Prevent and FIX Bosch E15 WATERTAP ERROR CODE! 

He has the solution!!! I had the same code E15, followed exactly what he did and cleared the error code.

You saved us hundreds, if not thousands! Thanks so much for your super-helpful, easy-to-follow video! Proud to say we are no longer members of the E15 Club

I think you just helped two single mom 40 something sisters fix the dishwasher! You are a rockstar, thank you!!

Great video! It seems to have worked. (And we're now planning to clean the seals monthly.) One addition: If your dishwasher has a recessed handle, there are three additional screws under the top of the recessed area that need to be removed to allow the front panel to be removed. Thank you!

Thanks a lot! Very helpful video! Even more helpful when the user manual just says " Contact custumer service"😂

finally, a video that goes into everything in detail. I've been hit with E:15 a few times this year and only had a resolution on its own because I could not find a legit guide. TY and kudos

good video. in the end I found it simplest to pull the dishwasher out, tip the DW letting water out the back, wipe up the floor and reset the dishwasher. saved me a trip to home depot as I had no T20.

Got the dreaded code and came to RU-vid for the fix. This saved me a whole heap of money and gave me a better understanding how the DW worked. You made my life that little bit easier. Thank you sir!

Thank you! I think I found the culprit! A pine nut jammed in the bottom seal. Got all the bits off and dried out the base. Had to deal with the added horror of a red back spider having made her nest in there but once I moved her on it all worked a treat!

My Bosch 800 Series Dishwasher threw an E15 code. It was 2 screws inside the interior bottom of tub (under the bottom spray arm) being loose and leaking through seal underneath. Upon inspection (pulled out from cabinet, folded up the sound deadening batting to look underneath, noticed the float (styrofoam disc in bottom center of base, which rises if water is present to trigger switch above it) was a bit disintegrated (meaning water had been working on it for a while - but I never had a leak externally). Ran a few express cycles and watched for leaks - eventually I noticed a dripping from between the the "sump" housing (the large central grey round plastic pump housing in the center of the bottom base attached to DW tub above). Was thinking of replacing the sump seal (but it looked like a bit of a pain) so I just tightened the four torx screws on the floor of the inner DW tub. Note: the two visible rearmost screws would tighten but one felt like it was almost stripped and wouldn't catch very strongly (as it's screwing into the plastic sump housing below - not a great design by Bosch). So I put some glue on the screw before putting it in - let it dry over night and tightened it up after 24 hours - it still wasn't a tight a screw down feeling as I would like but it seemed to do the trick (the righthmost screw seemed to grab and tighten well - the 2 frontmost screws were already tight as they could go.). This seems to have cured the leaking problem after running a few test cycles and looking for leaks - so all good for now. I may need to replace the seal in the future -or- drop some epoxy in the screw holes to get a stronger screw down tightness. Thanks for all the info. Oh, I replaced the float which was simple as the switch just pulls up with a tug and new foam float sets in place - unfortunately, this little piece of Styrofoam is way overpriced and was like $30 online (oh, well.). My guess is the heat/cool cycles eventually loosens these screws which makes the sump seal a bit loose - hence the need to tighten these interior screws.

Wow!!! Great video! Simple and worked 100%! Also applies to Thermador blue sapphire series. Perfect explanation. Thanks!

Brilliant video. Where would we be without RU-vid? Several hours on my back, and I've fixed the leak and the E15 error on my NEFF. A couple of points. 1. If you have a decorative front panel then you need to remove the 4 top screws and just leave a single upper screw on either side in place. 2. I observed signs of leakage around the sump seal as well, but tightening up the 4 internal sump fixings solved that. Thank you.

The magic-moment for me was at the 9:10 mark when you just popped the bottom plate forward to pull it off. I took those two screws off and it didn’t seem to loosen up for me, so I wasn’t sure what was holding it on. Once I saw you just pull it forward, I did the same and it worked like a charm.

Thank you!!! Worked perfectly and your insights on the seal made me inspect further realizing my seals we not installed properly. Awesome to get it fixed now🎉

it was a good video up to the point he never indicated where the water leak was coming from unless the door seal was the culprit

PRECISELY what was wrong with mine. A FANTASTIC video. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you very much! My son put in normal dish soap in the dishwasher and (of course) all soap came out through the sides of the door :-)) This saved us a lot of money.

