My Bosch Axxis condenser dryer stops running and the drain light goes on?

These are two excellent YouTubes to resolve this problem. Not my videos but they (especially the deep clean) saved the day and lots of $$.

Easy Clean - https://youtu.be/KU84CrgqH_k

Deep Clean - https://youtu.be/7q-2zAiBFyw

Rob
July 2016

Shawn - I did everything step by step as stated above and it works perfectly now. Thanks!!

Melissa W72
September 2014

Thanks to beatThe Repair guy
That is what I did

Beatthebosch
January 2014

Thanks for the above tips!..... My dryer was doing the same thing, giving me an F:03 ERROR code and then shutting down after 3 minutes of run time.

I followed the above advice and found my "trap door" undersides full of slime. Cleaned it out thoroughly, but even though the F:03 code was gone, it wouldn't run longer than 3 minutes.

I then took small cups of cold water and filled the reservoir, taking maybe around 7 of the cups I was using. I then felt the small float switch at the front left of the "pit" and could pull it down by its tab and feel it move up through its travel to the top when I released it. I then had the drain hose disconnected and let it run out to a bowl so I could see what I was getting (or not getting). I then ran the dryer with all the components still out and could feel the water in the pit, and heard the pump run. I could feel the water dropping, and the water squirting out the drain hose. I put my finger over the drain hose and had pressure, so I knew the pump was working. I had a LOT of small crap come out with that first batch of pumped water, so I did this 3~4 times till the water coming out was clear. Put it back together again and turned it on. It did one of its stops after one minute, then started again and has ran fine since!

If I didn't run water through it, I was probably going to be stuck calling a service guy, but fortunately, with the tips here and some intuitive skill and luck, all is good.

Ted M
December 2012

BTW- my Axxis model number is WT#86300US-01.

BeatTheRepairGuy
August 2011

I took some of the dryer apart to look into it and have some lessons/tips that may save you some time.



First, there is a little water reservoir next to the dryer's water pump on the rear and lower left part of your dryer. This pump has a hose coming out of the back of the dryer that drains into the same drain as you washer. There was globs of smelly, wet lint built up there that was resulting in the signal to the drain light and the dryer shutting off.



To access that reservoir, you don't need to take the dryer apart! Simply open the door to the air cooler and pull that out (you should clean that every couple of months, so hopefully you know what I am referring to). Then, slide your hand through the opening straight back and about 8 inches in there is a "trap door" on the bottom of the duct with two clips. Pull those clips back towards you and the pop open top.... dry it good so you can get a grip, or gently pry a screwdriver in there. With your hand, clean the gunk out of the reservoir. On the right side of that bay there is an exit for the water, so clean that good.



That should solve your problem if it isn't the pump or the sensor. I tested the pump by listening for it to cycle, and verified by taking out the hose in the back and watching the water run out.



I hope this helps. I suspect by doing this once a year, you'll save yourself from having to replace the pump or having a repair visit. I know the Bosch service center rep could tell me NOTHING about the Drain Light, so I had to figure this out on my own (I also didn't find blogs with info). Bosch service desk answer was "call one of our trained reps and have them come out and look at it", and "no, I cannot send you a copy of our repair manual. That is only provided to trained reps".

beatTheRepairGuy
August 2011

Mine did the same. This is what I did.
I took out all the filters and the coil condensing parts and cleaned everywhere like I was detailing a car.
I took out a door that was on the bottom of the codensing box floor. It's hard to see but it has two snap tabs that let you release it w a butter knife.
That uncovered a tray that was full of slime. Detailed the car.
Then I took the hose drain out of the wall and forced water through it from the sink. It filled up the tray and I detailed it again. Put it back together and it worked great. And the efficency has improved. Shawn MF Pace

Shawn MF Pace
May 2010