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[Help] Bosch dishwasher red light



swindonseagull

swindonseagull

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Aug 6, 2003
9,274
Swindon, but used to be Manila
Dear NSC font of all knowledge.

My Bosch dishwasher (5 years old) has just started flashing the red tap light,
Dr Google has helped me and and I have followed all the instructions about cleaning filters checking water flow and checking the pump impeller.
All are ok but the light is still flashing. Now it has stopped heating water..

I have read on t’net about draining water that may be trapped in a tray underneath but it’s not leaking so I can’t see that being a problem. Plus it’s integrated so will be a pain to pull out.

Dilemma…. Should I pay for a Bosch repair (£120 plus parts)
Buy a new one ? Bosch £570 Kenwood £250 ???

Oh and I have turned it off and on several times.
 








Happy Exile

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Apr 19, 2018
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This happened to me during last summer, not Bosch but whatever brand Howdens use. Local repair person wanted to charge £80 call out and from my description, flashing light, no water heating and everything still draining OK, reckoned it was a write off considering his costs and I'd be better off buying a new one. I pulled it out in anticipation of getting a new one fitted - it's integrated like yours - and decided to have a go at fixing it myself. Like washing machines they are quite simple and basic. Long story short, the bit that heats the water had stopped working. It was a small £20 part off ebay that from memory was a simple case of unscrewing the bottom, unscrewing the old heating thingy and screwing the new one in, no plumbing, ten mins on YouTube and a significant amount of swearing (I'm 6ft2 and my hands are not designed to manoeuvre in small spaces) and I fixed it. Works like a treat still, just need to work out how to get anyone else in the family to put their dishes in it.

Have since fixed a leaking water inlet on the washing machine for about a fiver too. That was a blimmin nightmare for reasons too dull to articulate. All of which is a long way of saying, I'm comically incapable when it comes to practical things and DIY but managed it so if you're taking out of the integrated unit anyway it might be worth a go.
 






keaton

keaton

Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
Nov 18, 2004
9,661
My old dishwasher had a red light on it for 5 years. I'd just leave it and decide when it breaks
 


Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
64,000
Withdean area
Pay for the Bosch specialist repair, we’ve done that with our d/w. Still going years later.

I think you have to commit to a Domestic & General contract (monthly DD). I’m normally against those type of insurance policies, but with moving parts so prone to faults, it is ‘reassuring’.
 








Knocky's Nose

Knocky's Nose

Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
May 7, 2017
4,137
Eastbourne
Weststander said:
Pay for the Bosch specialist repair, we’ve done that with our d/w. Still going years later.
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This, and the previous quote about Bosch being decent and it may only be something simple... Get it looked at by an expert who is a Bosch expert. Pay cheap, pay twice.

You've also got the reassurance that you're dealing with the manufacturer, and should anything go tits up relating to this - you have decent comeback. Try hassling Colin's Home Appliance Repairs if it goes wrong again and getting anything out of him...
 






Weststander

Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
64,000
Withdean area
Knocky's Nose said:
This, and the previous quote about Bosch being decent and it may only be something simple... Get it looked at by an expert who is a Bosch expert. Pay cheap, pay twice.

You've also got the reassurance that you're dealing with the manufacturer, and should anything go tits up relating to this - you have decent comeback. Try hassling Colin's Home Appliance Repairs if it goes wrong again and getting anything out of him...
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Learnt that very expensive lesson with a particular car repair years back!
 




S

Shropshire Seagull

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Nov 5, 2004
8,509
Telford
Weststander said:
Pay for the Bosch specialist repair, we’ve done that with our d/w. Still going years later.

I think you have to commit to a Domestic & General contract (monthly DD). I’m normally against those type of insurance policies, but with moving parts so prone to faults, it is ‘reassuring’.
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We have all our white appliances insured with D&G
Few years back out American fridge stopped making ice - D&G man came to look and couldn't repair and as their policy is can't repair will replace with new - we were given a new one!
D&G were very fair and the monthly premium is about a fiver.
 




