Bosch Diswasher - or not?

[Make do and mend]

Please can somebody help? My dishwasher is not filling with water - it's as if there is a block somewhere. I have checked that the water is on and the pipe is not kinked - any other suggestions?

 

[andy.budgell]

I presume water is coming out of the pipe before it goes into the dishwasher?

 

[Biggles..]

From my dealings with these dont most Bosch dishwasher come with a large connection (rectangular item) where they connect to the wash tap, normally these contain filters and prv's.

 

[Make do and mend]

Yes, water is coming through the hose, and the tap is definately on. I wondered whether the actual inlet to the dishwasher may have a shut off valve or something similar, as I did have to disconnect the hose in order to move the dishwasher to decorate. I wondered whether a washer or such may have got lost ?

 

[JohnD]

Is it sensing that the door is shut? When you first start a cycle, the first thing you should hear is the pump running to remove any water left over from the previous wash, then it should open the inlet valve.

 

[Make do and mend]

Yes, the door is definately closed and the excess water does pump out when the cycle starts. After reading all the repair notes I bought an inlet valve today, replaced the old one but it still isn't working - £25.00 down the drain, so to speak....

 

[JohnD]

it might be that the water level (air pressure) switch is signalling that the water is already up to level.

 

[Sleepyhead]

Internal blockage on pipework causes this. Not the easiest machines to work on either

 

[Make do and mend]

Given up and ordered a new one - not BOSCH as this is the second one in 6 years that has gone wrong. Thank you all very much for your help!

 

[macmini]

What make did you go for then?

Bosch is one of the better makes...

 

[Make do and mend]

John Lewis label for £299 - not sure what make it really is but as it comes with 3 years guarantee as standard and no delivery charges, thought that was a good deal. Had a cooker and hob off of them previousl; both with the three years as standard. The cooker is AEG and no idea what the hob is although it's very similar to the Bosch model. So, fingers crossed!