Bosch SGS5358GB/17 Not heating up

Hi all,

My Bosch dishwasher (SGS5358GB/17) has recently tripped the main house fuse. When I re-set the fuse, the dishwasher continued until it got to 01 then sat there for ages.

I needed to do a reset to get it to do the final drain. The dishes came out cold.

When I tried to do the next wash, the dishwasher did its normal filling cycle, but the display said 2H. Again dishes came old cold and it stalled at 01.

I have taken the top and sides off to take a look inside and cannot see any blocked tubes.

The water reservoir on the left side of the machine seems to have a small blockage right at the top of cylinders 1 and 2 where any overflow waste water would finally make its way to the top right opening. It doesn’t stop the water from being pumped out though.

There is a large cylindrical tank at the base of the machine on the back left corner (just inside from where the black water inlet tube changes to the blue tube) the contents of which looks very brown. I’m not sure if that is part of the salt water softener?

Also, I’m not sure where to find the heater element to check its resistance. Is it at the base of the back right corner (an oval shaped white plastic part with what looks like a black switch in the middle – between the pump and the power inlet)?

Why do dishwashers always break down when you need them most?

I appreciate that live testing is not something that you would recommend and am therefore keeping it unplugged when the sides are off.

Thanks in advance,

Ed