Bosch Dish Washer Error E-24 EASY FIX!!
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Simple way to unplug the drainage pump of your Bosch Dishwasher. Sorry about the angle that you couldn't see much.. But the fix is straight forward.
we rinse practically wash before we put in dishwasher so no big food particles. There's residue and micro particles of all kinds of things. I cleaned per video, then i sucked out the water with the wet vac. I connected the wet vac hose to the water hose coming from the dishwasher, wrapped a towel and hit the go button. It sucked whatever was clogging up the line. Great fix. So easy I did it. My husband has himself fixer wife. Also, i am ordering the maintenance product by Bosch to keep clean from Amazon.
Let us know if the Bosch maintenance product that you bought from Amazon worked for you in eliminating the e24 error!
Your suppose to take the dry filter out of the Shop vac and use the sponge filter, just to let you know.
Clean or change the "Air Gap" (usually chrome cylinder with a small window, sticking out of the sink next to the faucet). This video helped immensely but felt like only bought time by addressing the symptom and then problem reoccurred over and over. I was using this vacuum method almost every week sometimes 3 or 4 times a week and ready to dump the dishwasher. Since the "Air Gap" was replaced ($6 to $30 part) dishwasher has been problem free for over six months now.
Keep us updated. It’s been awhile for mine. That is a vent the chrome cap… but it could very well be blocked by food & such. I think we all have a very very weak drain pump.
I tried cleaning the filter, the impeller, running hot water down the drain, clearing out any debris from the drainage hoses, but none of it worked. This did though!!!! Thanks so much. Saved me a couple hundred bucks.
So, I recently had the same issues with my dishwasher so I watched a bunch of videos and none was able to deliver the most simple, yet best solution. Just use the shop vacuum WITH THE TOWEL to create the powerful suction needed. I used work as a handy man in real estate years ago and it’s videos is the best for 2023! Thanks dude!
I gave this a shot, and when I hooked up my shop vac, it wouldn't even suck anything through. It was laboring, so it wasn't a matter of the rag-seal not working. So while I had it disconnected, I put the blow-gun on my air compressor and blew everything from the drain line back into the dishwasher. Ewww. Cleaned out the nasty backlog (including a couple of pieces of hard plastic that were the apparent major obstacles (and which I have no clue where they came from). Then hooked up the shop-vac again, and it worked a treat. Thanks for the video!
I had the same E24 issue with my 1 yr old Bosch - drain tube had the food residue. Big food particle was trying to pop out and it was stuck. Just cleared it and didn't go the extreme of suction..all worked - took just 2 minutes. Thanks for this video, very helpful.
We’ve had our Bosch for 6 years now with no problems before and really like it. I didn’t come on this video to hear how much you dislike Bosch. I’m going someplace else for instruction.
Thank you, Texas Nova. We just got this error and will try it. Appreciate your taking the effort to help.
folks! At the very least, I will get a shop vac out of this that my wife would have probably prohibited except for this problem.
Thanks so much. We tried this at 11:30pm in new year’s Eve in Sydney, Australia. It was fixed right at 12:00am! It is such a great way to start 2021! Only God knows how many dishes we go through each day due to work-from -home / stay-at-home. Happy New Years every one!
That’s a sign of good luck for you then! 😉
We’re still 16 hours away from the New Year. Lol.
Being recently widowed only use dw 1-2 times per week, only had it for 5 years so not a lot of use. the error message came up, found your video and tried this... YAY success! THANK YOU!
I'm so glad it helped.
Hey again, TexasNova. I've tried your method twice now, due to some repeated clogs, and it worked beautifully. My dishwasher drain hose fits very tightly in my shop vac hose, so it has great seal and suction.
One word of caution, don't ever put a used food jar with a paper label on it in the dishwasher. That's what I did. The paper shreds and spins through your drain system for months before you can extract it all. The appliance we all own is not really a dishwasher like Mom's old KitchenAid, but a dish sanitizer. As another reader commented, clean off all loose food and grime before loading your dirty dishes.
Ok, was still having problem after shop vac, had to clean out a big plug of gunk that was blocking the drain tube vacuum on top of the sink. Was surprised to find that. Hadn't cleaned it in years. It must have been retarding the pumps ability to drain the system effectively.
