Repair E18 broken Bosch Siemens washing machine - pump failure - hilarious find! 

You just saved me $1,500🤙 Thanks mate 👍

Thank you so much. Boschs suggestion was to call for a Bosch engineer. What a steal! Kudos to you!

Ok so 15 minutes into my 33rd birthday washing machine not draining. and wow after your video i cannot get the grin off my face. Found a guitar pick and a hair clip. Both belonging to husband...Thanks!

WATCH OUT...... it usually is an issue like this video demonstrates, however, when an E18 occurred my filter was clean and discovered the blockage to be a 50p coin in the fat hose pipe from the drum down to the pump. the pump is located at the bottom corner and is easy to access. TO FIX IT IN 10MINS... i put machine on its side. unscrewed the base. used pliers to slide the hose clip off the pump then shook the hose and some money came out. then put the all bits back in the original states. so, effectively, i made money (kaaching!!) and worked machine now perfect again!

Maybe something else to add here is not just check the filter but also where the discharge line of your grey water goes to. I pulled mine apart yesterday and found a 20 cent piece and some metal kids toy that couldnt get passed through to the filter.. Managed to pull the bottom half of the washing machine front off (it was still connected up top but our dryer sits on top and is too heavy for a 1 man lift) and disconnect the rubber hose. I then ran the drain function once more and all is good. Fast forward to today, the E18 code came on again much to my disgust. This time I thought I would check the disharge pipe and happened to find a big clump of lint/filth in the white plastic S bend under the sink and also a piece of connect 4 (kids version) that was lodged in the small pipe. Had to get a pair of long nose pliers to pull it out, but HOPEFULLY (fingers crossed) this is the end of my dramas. Good luck to the DIY crew out there. Matt - Australia :)

Hi. :) Thanks for the great video! I couldn't fix the E 18 error on my Bosch washing machine, even after trying these great tips. Near the back where the pump is I saw a small outlet, and after poking carefully inside I felt a blockage... too big to move through to the part where the filter lid screws open. I put some hook-ended tweezers in and pulled out a HUGE, compacted wad of plastic and rubbish! (Thanks kids!) After that was cleared I could still feel something, but couldn't see because of where the hole was positioned. Using wire, delicacy and a LOT of patience and time I eventually prized out a big plastic ornament which had been wedged in there. My Washing Machine is again working perfectly!

Thank you SO MUCH for taking your time to make this video! We’ve just saved our washing machine this way :)

Yay, it works again after following the advice given in this demo. Thank you so much!

Thanks so much for sharing! The first thing I pulled out of my filter was the same thing from a collared shirt as you, plus a bobby pin 😂. Works like a charm now. Glad I know I can fix it myself. 😀

Very helpful indeed! Thanks for sharing and saving me time on service call-out, even if it’s insured

Yes!! It worked, thank you so much!!!! For your explanation. Wouldn't know what to do, seriously.

you saved my mom’s day man thank you

Thanks for sharing. So glad I was able to fix my washing machine with the help of your vid 😊

Sooo helpful, thank you so much! Exactly the problem. Thanks also for naming your video so well.

Wow... my old washing machine got thrown out cause of this, now I was ready to replace this one, thanks to this vid, I dodged some massive loss of time and money. Thanks!

Thank you very much from Hungary! This video is so that a cristmas present for me. 🙏

God bless you sir. Saved me a $100 repair bill.

Saving lives out here. Worked like a charm, god bless you.

Thank you!! For helping me sort out major clogging 😣😖

Solved my crisis - thank you so much!

Thank you so much for helpful guide!! You saved me from the Bosch Service agents and their expenses!!! )

Muchísimas gracias por compartirlo, he podido reparar la lavadora y seguir con la colada. Ha sido maravilloso, tenía mucha ropa por lavar, y pensé que se me había roto la lavadora.

Thank you so much Ken, saved me a whole lot of time and money

Thank you very much for this video and your very helpful tutorial! You just saved my day sir!

Perfect!! It worked, even in Poland. Thanks Ken

Thank you for this film! You rescued our Christmas. Merry Christmas!

Thank you, saved my Day!

Thank you for this it was very helpful as I could not find the manual for the machine👏😀

Thank you, you’ve saved my morning

Marvellous video, I just Found a 10p, Collar Stiffener and assorted plastic waste (lids/ stickers). But it's all working fine now

Thank you, Ken! I appreciate your help!

