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E15
Bosch dishwasher E15: water protection activated
Evidence linked to this decision
View source: Bosch dishwasher instruction manual 9001007960Risk level
High
Professional inspection is recommended.
Urgency
Immediate
Quick answer
E15 means the dishwasher water-protection system has activated. Close the water tap and arrange professional service.
Safety first
Stop and check this first
- Do not tilt the dishwasher to clear E15 or continue using it after the water-protection system has activated.
Safe checks you can perform
- Close the water tap
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Inspect the water-protection activation
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.
Inspect the water-protection activation
What they doContact Bosch service or a qualified appliance technician and provide the E15 code.
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.
Close the water tap
Close the dishwasher water-supply tap and leave the appliance out of use until it has been inspected.
Do not tilt the appliance or bypass the protection system.
Evidence: Bosch dishwasher instruction manual 9001007960 · Bosch USA dishwasher error codes
Still not solved
If the error persists, stop here. See what the technician must do and show you.
Virtual technician
Does E15 still appear after these checks?
This guided flow uses the exact code and your answers to choose a test, an expected result and the next branch.
Where this code applies
A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.
Primary scope
- System
- Appliances
- Brand
- Bosch
- Product type
- Dishwashers
Known code variants
- Balay dishwasher E15
- Balay E15
- Bosch E15
- Bosch Fehler E15
- code erreur E15 lave-vaisselle Siemens
- codice E15 Siemens
- código E15 Siemens
- E-15
- E15 lavavajillas Balay
- E15 Siemens dishwasher
- erreur E15 Bosch
- erreur E15 Siemens
- Error E15 Balay
- error E15 lavavajillas Siemens
- errore E15 Bosch
- errore E15 lavastoviglie Siemens
- Siemens dishwasher E15
- Siemens E15
- Siemens E31-00
- Siemens E3100
- Siemens F15
What it means
The official Bosch manual prescribes closing the tap and contacting service. ErrorBase does not recommend tilting the dishwasher bypassing sensors or repeatedly resetting it.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Higheditorial warning
Do not tilt the dishwasher to clear E15 or continue using it after the water-protection system has activated.
Evidence: Bosch dishwasher instruction manual 9001007960
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- Water-protection system activatedConfirmed
Bosch defines E15 as activation of the leakage-protection system after water is detected in the dishwasher base.
Evidence: Bosch dishwasher instruction manual 9001007960 · Bosch USA dishwasher error codes
Sources and technical references
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Bosch dishwasher instruction manual 9001007960
Bosch · manual
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