This one stop no-nonsense solution worked beautifully! Thanks so much for sharing this!
Really smart thinking to shopvac from the sink side. Worked like a charm. In my case, the clog was right where the drain hose attaches. What makes this technique so good is that if it works, you know for sure that the path is clear from the bottom of the dishwasher to the sink. Thanks a bunch!!!
Worked like a charm, thanks for posting. Probably saved me a tech trying to sell me a new pump for $500.
We had a clog at both ends. The shop vac got the water at the garbage disposal end, but it couldn't get the water at the dishwasher end. Do what I did was take the hose from the dishwasher and connected it to my faucet and turned the water full blast, and BOOM- the water broke through the guck at the dishwasher end. The shop vac was then able to suck up all the water at the dishwasher end. Thanks sir!
Thank you! I knew you're from Texas when I saw the "Big Yellow" Dickey's BBQ cup in your dishwasher!
Thanx Tex, you just saved me at least $200 in repair man services. I bought a wet/dry for $50 and it did the job in less than a minute. Great tip mate.
What caused the fault to begin with?
Thank you, you are a brilliant. Went out and bought a shop vac, followed your instructions, and we are now back in business. My wife is happy again. In the past, I have scooped that crappy water out and cleaned it with mixed results. We’ve also had technicians out and they blamed the installer for kinking the drain cord. Now I have an easy fix, thank you!!!
Glad to hear. Happy wife is a happy life.
Keep the vac handy. You’re going to need it soon again.
Had mine about 5 years just started beeping out of nowhere, tub full of water thought the pump failed. Sucked the water out the tub from inside checked the impeller no clogs thought it was done for because it still beeped, tried your hack while letting it try to cycle on and bam back in business! Life saver 🙏
Glad it helped. Keep that vac handy... lol
Gday mate got same dish washer down here in Australia watch yr video and bingo she's alive and working like brand new thankyou.
Worked great for me, thanks! Sucked out some rice and pumpkin seeds, then had a nice talk with the kids about what's safe to go down the drain...
I'm a single Mom, who is not very handy, and followed your instructions step-by-step!! I think you saves me about $150.00! Thank you so so much!!
Your comment made my day. 🤗. Glad it helped.
I have tried to resolve the issue in many different ways but without success. After following this suggestion, it worked. Many thanks my friend, greetings from Germany…
Who does this guy think he is?!
I've been tripping breakers, squegeeing water, plunging the sinks, all to no avail.
Then along comes this wiseacre with a simple ShopVac solution that works in like 90 seconds!
I was about to call the plumber's union or buy a new machine.
We're all probably on some watch list now because of this guy and his easy-fix!
I'm gonna leave him a LIKE anyway because he had good intentions. 😉
Lol not everyone wears a Cape. Keep they vac handy. You’ll need it again soon enough.
I tried nearly ever other fix. Not until I vacuumed the drain hose that the Error cleared and the dishwasher was operational again. Thanks for your helpful tip.
Thank you! I tried what other people said about messing with the impeller, but that did not work. The shop vac finally solved the problem!
Keep it handy for you'll need it again soon.
Thanks for the fix; you video came in handy. We have just moved into a new -to-us home, and had a Bosch dishwasher installed. After just one wash, we had this problem. It seems that in our case, it turned out to be the pipe that the dishwasher drains into was severely clogged. Maybe some of you don't actually have a problem with your dishwasher but with dirty grease-clogged pipes. Everything is working well now. I was surprised and disappointed that this should happen to a brand new Bosch when previously I had gone 15+ years, no repairs or problems.
After trouble shooting the filter and the impeller spun freely I did this shopvac trick and it worked perfectly. I have a top vent setup and was able to pull the blockage out that way without taking off any hose. It was a piece of emerganC wrapper. Thanks for the helpful video.
Very helpful, would recommend using a foam sleeve in place of the paper filter though. Thanks again
I just want to express how much I appreciate you posting this video, having many wet/dry vacs, I don't know why I didn't think of it myself.. Same issue, E24 error, wouldn't drain, cleared it out on both ends, put everything back and it went into wash cycle, Thank you!!!
