Hello everybody it's 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today have you got an
Error E18 on your Bosch washing machine? This
basically means your filter is blocked you've probably got some coins in there
or a hair clip or something. I'll show you how to remove the filter give it a good
clean and then put it back in again, right let's get cracking. This is the
E18 Error that I've got on the front panel display, so the first thing you
need to do is take out your wet washing, normally if you get that Error E18 it
will stop mid cycle, now the next thing to do is switch off the power at the
plug and then you need to turn off the mains cold water feed because we're
going to be removing the drainage pump filter, now right down here on the right
hand side at the front you've got this small plastic panel just push that clip
down at the top and then remove, and the first thing to do is remove this hose
here, now you'll need a small tray to catch any water you can pull that hose
out a little bit and it's just got a small cap on the end, so just unclip that
cap and this is just draining out any excess water inside the drainage pump
filter, you will still get some water when you unscrew the filter but this is
just to get rid of most of it, and there's a link above now about how to
install a brand new washing machine, ok once all that water has come out you can
put that hose back, remember to put the cap back on nice and securely do not
leave that off otherwise the next time you do a wash you will get water all
over your floor, now just get a small tray because you will get some excess
water out of here from the drainage filter, you just turn it anti-clockwise
don't unscrew it completely and just let the water start draining out, now if you
get too much excess water you can always tighten it up quickly, empty that tray and
then unscrew it again to get any excess water back out again, and there's a link
above now about how to put the childproof lock on your Bosch washing
machine, so I'm just gonna empty this now, just put a small towel down on the floor
so you're just turning anti-clockwise again just nice and slow, I can already
hear that there's something in there and there is the culprit an old penny,
unfortunately not a gold penny now the normal culprits are coins and hair clips so
just have a look inside make sure there's nothing else stuck inside there,
and while you've got the filter out just make sure that propeller turns easily,
I've just got a flat bladed screwdriver and this is moving freely so that's good,
now this filter is actually looking in excellent condition so there's no need
to clean that but if it was all gunky and dirty just give that a clean under
normal hot water, now just put the filter back in you just turn it clockwise and
just keep turning it until it locks in in the up right position, and there's a
link above now about how to remove the dispenser drawer on your Bosch washing
machine if you need to give that a good clean, I'm purposely going to leave this
front panel off just so that the first wash I can just check that there's no
leaks on the filter, next thing you need to do is turn the cold water feed back
on just do this very slowly, once you've done that you then need to turn the
power back on, make sure you haven't got wet fingers, then put your next bit of
washing in and there's a link above now about how to open a jammed door on your
Bosch washing machine. Close the door and then start a cycle I'm just going to put
it on a super quick 30-minute wash,
put one of these liquid gel balls in which we've been using lately ,close the
door and then start the wash.
Once you're happy that there's no leaks out of the filter that you took out and
put back in you can just put that front panel back on again, so let's just put
that back on
definitely no leaks there, and there's a link above now about how to clean your
uPVC windows frames so they stay clean.
I'll tell you what that's made me pretty thirsty it's time for a lovely cup of
tea, and also our Esther is very thirsty as well, not for tea just for some water.
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