Bosch dishwasher
showing E16
E16 means water is not getting into the dishwasher as it should.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Water supply
- Fill and water valve repair
- Source: Bosch
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What E16
actually means.
E16 means water is not getting into the dishwasher as it should. Bosch gives E17 the same explanation, and its first suspect is the inlet hose.
Bosch dishwasher display
What to do when E16 shows on the dishwasherKind of codeWater supply
Not enough water arrived, or it arrived too slowly. The supply valve under the sink and the inlet screen are checked before the fill valve itself.
Usually leads toFill and water valve repair
A dishwasher that will not fill, fills too little, or keeps filling, traced through the valve, the float and the supply.
Shows up asDishwasher Not Filling With Water
The cycle starts and hums, but little or no water comes into the tub.
MakeBosch
Quiet 24-inch built-in dishwashers that are among the most common in American kitchens.
SourceBosch US owner support: Dishwasher Error Codes
Bosch machines with the shorter E-number display, where E16 and E17 share a single entry on Bosch's page.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Bosch's own guidance for E16 on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Make sure the water valve under the sink is fully open.
Follow the inlet hose behind the machine and straighten any kink or crushed section.
Book a visit if the hose is clear, the valve is open and the code still appears.
Still there?
It usually turns into fill and water valve repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
E16 is not a drain code. The trouble is on the way in, not on the way out.
What you may
notice with it.
The dishwasher problems E16 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where E16 usually leads
Fill and water valve repair.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
All guidesBosch
dishwashers.
Quiet 24-inch built-in dishwashers that are among the most common in American kitchens.
Bosch dishwasher repair
Built-in dishwasher
The standard 24-inch machine under the counter, and the one nearly every American kitchen has.
Panel-ready dishwasher
Hidden behind a cabinet door, controlled from the top edge, and repaired with the panel's weight in mind.
Compact dishwasher
The 18-inch and ADA-height machines for small kitchens, where the tight tub changes both loading and repairs.
In Bosch's own words
There is an issue with water flowing into the dishwasher or the filling system. The water may not be able to enter the dishwasher.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Bosch machines with the shorter E-number display, where E16 and E17 share a single entry on Bosch's page.
Bosch E16 dishwasher repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about E16.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing E16?
Book with the characters exactly as shown, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.