Bosch 00172272 Hose Clamp, Pump To Heater (Softer Bearing) OEM Part

On my Bosch she55m15uc/64, the cycle would take 3-4 hours, with the machine stuck on "1 minute" for a long time. The interior was getting moldy and smelly, and the dishes had a white film. At first, I thought it was the heater relay on the control board, but I pulled that relay and it seemed to be working. I could get an ohmmeter on the heater element without taking the bottom off the dishwasher, and the resistance was infinite. Replacing the heater did the trick. On my unit there was a good wiring diagram inserted at the bottom, front of the dishwasher - right below the door. This was very helpful in going through the circuits and determining that the heater element was the problem.

Hearing a metal on metal noise and not actually circulate water cancelling cycle worked fine After some web research, I concluded it was highly likely to be the circulation pump, so I watched the video on AppliancePartPros.com and realized it was a lengthy repair (a lot of steps) but not technically difficult. I simply played and paused the video at each step and duplicated the steps. The biggest things to take note of: 1) take good pictures of the wiring to use when you re-connect. 2) Wear gloves when reaching down between the housing and the base when disconnecting or reconnect components. The sheet metal edge where the sump mounts is VERY SHARP. I cut myself several times. 3) Pay special attention to the rubber mounts used to hang the circulator pump assembly. As the unit is laying on its side with the base partially separated they have a tendency to release for their hanging positions. Make sure they are in position during re-assembly.

Installed a new washer water heater module along with its attached temperature sensor. Some difficulty removing the integrated front wood panel. Wiring harness replacement is important otherwise stretched wires prevent replacing the front panel in alignment with wiring harness cutouts. Mistake required complete disassembly once again.

The problem was the heater/pump assy. Bought a new one from https://www.appliancepartspros.com/ and with the help of this video installed it today. https://youtu.be/MF0OANCGlEw In this dishwasher the heater is part of the recirculating pump. I took the old one apart to see if it could be repaired but did not succeed. The heater element is etched onto a steel drum that the water passes through. The heater connector pins are soldered to the traces on the heater. I could see where the connection was broken, right at the connector. I tried scraping the coating on the heater and was going to try to bridge the break with a jumper. The etched heater runs were so thin that after removing the insulation the trace disintegrated when I tried to solder it.

Replaced pump/heater with OEM part from AppliancePartsPros.com Watched the video from that site before attempting the repair. After watching the video, the repair was easy. The most time-consuming was disconnecting water, drain, and electrical in order to pull out the machine. Reconnecting these lines also required a lot of patience due to the way my machine was originally installed.