Bosch Dishwasher Detergent Door Will Not Stay Closed

The door latch can come out of alignment from use.

Bosch dishwasher detergent door will not stay closed.

Bosch dishwasher not latching fixed if my advice has helped you. Dishwasher detergent cup not closing. First remove the securing fasteners for the inner door panel. Our dishwasher is a bosch model she4ap06uc 06 but i assume this happens on most machines.

What i think happens is that dried up detergent sticks to the plastic around the opening of the dispenser. About every six months the door of the dishwasher detergent dispenser that is supposed to open during the wash cycle starts sticking shut. All the drawer does is hold the detergent until you turn it on then throws it into the machine. Press down on the cover until it snaps into the closed position.

Tipp2chicago wed 27 aug 14 12 48 48. It read more. Rearrange items in the dishwasher so that they do not block the door from closing. An obvious reason that your dishwasher is not staying latched is because it has a broken bosch dishwasher door latch which you can replace with a manufacturer approved latch.

You will need to adjust the dishwasher door latch to fix the door if it will not close. Mine won t stay shut either. The door latch on your dishwasher not only latches to form that watertight seal that keeps water in but it serves a crucial purpose of also activating a sensor to tell your dishwasher that it is safe to turn on. Grip the detergent cup lid by the handle and turn clockwise until it clicks.

Before checking any parts on the dishwasher door check to be sure that the dishes on the racks do not protrude out past the front of the dishwasher rack if there are items sticking out the dishwasher door will not close. Is it inside the door. There are 3 types of detergent soap cups that have been used on our dishwashers depending on age and model. The controls are inside the door so the problem solver manual i have does not apply to this dishwasher.

Round detergent cover with handle. On occasion if you close your dishwasher door haphazardly it can bump the latch out of alignment. Thank you a bosch dishwasher and i cannot get the detergent door to stay closed. Adjusting the latch assembly is a straight forward process on most models of dishwashers.

On the flip side a bosch dishwasher latch stuck closed may also mean the latch is broken and needs replacement.