Bosch Serie 8 Freestanding Dishwashers Questions & Answers (page 2 of 3)

Currently $1,385 at The Good Guys and $1,599 at JB HiFi.

1. As far as I could tell the difference is the cutlery tray.

2. Plastics don't dry well. I have to put the kids supply cups out on a drying tray.

The I04a has a new machine cleaning wash option.

I cant answer exactly i sold the house.
Put u can probabky adjust it to all those heights in the feet

The lid is removable for smaller spaces hence the difference in heights

We turn our cup/glasses upside down on the top shelf which leaves the inside completely dry, if there is a small indentation at the bottom of say a mug sometimes a small amount of water pools there but the inside is always dry

I too turn my cups and glasses upside down ... but my current dishwasher does a bad job in getting the pooled water that sits in the base of cups and glasses . So even the Bosch drying cycle didn’t dry the pooled water in the base of the cups, glasses ..

The model I purchased did not have a top shelf. Only the standard cutlery basket. I use the auto setting so I do have to dry the tops of mugs; glasses are totally dry. The other dishes are dry. I have had and used other brands of dishwashers over the years but the Bosch brand is the best.

From what I could tell from researching them, these are options in the Serie 6 but not the Serie 8. The first two auto modes do a pre-rinse as part of their cycle (not sure about others). There is no specific 'machine clean' option on the 8, my plan is a hot auto wash 75 degrees with a Finish cleaner (unless Bosch tells us different).

Thankyou for the reply, although it is a little late. We did transport it on its back and luckily have had no issues over the past week.

I would advise you tell your merchants this fact. We inquired instore (The Good Guys) both with the sales person and store-person if it was fine to transport on its side or back. We were actively told there would be no problem in this manner of transport. Please update the information provided for sales staff so other people don't make the same error.

Apart from that we are very happy with this great appliance.

Hi Steve I connected it to only cold water tap and it doesn't have option like washing machine hot and cold tap connection. Water heats up inside the dishwasher while it's working. You will notice it when you open the dishwasher door after cycle finish everything will be hot so in my opinion it doesn't need hot water connection. Hope it helps.

Never happened to me

We had this happen a couple of times with the finish tablets. Not had any issue after switching to fairy platinum

To be honest I didn't really use the instructions - just looked briefly at diagrams and hooked it up.

To be honest I didn't really use the instructions - just looked briefly at diagrams and hooked it up.

What control, are you talking about the wash settings?

Hi we had to remove our lid due to size constraints of our kitchen cabinet. However the machine is still pretty quiet. Not sure if it's supposed to be any quieter with the l8d on though.

I would NEVER buy a Bosch dishwasher again. Their After Service personnel are very rude and very unhelpful and good luck in getting anything resolved because they simply do not believe you (the customer). The issue we had with our Bosch dishwasher (top of the range) was that after a while all glasses, plates and utensils would come out with grime. We had a service person from Bosch attend - placing blame on us re how we loaded the dishwasher and how we place the detergents. After about 4 washes, it started doing the same thing again. I wondered why I became so sick - having to see a neurologist...with many tests for over 12 months. It wasn't until we removed the Bosch dishwasher (that was obviously poising us with the chemicals...that would not wash off) and bought a Miele (Made in Germany). I LOVE MY MIELE and would not ever buy anything else again. Miele is the best.

Just rang the Bosch Customer Service number. They offered to send a technician out to have a look at it. The approximate cost would be $100 call out (depending on distance to travel) + $100/hour labour (depending on technician used). While I appreciate that they can only diagnose a problem by having someone look at it, I will not be pursuing this option and spending a few hundred $ just to diagnose the problem. My problems started with an E15 error - a flood error where the tray at the bottom fills up with water and triggers a float switch and shuts off the water supply. I may have caused the electrical short circuit myself by tilting the machine back 45 degrees to clear this fault, as recommended on many websites. The Bosch consultant advised me that this should NEVER be done as water can splash onto electrical equipment and cause potential damage to the machine, a fire or electric shock. I am assuming that this is what happened in my situation. So, a word of warning if you experience this error. Regardless of this, I am still very disappointed to have this flood error in the first place after only 4 years. The Bosch consultant said that it might be caused by a leaking seal but would need a technician to verify this. If you read the many reviews on this, and other review sites, this is not an uncommon problem with Bosch dishwashers. It is such a pity it hasn't lasted very long as it was a great dishwasher.

We also are currently getting our 4yr old Bosch dishwasher fixed. I was extremely happy with my machine, but being only 4yrs old, I'm now left with a difficult decision. Do I buy another Bosch or go for a different brand. Bosch seems to have glowing reviews but is it only for newly purchased machines? I too am interested in other people's opinions on longevity.