Replacing the heater on Bosch SGS43e02

[ProgRob]

Having diagnosed the fault with my Bosch dishwasher as being due to the heater unit needing replacing I have bought a new unit.

Are there any helpful souls out there who can advise on the best way of fitting it as it seems quite difficult to get access to the heater?

I am pretty capable at taking things like this apart and have downloaded the exploded parts diagrams from BHS Spares, but would like some general guidance on the best sequence in which to take things apart or otherwise access the heater. Any hints or tips or things to avoid?

Is this something where I need to turn the machine upside down? Can I do the job using side access only?

Thanks in advance,
Rob

[eastlmark]

Re: Replacing the heater on Bosch SGS43e02

Quite a major undertaking there. Basicly you need to remove the top part of the dishwasher, ie the stainless steel part where the baskets are, from the plastic base unit. Not advised to turn it upside down, although some do it that way. really important to make sure all the water is out of the machine, including that in the resevoir in the side panel, undo the salt cap and let it flow out and then suck it all from the sump. The door also needs removing, the hinge springs string can be detached from the hinges before trying to do so.
Its quite obvious what screws need undoing so wont go into detail. Needless to say make sure its unplugged before doing anything.
As I said, its a major job, dont start it unless you are confident of carrying it through as we dont like it when we are called in a find a massive pile of bits on the kitchen floor.

[ProgRob]

Re: Replacing the heater on Bosch SGS43e02

Many thanks for the advice.

I’ve removed the side panels before so presumably it’s a job of disconnecting everything that connects the top and the bottom and lifting the whole thing off the top.

Can I just check, though – looking at the diagrams I have there is I can see that the top and side panels wrap around some further panels which themselves wrap around the stainless steel inner. Do each of these need to be separated or does the whole lot come off in one big lift up?

I am pretty confident I can do this, but the more pointers I can have makes the job quicker and makes me more confident that I am doing the right thing.

Thanks,
Rob

[eastlmark]

Re: Replacing the heater on Bosch SGS43e02

assuming yours is not one of the ones clad in Stainless steel, then its the outer side panels and lid that need to come off before lifting the cavity off, the other parts you are looking at on the diagram may be the soundproofing felt. If yours is a stainless model then the outer stainless steel panels come of first leaving you with a normal white dishwasher underneath.

[ProgRob]

Re: Replacing the heater on Bosch SGS43e02

It’s a white one, so must be the felt which is good news. So it’s off with top and side panels (easy), off with the door (trickier, but hopefully obvious) and then lift off the stainless steel after detaching any other components that are attaching the two together.

If that’s it I should be OK, so thanks for the help!!

Rob

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