Your video was very helpful! I have a Thermador dishwasher displaying the E:15 error code and watched your video, then I followed your instructions.

Thanks man! I can see dirty water that has collected in the bottom and nothing looks like it's leaking. However, gasket looks flattened and very dirty. Out to buy a new gasket as I'm sure this is the issue now that I watched your video.

Perfect! Great job and made it so easy! Thank you

Great video, thank you very much.... an easier-than-expected fix, and definitely saved my an expensive repair visit! I wasn't sure you how you removed the sensor (above the Styrofoam disk) so rather than use too much force and break some plastic bits, I just used papertowels to soak up the water in the disk area, and then let a small fan blow on that area for a while to get it as dry as possible.

Thanks for the well-documented video! I have to clear the code on mine and look for needed repairs. As for the detergent residue, I would tell people...these newer machines are built for detergent pods and I would never use liquid of powder in them.

Thank you so much for this video! You have a great guide that helped me to get my dishwasher up and running again! You do a great job showing and explaining what I needed to do to fix the error and prevent it.

Thanks. Your instructions were perfect it took me less than an hour. E15 gone

The video helped, but with my model (Silence Plus 40DBA) you don't need to take the front off to get to the float. Simply pull the dishwasher from the wall and flap the insulation up on the left side from the front. I used a shop vacuum to remove the water and a towel to dry the styrofoam float. Appreciate the recommendations cleaning the filter and the sides.

I've never seen Soo many videos in regard to this error. The issue you have a leak. 80% of the time it's the sump assy o-ring if you want to find out, Place the dish washer on milk crates or shelf remove both side panel ensure everything is completely dried in the base, and watch the under the base and follow the leak.

Thankyou so much for making this great video. Had the issue after misusing variospeed and opening the maschine resulting in lots of damp escaping. After that it had a E-15. Found the video, disassembled the DW, removed the water. Only thing I had a little trouble with was reassembling the DW. The two plastic space maker shapes that fell out when disassembling it. I managed to put them back in possition and everything works just fine now. Tnx a lot sir.

When we had this error it was simple - the drain hose had a kink in it. Fix the kink and never had another issue.

back at it again and changed water inlet valve that was leaking, worked great for 3 washes and e 15 back on and wet. it's only 4 years old, parts place on speed dial for now 🤣

Great video! I just got this code and your video helped. Good tips on the gasket cleaning

Thanks this was a big help ! Listen to what he says about the top screws on the door

You are a legend! Thanks so much. Worked perfectly on the other side of the world!

Thank you!! Exactly what I needed to fix our dishwasher!

Great video! I couldn’t find any videos for my Neff dishwasher. Bosch appears to have the same components.

You are da man! Thanks for the video. What freaked me out was the mice poop in that area...pretty nasty. Hah! Again, much appreciate your solution!!!

We have the 3/4 size dishwasher ( Serie 4). Leave the top torx screws in. It's very tight for room in this machine. I've mopped up the water and it ran through a cycle 100%. Hopefully this will clear the problem. I couldn't see any leaks. I'm going to clean the door seals.

I had the same issue and repaired it today for around 3,5 hours. While disassembling several plastic parts just fell of made it impossible to reasemble this thing. At one point i went to get my hammer. Long story short. I just ordered a new one.

this is really really good video. thank you for putting it together!

Thanks, problem solved. Mine's a 2018 SB/SM model. Indeed the bottom door seal was over-gunked, which I hadn't been cleaning from time to time as I did the side and top door seals. Tip1: If you prefer to use loose detergent powder instead of proprietary tablets (I don't...) check out the *water hardness index* in your area. You should be able to find this out from your supply company's website. Then determine from the powder maker's pack/ website how much you should put in the hopper each time. I agree that it causes more problems than it solves to fill the hopper right up unless your local water is as hard as nails (notably in parts of Southern and Eastern England, where it starts as groundwater from chalk/ limestone aquifers). Tip 2: Take extra care when pulling off that inner lower plate to get at the base of the machine and the styrofoam float thingy - mind your fingers!

Thank you for this video. It got my machine going again!