Nicholas glad it helped. Subscribe for more videos to come. Ty
This fixed my issue! Thank you for the solution to my problem. Sucks that Bosch has this issue, but such is life and people like this dude make life worth living peace and blessings.
Used this method to evacuate the drain water and in the process it occurred to me the air gap is possibly the root cause. I noticed later that someone else had also reached this conclusion. Thanks for sharing - very helpful. And for anyone else embarking on this repair I’d recommend buying a new Air Gap from your local hardware store; it’s about $10. 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
what is that air gap??
I’ve had this problem on and off since we got our dishwasher. It’s been getting to be a real pain. Always cleared it from the impeller side. This is a much better solution. Thanks so much for posting this!
Dave Morse - Dave Morse glad it helped. Its never going to stop. 2 to 3x’s a month I have to do this. I have come to the conclusion that the pump is too weak & gets stuck. Bad design flaw.
Managed to solve ours with this video and a Harbor Freight hand pump, without even removing the drain tube from our sink. We did have to plug the hole on the left side of the basin on our SHE53 dishwasher to get enough suction. Thank you for saving us a service call!
Glad it helped! But with a hand pump??? Genius, I didn't think about that! I have to lug my shop vac in & out of the garage to the kitchen. I am sure a service call would be what $100 plus.
Be sure to keep it around b/c I'm sure It'll happen again in a few months.
you came up with a good idea but I might add I thought it was I disappointed at how slow it was draining with the vacuum. So I filled the dishwasher trap with vinegar let it sit for a few minutes then vacuumed like you said. I did this 3 times then I poured water in the dishwasher trap an zip it drained quickly. Thanks for the great idea.
Thanks... first time in 8 year. Pump made noise last year... found two small drum stick bones the ones on the drum. Great that it's smooth once again
Thank you so much for this! My dishwasher got the error message which I have always fixed in the past by cleaning out the inside of the dishwasher. No matter how many times I did it today (filter, trap, impeller) the message kept popping up. Right now (May 2020) the last thing I want is a repairman coming to my house! Your video was the first one to pop up and it worked immediately. I did have to use a carpet cleaner as the vacuum, but your tip on the wet towel helped it to work! Thank you!
C McIlvain very nice. Glad it helped. Keep that vac handy.... You’re gonna need it again 😒.
One thing to also consider is the possibility of something stuck in the garbage disposal where the drain line attaches. Took 2 days and lots of curse words to figure this one out. Thanks for the video cause it definitely helped me troubleshoot.
Thanks for the tip - it did the trick! One tip to add. The watertap error doesn't necessarily clear the minute you do this vacuum trick. In my case I had to fully run the dishwasher. It complained at first with its error beeping, but once the unit realized everything was clear, it started washing like normal and the error cleared itself.
Thank you sooooooo much for making this video!!! My first thought was to call a repair man when I saw the error but I decided to look for a video and sure enough, I found yours. I went out and bought a shop vac. Cheaper than a repair man for sure.
Johanne glad this video helped. Believe it or not it happened to me just yesterday and out came the old trusty shop vac.
Just watched this a while ago and did exactly what he did and my error code went away. Turned out I just had a large blockage and didn't need a new pump. Thanks for posting.
A good fix. I almost didn't try it because my shop vac was in the shed...on the far side of a 3 ft snow drift... but I'm glad I did. 2 refinements: I joined the hoses with DUCT TAPE then flushed out the drain by sucking 2 litres of hot water thru. Got a lot of greasy glop back.
Yes, my problem was the drain air gap. Once I removed the cap and the inside piece that directly covers the drain line from the dishwasher, it easily unplugged. Good tip!
Glad it helped.
This did the trick for us. Never really saw the food that was clogging it, but just happy that it's working again. Many thanks!
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Here is another quick fix that works. The filter in the bottom of my dishwasher dishwasher was clean, yet clogged with mineral build up. I soaked the filter in vinegar (like cleaning a coffee maker) for an hour and it was like the second coming of the messiah--the dishwasher works 1000% better, the sound of the washing cycle is much more vigorous, and no more water tap error--for over a month.