Thanks dude. The item blocking mine was one of my gf’s Bobby pins lol

Thanks man! You just saved 50 bucks for me! Easy-weasy it went!

Thanks for the demo...much appreciated my friend

Thank you very much. It worked! You saved me from a stressful Christmas 🤓

Thanks a lot!! it has been very helpful to us at home today, well tonight. We had a crisis. thank you very much again!

I had the exact same issue, the piece of plastic from one of my shirts, I laughed for about a minute or two. Thanks for the video dude, have a wonderful day!

Thx for this video it make my mashine start again and save my money

Thank you so much!!! I looked at your video and I fixed the problem, thanks!!!!! Precious!

Thank you so much!! You saved me so much time and money. Great video. I found a guitar pick in mine haha! It’s working fine now thank you 😊

Thanks man, helped me with my Siemens machine where I found a laundry sheet stuck in there

thank you Ken for sharing, it helps a lot :-)

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️ I did it on my own and felt so relieved once my machine started working

WOO HOO...I did it! Thank you so much!! Saved me a fortune!

Very helpful for my Siemens E18 error. Mine turned out to be heavy bath towels causing overweight.

Thanks for the video, pulled out, hair ties and a necklace, saved me heaps of money calling out an engineer

Thx !! Your video was very helpful :)

Thank you all the way from Denmark🙏🏻❤️☀️

Very helpful. Thank you 👍🏻

Thanks for the video! It was really helpful! 👍👍

Tack så mycket! Hilsen fra DK!

Thank you so much. Saved my time and money !

The Idea of the small drain tube is so that you can drain the water into a CONTAINER, rather than letting 5 litres of water go all over your floor. May I suggest that you use a large baking tray to empty the water into. A little at a time. then, when empty, put a towel under the filter to catch any remaining water. MUCH LESS MESS :) Still informative, so well done anyway.

Thank you very much!! Very helpful video!!

Great guide, I also had a collar stiffener blocking the pump 😅

This was SO helpful. Thank you

Thank you- great advice

thanks...that was VERY helpful (at the end of a long day)....Xx

Thank you You helped me a lot with this 👍

After the error:18 message I found your video and really help me to unblock a metal zip part and a clothes label stuck there! Thank you very much! 👍🏼

Thank you for the video! Saved me

Thanks! I just singapore money in mine. I've never been there, can only assume it was a previous owner of the machine....

Wow,thanks so much..it helps a lot.

you can put it in centrifuge mode to see if the cross shaped impellar-pump will spin. Mine was stuck with some lint and hairs sticking out from behind it.

Sir, THANK YOU for this 🙌🏾

Very helpful. Did the trick! Thanks

Thanks for the great tip!

Thanks for the video!

Thank you so much. You just saved my day 💖

Excellent instruction video. Thank you.

Thank you so much !!!God Bless You

Thanks a lot bro, you saved my day 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you! Just pulled a hair band out of my Bosch 🙈

Awesome thank you so much! All solved and sound!

Thank you! we found 30 cents in the filter!

Thank you! Problem fixed👍

Thanks after watching this video my wash machin problem is fixed

Happening right now... Thank you for this video.

Great, very well done. Thanks a lot!

merci ! j'ai retrouvé un médaillon en forme de trèfle à 4 feuilles et c'est pas une blague 😀

Thank you so much this video saved my day. Thank you

im fixed to my mom washing machine sound to pupm washing machine thank you man

Thank you so much it helped but FYI put a bucket under it coz it will get real messy

I just fixed my machine showing the same error code. Thank you so much

You are a bloody legend. Thanks

Thank you! Your video was so easy to follow. Great tips about preparing for water drainage. Id also add to have a big towel handy bc, even after the little tube drained the big one also had some i couldnt catch with a bowl. Thanks to you, I knew what to expect and had one nearby! Thank you!

Thank you so much ♡♡♡♡

That propeller in the drain, if you spin it by hand is it rotating freely or not?

Thank you a lot !

Im having this issue with my washing machine i will follow this video and hope it fixes it

Amazing! I actually had a whole fish in mine.

Muy útil!! Gracias

thank you very much for this

Thank you sir . I got same problem today

Thanks a lot!

Thank you! Got it fixed by following your instructions!

Thanks a bunch! :)

Thank you!

22p and a couple of pins in ours. Thanks

Thankyou so much saving my lot's of tension my time and my money 👍👌🙏🍫