Easiest video I have seen, I didn't even have to pull out the whole rig. The part that I wasn't sure of was how to pop the microswitch housing. I was hesitant to just pull it but I finally did with a little giggling, and it came out okay. The other part was laying on the floor and getting the panel screws lined up and then lining up door but that is just time consuming. Thanks, Great job!

You. Thoroughly. Rock. That did the trick. Thank you!!!

Great video. I feel confident enough to tackle mine!

Great job. Very easy to follow. Thanks

Worked like a charm! Thank you!

Worked for me as well, many thanks!

I am having the same problem. What I found was if I took the inside filter out and used a Turkey baster, I could remove about 2oz of water. Back together and it will work for a few more times. The one thing you didn't address was why the water was accumulating in the first place. Can you address that a bit. Thanks,

Thank you for this video, but unfortunately my problem was not the door seal. By pulling the dishwasher out and patiently observing from both the left and right panel openings, I found that the leak was coming from the right, rear corner where the CrystalDry container connects to the tub. I tried to inspect the container nut, but the brittle plastic cracked into pieces when I attempted to unscrew it. The replacement nut (part# 00636865) is made of metal instead of plastic. Replacing the nut did not fix the leak, so after more online searching I learned that people were having issues with the fill tube (replacement part# 11018097) cracking at the bottom due to its proximity to the heat of the CrystalDry system. Feeling around the right side of the tube with my fingers, I confirmed that it was indeed cracked. My understanding is that this causes water to spray from the crack directly at the CrystalDry opening, filling up the container with water, and leaking. The replacement fill tube comes with a plastic heat shield that clips on to the tube like ablative armor. All of this is almost comical, except that I paid $1300 for a dishwasher that leaked after 2.5 years due to cheap materials and design flaws.

Thanks!

Thank you very much. I had the same problem. It is solved.

Great vid, easiest to follow and repair!

If problem persists it could be a leaky hose or inlet value $25 part.

I have a 4 year old Bosch and it just shut down with an e07 error code. This is a fan motor and it’ll cost about $500! Half the price of a new dishwasher. 4 dam years! A dish washer that costs over $1000 should not have issues that soon.

Great video but it is actually Much easier with NO tools to slide it forward 12", lift insulation flap and you have the same access to clean It out. No need to pull the door.

Thanks for the help. I owe you one.

Very great video

Thank you!

Great video, thanks for sharing it.

We’ve taken the screws out but the door panel isn’t coming off. Any advice?

You know you can access all that from the side of the washer? Skip taking the door off!

Thank you very much.

Thank you it worked!

I think that dishwasher needs a good clean. Mine is like a mirror inside.

The mistake is that you are using the wrong detergent. The entire dishwasher has a white coating and the seals do not hold back the water and foam. Do not use detergent for washing machines or for hand washing. Do not use soap. Use dishwasher detergent ! Also use rinse aid

do not tilt the dishwasher back to pour out the water because you can damage the electronics

So disconnecting a safety feature, because its working correctly 😂😂 mmm

Didnt work here! Still keep saying E15! Solution not working!

I really hate this dishwasher... I got the most expensive dishwasher they had at Best buy and other than being whisper silent.... It's the worst dishwasher I've ever had

Well even though your video shows how to fix the problem it doesn't really address the possible causes such as leaking parts. You admit this has happened a couple of times. So obviously you might have a drip happening from a small leak and over time it cause the E-15 problem to occur. I would have checked to see if anything is leaking while the dishwasher is filling running and draining after resetting the error.

OMG STOP! This video is filled with bad advice. Do not take the front of your dishwasher off because of an E15 code. First of all stop putting cookie sheets on the left side of your dishwasher. Water splashing back through that side port is what causes your E15 code. Also, don't scrape any part of your dishwasher with a razor blade. At the paint store you are likely to find a plastic razor blade and that may be okay. It's okay to wipe down your rubber gaskets with vinegar to dissolve the mineral stuff just wipe them down again afterwards with a watery detergent solution. Also run the hot water at your kitchen faucet before you start your dishwasher.

yet another video that could been done in 1/2 the time

good ideo, you can skip the first 3:30 of just blah blah blah blah

Well, that dishwasher sure looks like another piece of “modern” overpriced trash.

Your dishwasher looks filthy. Run the cleaning solution “AFFRESH” and it will be shiny clean again

You don't know what your talking about