Open the dishwasher door and look into the tub.
Bosch dishwasher heater test.
Locate your dishwasher s heating element.
Your heating element is going to have two metal terminals.
It is the thin circular tube at the base of your dishwasher.
One at each end.
To check for heater high limit or flow switch problems start testing until heating starts.
If current is 11 a then heater high limit and flow switch are ok.
Each terminal reaches downwards into the base of the dishwasher.
This video demonstrates how to test a heating element on a dishwasher.
Using a meter with a current coil measure current going into dishwasher.
The test cycle runs the dishwasher on its normal cycle and then reports back an error code to help you identify the problem.
If it is covered remove the lower dishrack and then remove the cover.
Your bosch dishwasher can run a test cycle that will quickly go through each stage of a wash program in order to find out at what point a fault is occurring.
It may or may not be covered.
It will only give you a general idea of where the problem is but its a useful first step in diagnosing the issue.
Dial the temperature control to 120 degrees fahrenheit and replace the cover plate.
This is the optimal temperature for heating water to disslove detergent in the bosch dishwasher.
Bosch she dishwasher test program bosch dishwashers come with a built in test cycle option known as the bosch dishwasher diagnostic mode to help identify what s going wrong.
The heating element is a commonly replaced part for a di.
Dishwasher not drying dishes.