Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

[RabMeercat]

Our dishwasher seems to have two faults.

1. The salt light is now always on – we have always used 3in1 tablets and never out salt in
Note: the salt dispenser is full of water

2. The quick wash cycle is taking over an hour when it should be 30 minutes

The filters and spray arms have been cleaned

Hope you can help me please

The E number is : SGS43T72UK/31

[electrofix]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

the salt light will not go out unless you add salt. as you are using 3 in 1 tabs you may not need salt so ignor it. also you should not be using rinse aid as the tabs contain it

is the dishwasher getting hot?

Dave

[RabMeercat]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

If you mean does it wash the contents with hot water yes

[RabMeercat]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

WhAt about the time the cleaning cycles are taking

[electrofix]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

is the dishwasher plumbed into cold water or hot

the most common cause of long programmes is heater failure. if yours is plumbed into hot you may think its heating when its not

Dave

[RabMeercat]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

Thanks..its plumbed into cold?

[RabMeercat]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

The dishes come out clean so presumably the heater hasn’t failed?

[RabMeercat]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

And, when you open the door its steam coming out so definitely hot

[electrofix]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

does the owners manual state a time ?

tried to look it up but i need full Enr to find a GB manual

Dave

[Martin]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

electrofix wrote:does the owners manual state a time ?

tried to look it up but i need full Enr to find a GB manual

Dave

No the manual doesn’t Dave (he stated the full ENR) 😀

[RabMeercat]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

Yep there is a paper insert with the cycle times and the one we use should be 30 mins.

The E number is : SGS43T72UK/31

[electrofix]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

and the manual states

Programme data
The programme data (duration, energy
and water consumption) can be found in
the summary of instructions and refers to
standard conditions. Greater deviations
may be caused by:
different quantities of utensils
inlet temperature of the water
water pressure
ambient temperature
mains voltage tolerances
and appliance-specific tolerances
(e.g. temperature, water flow rate, etc.)

ie its cold so water is colder (winter) so you have to heat it longer on both wash and rinse to get to temp.
water pressure may be low or tap turned down or water valve letting in a bit slower than new.
if there are more item in the dishwasher all these have to get to temp as well

all there variances can add to the prog. if the eill valve is slow than it may not be long till you have to change it as unit times out if it takes too long to fill

Dave

[RabMeercat]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

Thanks Dave, is an Eill Valve easy for me to replace ?

[RabMeercat]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

What is an Eill Valve and where can I buy one please?

[Martin]

Re: Bosch SL1501B dishwasher Salt light always on

He means ‘Fill Valve’ and no you don’t need to buy one.

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