This is a good strategy for bad clogs. But before you go to this much trouble, check the air gap first: take the cap off of the air vent on the counter top, then remove the inner cap to see the hose that leads from the dishwasher pump to your drain. Many times you'll find the debris causing the clog right there. You can remove the clogging debris, replace both caps and restart your dishwasher cycle. You don't need any tools other than maybe a butter knife or screwdriver to help remove the inner cap. Takes 5 minutes or less.
Mine does not have a air cap on the counter. Only thing I have under the counter is the drain hose. And it goes into the drain. I took the drain hose off and put the shop vacuum the hose blew air in. Then got into the dishwasher, took out the cover and filter and removed that plastic clip that covers the motor and vacuumed that out. Then took drain hose and connected it back to the shop vacuum and let it suck it out. While the shop vac is running I pour a few gallons into the dish washer. It will work perhaps another 4 or 5 times and then I will have to do it again. The first month 3 different service guys came out to fix it. This thing has never worked like it was suppose to. $550 for the POS. Would be interest to know if this has some kind of air gap on it. The only other thing I see on this is some kind of float thing inside the dishwasher seems to regulate the water level.
This worked for me . Lucky I didn’t need to reach the shop vac stage
thank you!
thank you I think this fixed it! running a load now & so far so good. i don't have a shopvac so really appreciate your solution!
A repairman told me about this many years ago. It's correct!
Worked great thanks. I fought with this issue in the past and this was the easiest solution I've found.
I usually never comment on these things but had to comment as my E24 is happening during Coronavirus (for the 3rd time) and I had to hunt down this video to remember which tube to disconnect. I cleared out the drain filters in the dishwasher just in case, but when I disconnected the dishwasher drain tube and no water came out, it was obvious that the blockage was in the tube and not in the dishwasher.
I did pop off that plastic piece and rotate the propeller first which nothing was clogged, and propeller spun freely. Then tried another load cycle which didn’t work. I tried your method and it worked like a charm. Thanks for posting. This Bosch dishwasher is only 3 months old, this sucks!
Christopher welcome to the Bosch E-24 Family.
TexasNova I thought it worked, but it didn’t, I tried this method twice. Any other suggestions? I think I’m just going to have to call Bosch and get this warrantied out. So frustrating but none the less thank you for the video.
You may have a faulty pump. I can’t remember how long the warranty is.
First, thanks for posting. You saved me a service call. I was getting the E.24 error and after watching the above video, I decided to check the drain-airlock thingy that is about 2 inches tall and 1 inch wide and is on the sink which is attached to the dishwasher underneath the sink by a hose. Once I lifted the cover on the airlock thingy and unscrewed the cover, I found that the drain hose (about the thickness of a pencil) was clogged with food particles! I cleaned it out by hand and by using a vacuum cleaner for about a second to suck out the debris I could not reach, the dishwasher worked perfectly. So give this a look-see as it's a very quick solution that works. I'm wondering if you are missing this step (and missing the root cause of the clog) as you are cleaning out the tube before the obstruction? In any case, your guidance on thinking about a clogged drain directed my thinking to find the root cause in my case. Thanks again.
Gary Excellent point!
I did miss this & did not think about it. This makes perfect sense. I did just look at mine & even though it was clear it did show signs of build up. But if it were to be clogged then it would definitely kick out the error code once it started up again. So I dodged that one.
Glad I saved you that service call!!
Gary Marcos o
Nice one, you pointed me in the right direction. I pulled the unit out and drainage pipe was crushed. Opened it up again with pliers and that should hopefully fix
This is the actual correct step. Thanks!
TexasNova You just saved us a call to the repairman!!! Where do I send your check ;)
Thank you so much for this video! My Bosch just blocked up with an E24 and your instructions were perfect...especially for a non-handy person like me. Cheers!
Glad it helped.
Knock on wood I think this worked like a charm for me! Thank you!
Thanks a lot for this video. I used your way of applying a vacuum on the drain pipe and got a seed out of the drain pipe, after all other attempts of washing it out have failed.
You are a HERO! Watched tons of videos and tried everything. Nothing worked till I tried this. THANK YOU!
Rich Lang glad it helped! Keep the Vac handy. You’re going to need it soon again.
Thanks so much this solved m problem perfectly! I even got most of the water out like you did and was confused, but like you had to remove all water to find tiny glass shard. Thanks so much!!
