A white front-load washer with a round glass door stands on a tiled floor in a US home laundry room.

Bosch
Washer Repair

Compact 24-inch front-load washers from the German maker, designed to stack with a matching Bosch dryer.

(844) 398-5711

Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm

  • 3 washer types
  • 6 problems we see
  • 6 error codes

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Bosch washers,
specifically.

Bosch sells compact 24-inch front-load washers in the US, and each generation prints its codes a little differently: E:18 on one model, E:00 alternating with -18 on another. The manual for the exact model decides what a code means, so the label is read before anything else.

The Bosch lineup

What is particular
to Bosch.

Bosch's US washers are 24-inch compact front-loaders in the 300, 500 and 800 Series, about 2.2 cu. ft., built to stack under a matching Bosch dryer. The 800 Series WAW285H2UC runs on 208/240 volts with its own internal water heater.

Codes come in pairs

Newer Bosch washers show a group and a detail, such as E:30 -10 for a water inlet problem or E:30 -20 for a critical one. The second half matters: -20 means the faucet is shut and the washer drains itself.

A leak sensor in the base

The 800 Series carries AquaStop Plus, and when water collects in its base the display shows E:00 with -23. That code means a leak inside the cabinet, and the water stays off until it is found.

Hot and cold both connected

Bosch washers that use hot water expect a hot hose as well as a cold one, and report a missing hot supply as E:93 or H:93. A cold-only hookup explains the code with nothing broken.

A reminder to wash hot

On the 800 Series, a flashing Drum Clean light means Extra Hot has not been used for a while. Running Drum Clean with an empty drum clears it; nothing is broken.

Parts

Bosch washer parts are ordered by the E-Nr. (model number) and FD (production code) on the rating label; pumps and door locks are common, while control modules may take longer. The label is photographed before anything is ordered.

Repair or replace

A compact Bosch in a closet or stacked install is usually worth repairing, because a same-size replacement is limited and the stack has to be taken down either way. Repair is weighed against age when the motor or control module fails.

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Questions about
Bosch washers.

My Bosch 800 shows E:00 and -23. What should I do?
Turn off the water tap. Bosch uses that pair for water in the base of the washer, which means a leak inside the machine, so book a visit before running it again.
Why is the Drum Clean light flashing on my Bosch?
It is a reminder that Extra Hot has not been used recently. Run Drum Clean, or another program with Extra Hot, with the drum empty.
My Bosch shows E:93 but I only have a cold water line. Is that a problem?
Bosch reads E:93 as a missing hot supply, and on the WAT28400UC it appears once, at the end of the first cycle without hot water. Connecting a hot line stops it.

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