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E10
Balay E10 on a washer: auto-dosing pump blocked
Risk level
Low
Usually safe to check without specialist tools.
Urgency
Low
Quick answer
On a Balay washer with auto-dosing, E10 (also -00, -10 or -20) means the pump of the automatic dosing system has become blocked. Switch the washer off and clean the pump unit as the manual describes.
Safety first
Stop and check this first
- Switch the washer off before taking out the pump unit and do not use sharp objects to clean it: you can damage the pump or the seals.
Safe checks you can perform
- Model with auto-dosing
- Cleaning the pump unit
- Test wash
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Dosing pump check
- Do not attempt this professional task: Dosing wash after the repair
What a technician must be able to justify
Technician visit
These are the steps they must carry out and show you. Tick them as they work: if steps are skipped, do not accept a part swap.
These are not instructions for opening or handling the equipment yourself. They are the checks that should support a technical conclusion.
Dosing pump check
What they doThe technician checks the auto-dosing pump, its ducts and its connection and, with a multimeter, the pump and its wiring against Balay's specification.
They must show youthe blockage found or the measured pump value against the specification.
In writingthe cause and, if a part is replaced, its part number and the reason.
Dosing wash after the repair
What they doTo finish, the technician runs a programme with auto-dosing and checks detergent is dosed without E10.
They must show youdosing running with no code.
In writingthe test carried out, the result and the date.
Before accepting a part or repair
Nothing has been shown yet. Do not accept a part swap based on the code alone.
Follow these steps
Note: Follow the documented order. An error code identifies the affected system, but it does not prove by itself which part has failed.
Model with auto-dosing
- Who:
- you.
- How:
- check in the manual or on the machine that your washer has auto-dosing and detergent tanks.
- Result that matters:
- whether E10 applies to your washer.
- If it has auto-dosing:
- go on to cleaning the unit.
- If it does not:
- E10 does not match this warning; note the exact code and ask the service.
- Evidence to keep:
- photo of the rating plate and the panel.
Evidence: Balay España errores y códigos de error de lavadoras
Cleaning the pump unit
- Who:
- you, with the washer switched off.
- How:
- switch the washer off and clean the auto-dosing pump unit following your model's manual; refit it fully seated.
- Result that matters:
- freeing the pump by removing detergent residue.
- If there was residue and, after cleaning, it washes without E10:
- solved.
- If it was clean or E10 returns:
- go on to the test.
- Evidence to keep:
- photo of the unit before and after cleaning.
Evidence: Balay España errores y códigos de error de lavadoras
Test wash
- Who:
- you.
- How:
- with the unit clean and in place, switch the washer on and run a programme with auto-dosing on.
- Result that matters:
- whether dosing works without E10.
- If it doses and washes without E10:
- solved.
- If E10 returns:
- call Balay's official technical service.
- Evidence to keep:
- note of the result.
Evidence: Balay España errores y códigos de error de lavadoras
Still not solved
If the error persists, stop here. See what the technician must do and show you.
Where this code applies
A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.
Primary scope
- System
- Appliances
- Brand
- Balay
- Product type
- Washing machines
Known code variants
- -00
- -10
- -20
- 10
- AEG E10 error
- AEG Fehler E10
- AEG lavadora C1
- AEG lavadora E10
- AEG lavadora E11
- AEG lavatrice C1
- AEG lavatrice E10
- AEG lavatrice E11
- AEG lave-linge C1
- AEG lave-linge E10
- AEG lave-linge E11
- AEG Waschmaschine C1
- AEG Waschmaschine E10
- AEG Waschmaschine E11
- AEG washer C1
- AEG washer E10
- AEG washer E11
- Balay E10 auto dosing
- Balay E10 AutoDosificación
- Balay lavadora E10
- Balay washer E10
- Balay washing machine error E10
- Baxi 10
- Baxi E 10
- Bosch dishwasher E10
- Bosch E10
- Bosch E10 error
- C1
- code erreur AEG E10
- code erreur E10 lave-vaisselle Siemens
- codice E10 Siemens
- código E10 lavavajillas Bosch
- código E10 Siemens
- E10
- E10 AEG lavadora
- E10 AEG lavatrice
- E10 AEG lave-linge
- E10 AEG Waschmaschine
- E10 AEG washer
- E10 Bosch dishwasher
- E10 Siemens dishwasher
- E11
- E:10
- Electrolux E10 error fridge freezer
- Electrolux E10 frigorífico
- Electrolux E10 lavadora
- Electrolux E11 lavadora
- Electrolux E11 washer
- Electrolux fridge E10
- Electrolux fridge E10 not cold
- Electrolux washer 1 beep
- Electrolux washer error E10
- Electrolux washer not filling with water
- Electrolux washing machine E10
- erreur E10 Siemens
- Error 10 Baxi
- error AEG E10
- error E10 frigorífico Electrolux
- error E10 lavadora Balay
- error E10 lavadora Electrolux
- error E10 lavadora Teka
- error E10 lavadora Zanussi
- error E10 lavavajillas Bosch
- error E10 lavavajillas Siemens
- errore AEG E10
- errore E10 lavastoviglie Siemens
- Fehlercode E10 Siemens
- frigorífico Electrolux E10 no enfría
- lavadora Electrolux 1 pitido
- lavadora Electrolux no coge agua
- lavadora Teka no coge agua E10
- lavadora Zanussi E10 no coge agua
- lavavajillas Bosch E10
- Platinum Compact 10
- Siemens dishwasher E10
- Siemens E10
- Siemens Geschirrspüler Fehler E10
- Teka lavadora E10
- Teka TKD E10
- Teka washer error E10
- Teka washer not filling E10
- Teka washing machine E10
- Zanussi E10 error washer
- Zanussi E10 lavadora
- Zanussi washer E10 not filling
- Zanussi washing machine E10
What it means
Balay Spain explains that E10 (and the variants -00, -10 and -20) means the pump of the auto-dosing system has become blocked. That system takes detergent from a tank and doses it automatically; thick or dried detergent can clog its pump. Balay asks you to switch the washer off, clean the pump unit following the manual and call the official service if that does not solve it. The code only appears on models with auto-dosing and does not prove on its own that the pump has failed.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Loweditorial warning
Switch the washer off before taking out the pump unit and do not use sharp objects to clean it: you can damage the pump or the seals.
Evidence: Balay España errores y códigos de error de lavadoras
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- Detergent residue in the pump unitCommon
Thick or dried detergent clogs the dosing pump; you see it when you take out and clean the unit as the manual says.
Evidence: Balay España errores y códigos de error de lavadoras
- Unit not seated after cleaningPossible
If it was cleaned recently and E10 appears afterwards, the unit may not be fully seated; you see it when checking.
Evidence: Balay España errores y códigos de error de lavadoras
- Failed dosing pumpPossible
If the unit is clean and seated and E10 continues, Balay refers you to its official service.
Evidence: Balay España errores y códigos de error de lavadoras
Virtual technician
Does E10 still appear after these checks?
Answer a few questions to narrow down the likely cause and the safest next action. Guidance only - it never replaces a professional.
Sources and technical references
- 1
Balay España errores y códigos de error de lavadoras
Balay (BSH Electrodomésticos España) · official_doc
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