Super easy way to sort it out. Nice one!
Thanks this worked great. If I had known Bosch's for such a piece of s*** I would have never bought this thing in the first place.
Thank you! The shop vac trick pulled out the little bit of debris that caused the E24 error. Bumped my head a few times but saved some $$$!
Thank you!!! We started getting this error after a year owning our Bosch Dish washer. We tried this fix the first time and the error happened again (I'm guessing user error.). We did it a second time and let the dry wet vac go a lot longer. The second time was the charm. I just want to add that I'm a very unhandy homeschool mom and my artistic 13 year old helped me. If we were able to fix it, then anyone can do it.
Homeschooling done right then!
I saw this video the other night. We have a 7 year old Bosch. The “water tap” error message came up. I went out and got a Craftsman 5 hp wet vacuum on sale . I used the tip from one of the responders below and used duct tape to create a tight seal between the wet vac and the drain hose. A lot of gunk came out. I then opened the dishwasher but the message was still there so I turned off the breaker and put it back on. Message was still there. So I held the start button down for ten seconds and hit in and the message was gone. Just ran the washer and it ran flawlessly. Thanks for the great video and help.
Thank you! I was a bit stressed because of course we have his this machine for just over a year. This worked like a charm.
Glad it helped!
We regularly get the E24. Never buying a Bosch again.
I have the same exact problem and these guys show us what they need to do every couple of weeks to fix this problem? No thanks. I don't need to get underneath my sink every couple weeks. I'll get a new dishwasher first.
Same. Borsh no good
This happens to ours often as well. Usually, clean the filter and pour quart or two of water into unit and restart and it works. Now it is clear everywhere yet will not go past pumping out the water?
Me too restart the damn thing then it works nothings blocked everything is super clean
ua-cam.com/video/wAPFrIVQOqg/v-deo.html this fixed my e24 error
I have a Bosch dishwasher series 2 silence plus! Stainless steel. I find if you use the cool washes a lot like 45c 50c it can clog up after a few months. So when I got pots and pans or greasy items I use 70c intensive wash! And never had any problems and I don’t rinse before I put them in! As it just leaves white marks on everything… my sister has the slimline version led version and her impeller has been jammed with glass and food before (she doesn’t look after hers as good as I look after mine) unblocked it and it’s worked fine after! There’s a plastic clip you slide out in the sump pit! You’ll be surprised what can get stuck in that little gap.
But I see your point my old hotpoint ultima 1997 version never had this problem the motor was definitely more powerful than this Bosch. And it was 24 year old when it stopped working. But i gave it away and it still goes just gets stuck on rinse a lot. But it never ever got blocked ever!!
Thank you! This saved the day.
Hey,
TexasNova, I had the dreaded E24 message and used the shop vac from the inside thinking the suction might be enough to clear the clog. It wasn't, and I half thought about your method from the drain hose end, but wasn't sure. So, I was glad to come across your solution and will try it later today. Thanks again, bro.
Thanks for solving my problem. It was coffee grounds that clogged the dishwasher. I guess I'll have to empty the coffee press before I put it in the dishwasher.
Thank you! You were the only video that really fixed the issue for me!
It actually works. Thank you so much for this video. Bosch kept giving me the run around on getting a repair person out to look at my 2 month old dishwasher that was giving the e24 code. Unreal.
No kidding? Well it could get worse. Mine was stuck on Error 24 for 4 times. It took 4 times with the vacuum to unplug what was nothing there to get it to clear. . Glad you got it fixed with out calling the repair man.
Thank you so much you saved my family hundreds of dollars
That is what I like to hear. I am glad it helped!!!
Thanks for your video. Just to add my $0.02. I have had nothing but problems with my very expensive Bosch dishwasher. I will never buy another one, that is for sure.
Thank you sir for the video. I will definitely use wet vacuum cleaner next time. I tried one of the person comment Jason Scott about cleaning the cylinder first and it work for me so far, I didn’t have to use vacuum cleaner at least for now.
