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Bosch dishwasher had an E15 code which meant water build up in the base tray. It only leaks when on and seems to be from the bottom of the door and somewhere near the middle underneath; hard to see with the layer of soundproof stuff under there. It's 2 to 3 years old so not sure if it's worth getting someone out to have a look or just buy a new one. We have a water softener so can't be limescale.
It’s 2 to 3 years old
worth contacting them, see if its still under guarantee? bosch should generally last a lot longer than that.
or at least see if they offer anything off a new one?
It was bought by the previous owners so we don't have any proof of purchase.
From memory Bosch’s repair costs aren’t bad. It’s worth the phone call to check.
Our E15 was flashing on every other wash - tilting through 45 degrees sorted it but it was getting silly.
We ordered a new one but delivery kept getting delayed, meanwhile the leaks slowly got worse to the point it was dripping onto the floor.
In desperation I sat watching it as it ran and realised the leak was from the front near the door.
I took the seals out scrubbed them and rubbed them down in isopropyl alcohol. (You don’t have to take the seal fully out to do that which makes refitting easier)
Since refitting them a few months ago we’ve not had a problem and the new dishwasher order is cancelled.
Moral of the story, give it a really good clean, filters, seals, the lot, start with the dishwasher cleaning stuff you just put in a hot cycle.
It’s not much effort and it saved us a lot of money.
PS - also a Bosch
I'll give that a try. Thanks. It's on a full wash now and I can see a slow drip both corners of the bottom of the door, and one drip from the soundproofing near the middle, just between the filter and salt compartment.
It’s 2 to 3 years old so not sure if it’s worth getting someone out to have a look or just buy a new one
it really shouldn't be leaking after that sort of time and should definitely be worth repairing.
It *could* just be overflowing. We had an issue with a machine years ago - the tray at the bottom just has a float detector in it. We had a small piece of mussel shell partly blocking the drain - water built up and leaked. tipping the machine dislodged it and we found the bit of shell. Was fine after that.
Had similar with a ten year old machine. Leak collected in the bottom tray, triggered the float switch and threw an error code.
Pulled it into the middle of the kitchen. Removed bottom tray and set it in some wooden blocks. Watched for the leak while running it. Replaced the pump that appeared to be leaking for £35 and it's been running fine the last few years since.
repair. The nice thing about Bosch stuff is that you can get an exploded parts view online on their site, find the bit you need, press a button and buy it :). We had similar and it was the sump that the filter sits in that wouldn't seal because one of the screw threads was stripped. You could see from underneath where the water was dripping. Was a simple replacement if you are comfy taking stuff to bits
https://www.bosch-home.co.uk/store/spare-parts
You are me from 12 months ago - as future you I would guide you towards cleaning the door seal and keeping o top of doing so regularly. Especially reaching back under the bottom seal. It’s absolutely disgusting under there.
never had this issue with previous machines but the Bosch seems particularly sensitive to it
Alot of leaks via door are caused by loading the plates trays etc the wrong way.
It's spraying onto the door....which isn't water tight.
You need to load so water sprays back into the machine.
Check this first.
A 3 year old Bosch is definitely worth fixing. I did something like Onzadog and it worked fine. I'm not very technically minded. The call out fees are surprisingly reasonable and the technicians are really good.