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After chasing down a leak for about 3 weeks, I finally found that this thing was causing the leak because it was plugged up.
Left side of Bosch dishwasher. It is called the "water inlet" but obviously does far more than just let water in.
Interesting that none of the appliance repair sites even suggested looking at it.

Anyone know why there is some sort of air vent on the side of the dishwasher venting into this thing? That thing also has a venturi which pulls out water using the outlet pump.
Also out of curiosity why the super complicated passage way to let the water into the dishwasher?

Some of the complication is because of the built in water softener, but it would seem so much easier to send water directly from the water softener to the inlet without this complicated inlet thingy

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Heaven knows what's inside that maze of channels, but I'd think an air vent would be needed to prevent "vacuum lock" of the liquid as it's sucked/pushed through the channels.

The super complicated passages may (?) pass over sensors which determine the speed and pressure of the liquid in a specific part of the gizmo.

(My highly inexperienced, total guesswork thought, anyway.)
 
There is a water flow sensor that little wire goes to the computer. Preventing vacuum lock may be the reason, but not sure why it would come from in the chamber. I was actually thinking of vacuum lock but the other way.. to make it possible to open the door. Still this thing seems really complicated.
 
I remember when I had my 1958 Mercedes-Benz 220S. Most owners of the car when new would describe it as "overly complicated and over-engineered".
 
Thank you Don!
 
NutmegCT said:
Heaven knows what's inside that maze of channels, but I'd think an air vent would be needed to prevent "vacuum lock" of the liquid as it's sucked/pushed through the channels.

The super complicated passages may (?) pass over sensors which determine the speed and pressure of the liquid in a specific part of the gizmo.

(My highly inexperienced, total guesswork thought, anyway.)
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It's actually put there for a reason, a simple piece of hose or pipe connection you can get from the hardware store for pennies, that part will cost dearly and can only be had from the manufacture! Oh, plus shipping! :devilgrin:
 
OOPS mine went to the wrong thread
Dang old age sucks
 
No problem. Some of us are ambi-posterous.
 
We have an Eltroluxe double oven, micro on top, and convection on the bottom. Last week the wife was baking something and an alarm went off and to stop it I had to go to the house electrical panel and pull the breaker. After calling the company, they told me only one of their techs could fix the problem. A tech came out and after a $200 bill said it was all fixed with a new temp probe. a couple of days later the wife went to use it and it done the same thing. To make a long story short, I pulled the ovens out of the wall setting it on a dolly and proceeded to take the back panel off. I found out that the tech had pulled the probe wire off in the back and the sensor picked up a fault. He had used a connector that did not lock in position and fell out while he was "Repairing" the probe! So, next time I'll do my own repairs! Could have saved 200 bucks and a lot of aggrivation.:rolleyes2:
 
PAUL161 said:
We have an Eltroluxe double oven, micro on top, and convection on the bottom. Last week the wife was baking something and an alarm went off and to stop it I had to go to the house electrical panel and pull the breaker. After calling the company, they told me only one of their techs could fix the problem. A tech came out and after a $200 bill said it was all fixed with a new temp probe. a couple of days later the wife went to use it and it done the same thing. To make a long story short, I pulled the ovens out of the wall setting it on a dolly and proceeded to take the back panel off. I found out that the tech had pulled the probe wire off in the back and the sensor picked up a fault. He had used a connector that did not lock in position and fell out while he was "Repairing" the probe! So, next time I'll do my own repairs! Could have saved 200 bucks and a lot of aggrivation.:rolleyes2:
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Last week we had our oven throw a code - shut off the oven and reset the clock - repeatedly - Our ONE YEAR OLD oven. Interweb research later suggested a sensor or possibly an issue with the fan - basically it was shutting off because the oven fan wasn't turning fast enough. I also mentioned you could see the fan by looking down the vent at the back of the stove. Looked down, took a knife and flicked the fan - and everything started running again. Phew - I suspect a little piece of debris from the reno had just kept the fan from turning and spinning it dislodged it.

Feel like we dodged the bullet on that one.

That said, 70 herald, how is the dishwasher going?
 
JPSmit said:
That said, 70 herald, how is the dishwasher going?
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Like new :smile: I did learn something important... after using a shop vac to suck out some of the accumulated nasty stuff in the water thing I ran the dishwasher on the pots cycle, with one of these cleaning packs and it REALLY cleaned the system out. The remaining junk which was stuck in the water distribution thingy melted and rinsed right out. Dishes are also coming out much cleaner than before. So apparently running an empty clean cycle with one of these maintenance actually does something and is worthwhile. On the other hand my wife is a bit disappointed... she was sort of hoping that this would force me to buy a new fully integrated dishwasher to match the new kitchen.
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We have a Bosch also, and I can tell when we need to run one of those cleaning cycles; the glasses get water spots.
After putting one of those things in they come out really clear.
Our d/w is only about 5 years old at the most so hopefully it still has lots of use in it as they aren’t cheap…
 
70herald said:
Like new :smile: I did learn something important... after using a shop vac to suck out some of the accumulated nasty stuff in the water thing I ran the dishwasher on the pots cycle, with one of these cleaning packs and it REALLY cleaned the system out. The remaining junk which was stuck in the water distribution thingy melted and rinsed right out. Dishes are also coming out much cleaner than before. So apparently running an empty clean cycle with one of these maintenance actually does something and is worthwhile. On the other hand my wife is a bit disappointed... she was sort of hoping that this would force me to buy a new fully integrated dishwasher to match the new kitchen.
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result! and good to know about the tabs - we use them but confirmation is always great.
 
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