Under the coarse-mesh tray-filter there’s a fine-mesh cylinder-filter. Clean it. It sits loose, below dirty water. For me, this worked: remove the the fine-mesh cylinder > clean cylinder with an old toothbrush > reinstall it > reset the dishwasher to start a new cycle (in the first minute, the dishwasher will pump out the dirty water). A second time a plastic blockage fell out when I released the drain hose from the drain pipe under the sink. I think it was caused by the slight choke point where the hose clamps to the pipe.
Thanks for that! I tried it and it works.
Looked like a great idea, but first I thought I would try something simple. I selected Express cycle, turned it on and it drained immediately. I then held reset button for 3 seconds and turned it off. Simple.
Quicker fix.... when you start dishwasher, let it run for a minute. Open/close door. Let it run again for another minute, open/close door. Cycle will run completely. Give it a try. You might have to play around for exact timing. But it works! I taught appliance repair man this trick. He was in disbelief. Been doing this for 2 years now. It's part of the routine. Sad Bosch.
Thanks for that tip. I've had my bosch for 5 yrs with no problem until recently. I can hear it draining and when it throws the code, I'll open it up and there's no water in the bottom, so I don't think mine is clogging problem.
If all else fails, try this:
1. Start machine, then wait for maybe 30-60s until after the second time the machine makes some buzzing sound (pump running). When it goes silent, open the machine.
2. Wait for maybe 5 s, then close and let it resume.
This workaround works well. A bit of timing is needed, so might need a few attempts.
thank you, this worked
Get advice until he got to the phrase - Everyone has a shopvac! Nope, live in a condo, not garage, no shopvac. And then I thought - hey, I have an upholstery attachment on my rug shampoo-er. Worked like a dream. Dishwasher is running very nicely now.
1, ALWAYS and periodically (every week or two - it only takes 2 minutes) take the screen and filter out of the bottom and clean with bottle brush in the sink.
2 And always remove large hunks of food from plates. If you do both you will never have a problem. It is a dishwasher not a garbage disposal.
If it does give E24. Then do step 1 - clear screen and filter 2. Reset and start and it will drain clear.
This assumes your garbage disposal is not full of food crap. Before every use of your dishwasher, ALWAYS first run the garbage disposal clear then the flow from the dishwasher won't be impeded.
The drain tube should run directly to the garbage disposal and if the dw is full of crap the dishwasher will not drain as the flow is impeded to the plumbing. I have had a BOSH for 10 years and the only single time it gave E24 and plugged was one a family member left a bunch of waste in the garbage disposal impeding the flow. I ran the disposal. Cleaned filter. Turned off and restarted and it drained and ran fine. No need for wet vac.
Final word on wet dry vac. ALWAYS take the paper filter out when vac use for liquids. Otherwise it will become moldly. Filer is for dry use only. If it is a true wet dry vac it is designed to be used without the paper filter for liquids. Nothing will spray out if you have the top lid oriented correctly to the body of the vac. They are designed that way. If you are 180 out of phase, then problematic.
Wish I'd known about the paper filter only being for DRY vac. Glad to know now!
I solved this problem byreading the comments below and found this simple solution without having to use the wet/dry vac: I turned off the dishwasher, turned it back on, I put the dish washer on the "Rinse & Hold" cycle and it worked for me. I had to do this a couple times, then it started to drain.
Once it drained I cleaned out the food trap in the bottom.
Thanks for this video! Saved me from calling a repair service. Tried cleaning the filter and the trap and the impeller with no results. This fixed it right up! Much appreciated!
Spot on easy fix, clean everything out then used a toilet plunger to move any blockage
This fixed my issue! You're so awesome for putting this out there. I suspect you have saved people lots of cash and time. Many thanks to you :-)
Great video, thanks! Had my dishwasher working again in only a few minutes.
Great video, fixed in 5 minutes! Tried so many recommendations, just this one works fine. Thank you!!!
Glad it helped ;-)
I just tried this. It was so easy and it worked. Thank you!!!
Thanks for the help....the only friendly tips I might off is that instead of using a wet cloth as a seal...use a small plastic bag. It will get sucked into every crevice, and create a tighter seal...plus you don't have to clean another cloth.
There you go. Great idea Guy. I did not think of that.
This is the best fix I have found for this reoccurring issue. Thanks!
