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type: lookup
id: e16
asset: appliance-fault-error-codes
title: "E16 — Appliance fault and error codes"
sources:
  - https://www.espares.co.uk/washing-machines/careandmaintenance/how-to-understand-hoover-and-candy-washing-machine-error-codes/advice.pl
source_quote: "What does error code E16 mean on a Hoover washing machine?"
generated: true
verified: false
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
brand: "Hoover"
appliance_type: "washing machine"
error_code: "E16"
meaning: "Heater insulation problem which could cause the tripping of the fuse box and other random cycle errors."
---
**Brand:** Hoover

**Appliance type:** washing machine

**Error code:** E16

**Meaning:** Heater insulation problem which could cause the tripping of the fuse box and other random cycle errors.

> What does error code E16 mean on a Hoover washing machine?

Source: <https://www.espares.co.uk/washing-machines/careandmaintenance/how-to-understand-hoover-and-candy-washing-machine-error-codes/advice.pl>