwasher runs. Source: Troubleshooting: Check these points if your dishwasher, p. 28
- Connect the water supply line to a hot water supply.
- Use rinse aid with the Sanitize option.
Too many dishes were loaded. Source: Troubleshooting: Check these points if your dishwasher, p. 28
- Load your dishes as the manual recommends. Proper loading affects drying.
Glasses and cups with concave bottoms hold water. Source: Troubleshooting: Check these points if your dishwasher, p. 28
- After the cycle finishes, empty the lower rack first and then the upper rack. This keeps water from dripping from the upper rack onto the dishes in the lower rack.
AutoRelease Dry mode is not in use. Source: Troubleshooting: Check these points if your dishwasher, p. 28
- Activate AutoRelease Dry mode. See Switch AutoRelease Dry on or off.
All 5 causes checked. Contact Samsung Customer Service: 1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864).
Service
If the checks above do not clear it, contact Samsung Customer Service: 1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864), samsung.com/us/support/. United States. Source: Troubleshooting: Information codes, p. 30
Other DW80R5060US problems
- The dishwasher will not start6 causes in the manual. First: the door is not closed completely.
- The operation or cycle takes too longCold water is being supplied.
- Food particles remain on dishes9 causes in the manual. First: the selected cycle does not suit the load.
- Glasses have a dim polish2 causes in the manual. First: the water supplied is soft and too much detergent was used.
- A yellow or brown film is on the inside of the dishwasherCoffee and tea soils cause it.
- The dishwasher has a bad odor3 causes in the manual. First: water was left over from an incomplete cycle.
- The dishwasher is too noisy4 causes in the manual. First: the sound is normal operation.
- A nozzle does not rotate smoothly2 causes in the manual. First: the nozzle hole is clogged with food particles.
- Water will not pump out of the dishwasher2 causes in the manual. First: the drain is clogged.
- The upper rack is bent after loading dishesThe dishes are not loaded properly.
- The door cannot be closedAutoRelease Dry mode is in operation.
Sources
- User manual, Dishwasher DW80K7050, DW80K5050, DW80R5060, DW80R5061 and DW80T5040 series. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Document DD81-02025D-01, revision 01, 114 pages, en. downloadcenter.samsung.com (PDF). Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.