Bosch S210 – water not being taken in – inlet valve failure?

[Penguin45]

Re: Bosch S210 – water not being taken in – inlet valve fail

Coil is no longer available Vince, supercedes to valve part number 🙁 . Only other alternative is the one that fits the Hotpoint version – 7051836. There may be a saving there – Dave Conway will advise.

Regards,
Penguin45.

[vinceofarrell]

Re: Bosch S210 – water not being taken in – inlet valve fail

Well, as the diagnosis suggested, problem *was* caused by failed inlet valve. I received replacement part at lunchtime today and had dw up and running again within an hour.

Points worth noting:

– UK Whitegoods Spares quoted £65.52 all inclusive for a replacement which seemed significantly higher than the BSH Appliance Care web site (£51.94) so I went with BSH. The web site is good for info but cr*p to order from. It doesn’t work with Firefox, it isn’t clear how you get from basket to checkout, and worst of all, on delivery, you discover they add on apparently arbitrary carriage charges even though you think you’ve agreed and authorised a specific credit card charge! 👿 Finally, the invoice sent with the order does not mention any credit card payment leaving you wondering whether they are waiting for you to send a cheque/phone up with your cc number/…. It was delivered quickly though. 🙂 I’ve emailed a complaint to BSH and am waiting for their response. I wouldn’t recommend using the BSH web site to order parts – I presume it’s clearer on the phone what the total charge will be, assuming you can get through.

– Remember to order a new gasket for the inlet hose connection otherwise you may have leaks after you refasten the connector. (At £50+, one rubber gasket should really be included I would suggest!!)

– The outlet side hose on the valve (the one held on by a wire clip) was indeed the most difficult part as predicted by clivejameson but mole grips as a third hand did the trick.

So now I’ve got a dw good for *another* 18 years (I hope 😉 )

Thanks again to everybody who posted with advice – it’s a wonderful set of forums.

Vince

[Penguin45]

Re: Bosch S210 – water not being taken in – inlet valve fail

Well done, Vince – we got there. You’ve pretty well given the machine a full service at the same time, so yes, 18 years – well, maybe 😀 .

I should point out that as a professional repairer I struggle with the Bosch website and will generally use it to identify parts before ringing in – the girls in the Office are knowledgable and helpful and appreciate people ringing with part numbers. Also, I find out how much I’m paying at the time…….

With this site there is nothing hidden, if you choose to order through spares@ you get an all-in total.

Best wishes, speak to you again in 18 years,
Penguin45.

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