Weststander

Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
64,000
Withdean area
Shropshire Seagull said:
We have all our white appliances insured with D&G
Few years back out American fridge stopped making ice - D&G man came to look and couldn't repair and as their policy is can't repair will replace with new - we were given a new one!
D&G were very fair and the monthly premium is about a fiver.
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I think a Miele or AEG tumble-dryer that beat the engineer here, “beyond economic repair”.

Without me requesting it at all, they refunded all past premiums, as a matter of course.
 


Papak

Papak

Not an NSC licker...
Jul 11, 2003
1,909
Horsham
Unbelievable Jeff!!

Last night my Bosch dishwasher has given me an E:09 code - faulty water heater.

Had the same thing in 2017 and it wasn't an economic repair so I spent ~£550 from memory on the current appliance.

Just looking at possible replacements while I'm waiting for the repairers to get back to me.

What is the difference between energy rating C and D?

I cannot find any details of what the bands actually are, I obviously know the earlier in the alphabet the better but trying to calculate the cost benefit between C and D based on my usage is currently impossible.


Thanks
 


Westdene Seagull

Westdene Seagull

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Oct 27, 2003
21,024
The arse end of Hangleton
Live by the sea said:
Bosch are a good make , it might well be something minor.
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No they are not. I had a Beko for years and when it finally ran out of steam Mrs WS persuaded me to get a Bosch. It lasted a smidge over 3 years. So I returned to Beko and it's seven years and still going strong ( and half the price of a Bosch ).
 


jackanada

jackanada

Well-known member
Jul 19, 2011
3,161
Brighton
Papak said:
Unbelievable Jeff!!

Last night my Bosch dishwasher has given me an E:09 code - faulty water heater.

Had the same thing in 2017 and it wasn't an economic repair so I spent ~£550 from memory on the current appliance.

Just looking at possible replacements while I'm waiting for the repairers to get back to me.

What is the difference between energy rating C and D?

I cannot find any details of what the bands actually are, I obviously know the earlier in the alphabet the better but trying to calculate the cost benefit between C and D based on my usage is currently impossible.


Thanks
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The Bosch has a rather flimsy combined pump and water heater that dies under minimal linescale.
Quick job with part I'll post contact for guys who sorted mine if I find it.
Obviously you can get warranty repair though they'll grumble you haven't kept to the maintenance schedule(that doesn't exist) to pretend it's not a known design defect.
I'll post link to a good independent repair of I can find it again.
 




Herr Tubthumper

Herr Tubthumper

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Jul 11, 2003
59,580
The Fatherland
Knocky's Nose said:
This, and the previous quote about Bosch being decent and it may only be something simple... Get it looked at by an expert who is a Bosch expert. Pay cheap, pay twice.

You've also got the reassurance that you're dealing with the manufacturer, and should anything go tits up relating to this - you have decent comeback. Try hassling Colin's Home Appliance Repairs if it goes wrong again and getting anything out of him...
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This is my principle with most things.
 


Bold Seagull

Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...
Mar 18, 2010
29,798
Hove
swindonseagull said:
Dear NSC font of all knowledge.

My Bosch dishwasher (5 years old) has just started flashing the red tap light,
Dr Google has helped me and and I have followed all the instructions about cleaning filters checking water flow and checking the pump impeller.
All are ok but the light is still flashing. Now it has stopped heating water..

I have read on t’net about draining water that may be trapped in a tray underneath but it’s not leaking so I can’t see that being a problem. Plus it’s integrated so will be a pain to pull out.

Dilemma…. Should I pay for a Bosch repair (£120 plus parts)
Buy a new one ? Bosch £570 Kenwood £250 ???

Oh and I have turned it off and on several times.
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I've got a Bosch and had something similar happen. Now I'm not taking the piss and know you've said you've turned on and off, BUT, I seem to remember leaving it off for a certain amount of time, can't remember if it was 30mins something, causes it to reset sensors / control board.

This guy says it's more like 5-7mins to reset all the gubbins by turning off at mains. https://nelihome.com/2019/02/01/bosch-dishwasher-doesnt-work-try-a-reset/
 


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