New dishwasher doesn’t work.

[Dutchmedic]

Our new Bosch SMS50T22GB dishwasher keeps flashing the “check water” symbol, and the “drying” one is constantly illuminated.

We moved house recently, and just bought this dishwasher, so it’s not been used yet.

I had some trouble plumming it in, i needed to put a different splitter type thing as i only had 1 cold water intake and that had the washing machine plummed into it, so i replaced this :

with this :

Which initally was leaking as it wasn’t sealer correct, but that’s all sorted now, so ignore the red circle.

Also ignore the red hose, after trying the black hose that can with the machine i tried that red one that i had laying around, but it comes up with the same error on both hoses. The original black one is connected to it again now.

However the first time i switched the machine on, i think the hose connecting to it was also leaking, as a big pool of water appeared from underneath.

But when i titled the machine it also looked like there was water leaking from somewhere in the middle at the bottom :

I’ve made sure that there is water supply to it, and i’ve checked the waste hose is open and going into an open pipe, but it still keeps flashing the “check water” and the dryer light is continiously on.
Also none of the other buttons respond, including the on/off. I have to switch it on/off by the wall switch.

I read something about water in the bottom of the machine, and a float switch, but i can’t seem to see either after taking the sides off :

When i switch it on it makes noise for a while, stops, and then makes that noise again, but i can’t actually see any water going into it, or into that see-through thing in the last picture.

Is it possible it’s flooded and needs this floating switch flicked back, and if so, where would i find it ?

[Martin]

Re: New dishwasher doesn’t work.

Have you ‘reset’ the programme by pressing and holding the start button for 3secs or more?

[Dutchmedic]

Re: New dishwasher doesn’t work.

Yea but it doesn’t respond to it, or any other buttons.

[Martin]

Re: New dishwasher doesn’t work.

Dutchmedic wrote:Yea but it doesn’t respond to it, or any other buttons.

I think before you go any further to contact Bosch and get them to call and sort it under guarantee. Messing about removing side panels etc on a brand new machine is tantermount to tampering and could invalidate your guarantee. So further intervention by yourself is NOT advisable.:(

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