Bosch SMS40A08GB/01 D/W A few questions.

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Called out to this dishwasher the other day. It was showing “E14 Check Water”. The outlet pump was operating continuously so although i did not know what E14 meant, i assumed it had a flooded base, which it did. It had been leaking into the base from the inlet hose connection at the back plus around the o ring connection on the outlet hose where it connects to the water matrix (funny how the o ring connections on the matrix of the older Bosch DW’s never leaked no matter how much you messed about with them).Fixed leaks, tested and all seemed ok. Ive now had call back to say it worked fine once but now showing E14 again. Ive since searched on here and discovered it could be a flow meter fault which confuses things a bit.
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Is E14 just flow meter fault or also flooded base?
For future reference, how do you get to the motor, heater, etc on this new type of sealed base bosch?

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Re: Bosch SMS40A08GB/01 D/W A few questions.

just change the flow meter all will be good . just follow the inlet valve till you find it , it will have 2 thin blue wires on it ..

For future reference, how do you get to the motor, heater, etc on this new type of sealed base bosch? Well thats goner be a learning curve ..

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Re: Bosch SMS40A08GB/01 D/W A few questions.

I went back to this DW and the base was flooded again. The leaks i fixed before were ok. I noticed that there was also a slight leak at the back where the steel cabinet joins the plastic base ( some water was splashing over the joint and running down the back and could find its way into the base.
Now the reason i asked the question about what specificly E14 meant was because the only fault i found was the leak. Im not sure there is a fault with the flow meter because when i tested the reed switch with a magnet and meter it worked, (although i did notice that the reed switch was normally closed circuit and open when i placed a magnet near it) is this correct? The reed switches i carry on the van to replace on the whirlpool flow meter is opposite.
Also while i was there i ran it through a 30 minute quick wash and it went right through ok.
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I have removed the cabinet to replace motors and heaters on the old Bosch DW’s hundreds of times but was just wondering if this version had anything to be aware of that was different.

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