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#286083 4-Jun-2021 11:24

Our diswasher has developed a couple of problems lately.

(1) The rinse aid leaks out of the receptacle. To fill it you open the door fully so it is flat, lift up a little "door" on the powder and rinse aid box and pour the liquid in, and then close the door. If I do that and close the door the liquid seems to slowly leak out of the bottom of the box. It doesn't come out the "door" that I filled it from, it comes out the bottom of the power + rinse aid box. Picture below showing where it seems to leak from. It doesn't seem to leak from a single place but rather the entire box, but it might just be spreading out before it runs down the inside of the door.

(2) The button we use to turn it on is getting "sticky". It is getting harder to push in, and when it goes in it makes a physical click sound and sometimes it doesn't come out again. It is like it is catching on something there somehow.

Everything else seems to work fine on it. We can live with the issues for now, although i worry the button will permanently stay in one day and it won't start until the button pops out again.

We've had a good run with it, over 16 years, but I just hate the idea of sending stuff to the rubbish if it can be fairly easily (and cheaply) fixed. So my question is how easy are these things to repair, are they doable by a noob like me? It looks like I have to take the entire inner metal of the door off to access everything. I could get a repairman in but at 16 years I am worried its the start of problems and I could be throwing good money away. A year or so ago I had an old washing machine fixed that promptly broke something else that I had fixed and then it promptly died. Total waste of money (the repairman warned me not to waste my money so it was my fault).

The model is Bosch sd6p68.

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#2718187 4-Jun-2021 11:28

I've got a very similar model Bosch - I'm pretty sure the receptacle is meant for tablets, not powder or liquid.

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#2718191 4-Jun-2021 11:40

Could try a bit of CRC for the button.

Check the manual for the other.

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#2718192 4-Jun-2021 11:41

It is amazing - I just bought a Bosch after the dishwasher that came with the house fully failed (it was a cheap one). I swear the design has not changed. They're still voted the most reliable dishwasher.

The compartment is for tablets which I use but for pre-wash I also drop a little bit of powder (not much) inside the dishwasher to help it along. I find this even cleans the most stubborn baked on food.

With the button you could try spraying a little bit of WD40 into it. I don't think there is an easy way to get the front panel off.

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#2718199 4-Jun-2021 11:55

As somebody else said, the tub with the arrow is ment for powder / tablets. Rince aid goes under the cover above it in the image. Rince aid is often easy to overfill and will leak from any dishwasher.

If the above doesn't resolve the issue, likey it would be cheaper to switch to a tablet that incorporates rince aid, than to fix the issue. $15 delivered for 112 finish powerball tablets using the code posted in bargain's and deals at the moment.

Re the button, that is a common dishwasher, so parts should be available to fix if needed. Can you take it apart and see what is causing the issue (unplug the power first, there is 230v to most dishwasher control panels...)

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#2718203 4-Jun-2021 12:00

Espares.co.uk have the parts you need and them and youtube seem to have videos on replacing the rinse aid dispenser

Have just bought a new one seems to still have the same front hope i get 16 plus years out of it

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#2718205 4-Jun-2021 12:00

Scott3:

As somebody else said, the tub with the arrow is ment for powder / tablets. Rince aid goes under the cover above it in the image. Rince aid is often easy to overfill and will leak from any dishwasher.

The arrow was meant to be pointing to where the rinse aid leaks out rather than where we put it. We are putting the rinse aid into the correct place, it is the "door" that has like a sun or sparkle icon on it.

Its definitely not an overfilling problem because it runs out in a day or so from being filled, its running down the insde of the door. But as you suggest if there are dishwashing tablets with rinse aid built in then I won't need to use this at all so the problem could be solved.

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#2718213 4-Jun-2021 12:31

+1 for the powerball tablets.... have never looked back after chaning to those.

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#2718219 4-Jun-2021 12:43

Have the same dishwasher. Yeah just use tablets, that problem solved. Powder works as well. We don't use rinse aid.

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#2718235 4-Jun-2021 12:54

duckDecoy:
Our diswasher has developed a couple of problems lately.

(1) The rinse aid leaks out of the receptacle. To fill it you open the door fully so it is flat, lift up a little "door" on the powder and rinse aid box and pour the liquid in, and then close the door. If I do that and close the door the liquid seems to slowly leak out of the bottom of the box. It doesn't come out the "door" that I filled it from, it comes out the bottom of the power + rinse aid box.
(2) The button we use to turn it on is getting "sticky". It is getting harder to push in, and when it goes in it makes a physical click sound and sometimes it doesn't come out again. It is like it is catching on something there somehow.<

I find it is easier to fill the rinse aid with the door half open so you are filling the tank rather than the little bowl. How long after a fill do you go before the low light comes back on? You may be just seeing spillage rather than an ongoing leak.

We have the button problem too. It happens less if you push in squarely without any downward bias. It catches but pops out with a bit of wiggling.

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#2718239 4-Jun-2021 13:04

Bung:

I find it is easier to fill the rinse aid with the door half open so you are filling the tank rather than the little bowl. How long after a fill do you go before the low light comes back on? You may be just seeing spillage rather than an ongoing leak.

Few days and the low light comes on

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We have the button problem too. It happens less if you push in squarely without any downward bias. It catches but pops out with a bit of wiggling.

Interesting, how long has it been sticking for? Hoping you say ages because mine has only started.

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#2718240 4-Jun-2021 13:05

timmmay:

Have the same dishwasher. Yeah just use tablets, that problem solved. Powder works as well. We don't use rinse aid.

I was today years old when I discovered that dishwashing tablets can do the job of rinse aid. Top tip from everyone here.

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#2718244 4-Jun-2021 13:07

Same model here.
Have been using the tabs with built in rinse aid - just use them.
Our button gets a bit sticky too - thought about using some silicon spray - but haven't yet....

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#2718260 4-Jun-2021 13:23

xpd:

Could try a bit of CRC for the button.

I wouldn't do that.

Try silicone spray, if anything.

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#2718348 4-Jun-2021 15:45

elpenguino:

xpd:

Could try a bit of CRC for the button.

I wouldn't do that.

Try silicone spray, if anything.

CRC is simply a brand name, which manufactures multiple aerosol products, including silicone.

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#2718380 4-Jun-2021 16:51

At a guess the button appears to be hinged at the top. If you push in and down at same time there's enough slop in the hinge for the edge of the button to get caught under the fascia panel. Releasing it seems to just need moving the button up to free the edge. I don't know that spray would help.

The all in one tablets rely on the rinse aid portion taking a long time to dissolve so it doesn't get flushed out with the wash water. That means that it won't be available on short cycle washes.

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