Thermador Dishwasher Error 15: How to Get Rid?

People use language for communication, appliances keep silent under normal conditions. When there is a breakdown, they start alerting the owners with the help of error codes. In case you see any of them, you have to react fast and find the reason for the warning message. You can look up to the manual or contact an appliance technician. The error code E15 means that water has gotten into the base pan below the dishwasher and it is now in flood mode. You've probably noticed that the drain pump will run all the time now as well. What that means is that water has worked its way down into the base pan below the dishwasher tub causing the unit to do nothing but drain. This is normally caused by the drain being clogged or too many suds in the tub (likely from the scrub brush you put in) causing the tub to overflow a bit. Either way, you'll need to uninstall the dishwasher and tip it forward at a 45 degree angle to drain the water out of the base pan. Be sure to put a towel under the dishwasher first so that the water is soaked up in the towel instead of going all over the floor. Once you've drained all the water out of the base pan, reinstall the dishwasher and pour a gallon of water in the dishwasher. If it drains it out right away and doesn't wash or refill, you still have water left in the base pan to try again, otherwise you're good to go. Now if you don't want to do all this work just to get your dishwasher working again and you have time, let the dishwasher just sit unused for a week and the water in the base pan will evaporate as time goes on and the dishwasher will start working again after a week. Please remember to make sure you feel no risk for your life. Don’t do any repairs if you are not confident about the right actions.