Thanks for this video. My blockage was at the T, where the drain hose ties into the main drain pipe. Hopefully this solves the issue until next time. Cheers
Okay, the people giving a thumbs down on this video is probably technically handicapped or employees at Bosch service stations... Thanks for the easy fix!
208 👎🏻’s I know right. Bunch of pissed of Bosch fan boys & Dishwasher repairmen.
Because of UA-cam it’s our turn to screw the repairman & fix our stuff ourselves unlike 10 years ago.
Wow! Pure genius! Thanks man and I definitely agree, this e24 error way too prevalent.
I have had my bosche dishwarster for about 3 or 4 years now. Had this error happen once, cleaned the screen etc, ran the diswasher and got the error, tried a couple times, and eventually it cleared itself out.
Just got the error for the second time ever today. Will pull out the shop vac and give this a try!
I don't have one of those air lock things though - perhaps it is the model of the dishwasher?
TexasNova, thank you so much for this helpful video!
First, I would never buy a Bosch dishwasher again. Of 2-3 other brand dishwashers I've owned over 30+ years, I've never experienced this kind of persistent nuisance problem. (The E24 drain error code has occurred in my dishwasher at least six times in the last year, and machine is less than 3 years old.) The filter at the bottom of any Bosch dishwasher is supposed to be cleaned periodically, but this should not be a CONSTANT need/problem when I very thoroughly (old-school) rinse my dishes before putting in the dishwasher...there are virtually no hard food particles going into my dishwasher drain.
Second, there is a Bosch UA-cam video where you pull out the filter in the bottom of the dishwasher, and the thingy in the bottom of that filter compartment, and disconnect the hose that runs into your sink drain or garbage disposal, and check all these areas for and clean any debris. I have done this before, and I can tell you the process is unnecessarily more complicated than TexasNova's brilliant Shop Vac solution. (Unless you have a legit blockage...what, are you putting leftover lasagna in your dishwasher?!)
Third, I took the lazy approach to TexasNova's Shop Vac solution, and merely sucked the water out of the drain in the bottom of the dishwasher (instead of the hose connecting to the sink drain) and it worked like a charm. Just completed a successful dishwasher cycle, so that's a win!
Finally, even if you rinse dishes thoroughly before placing in the dishwasher, you can still get build-up of scum/minerals that reduce the efficiency of the filter in the base of the dishwasher. I've replaced my filter once (pretty easy to find and order online using your dishwasher model number), but you can also extend the filter's life by periodically removing it and soaking it overnight in a container of household vinegar.
Let me reiterate, no dishwasher I've owned before has been such a pain in the ass. Would never buy a Bosch again. But hopefully TexasNova's and my suggestions will help you extend the life of your Bosch until you're ready to buy another brand. :-D
agree on all points. I've only had this, my first Bosch for a few months, so not ready to write off Bosch forever as you are.
Thanks tons. It worked like a charm. My husband is going to be so proud of me. 😁 -Virginia
HAHAHA Now you're one up on him. Glad it helped!
For those of you that really have a clogging problem, Home depot sells a small wet or dry vac for around 20 bucks that fits on the top of a 5 gallon bucket and has a smaller hose. I works great for this application.
cheers. only ended up being a small amount of blockage, and just wasnt draining cleaned inside the s bend too. used a milk bottle and towels to get rid of the remaining water. seems to be working a charm now. love dish washers, but i freaking hate them at the same time.
Yes it seems to only take a very small anount. Sometimes in mine I've seen nothing at all. It's been going on 5 months now & no clogs yes. I am sure it is due another soon.
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I used the shop vac to suction the water through the drain tube. That fixed it for me. Very cool!!!
Glad it helped. Keep that Vac handy Roger. I'm sure you'll have to use it again. lol
I do not have that silver thing up on counter. I have a silver metal hose that connects to a connector under sink. You are right I will never buy a Bosch. Unfortunately mine is only a year old. 2nd time for this last time I cleaned it my self but now I think debris is further down and suction sound like it will be needed. I am not comfortable unhitching the metal connectors.
Thanks much. we just purchased a Bosh 500. Next I guess it's off to Home Depot for a shop vac.
This fixed my problem thank you very much!
I have had this error code twice now. Had the pump replaced. Less than 6 months later back again. Lemon 🍋.