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Usually not an emergency. If it smells like burning, sparks, or trips the breaker, switch it off at the breaker and leave it off until it is checked.
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Managers: set it up for your buildings →“The water level is too low, or water is not being pumped correctly.”
— Bosch Home Appliances US, Dishwasher Error Codes | Support | Bosch. Codes vary by model: check your dishwasher’s own manual.
The same code can also show as: E3200.
In plain words, E18 is about the water supply or level — too little water arrived, or the level sensor reads wrong.
Bosch gives 2 other water supply codes for this dishwasher: E14 (There is a flow meter failure or an issue with water flowing into the dishwasher or the filling system), E16 (There is an issue with water flowing into the dishwasher or the filling system).
Next to E18 in Bosch’s table: E16 (There is an issue with water flowing into the dishwasher or the filling system) and E19 (There is a detergent dispenser solenoid circuit fault/error).
Safety: If it smells like burning, sparks, or trips the breaker, switch it off at the breaker and leave it off until it is checked.
At least THIS WEEK. fixRAgent treats this code as a this-week repair: the appliance has reported a fault, but the code alone does not point at a safety hazard. This is fixRAgent’s reading, not the manufacturer’s. A photo can raise it — water near wiring, scorch marks, a gas smell — but a code never lowers what the photo shows.
Appliance repair. Have the model and serial numbers from the label ready — a photo of the label works.
Check whether your model is under a safety recall on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s site: cpsc.gov/Recalls. Your owner’s manual is on Bosch’s support site; search it with the model number from the label.