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Thermador Dishwasher E3000 Error Code

Thermador’s published description for E3000 is a flow meter failure, or something wrong in the path water takes on its way in. The flow meter is a small impeller the control counts to know how much water has actually arrived.…

What E3000 Means

Thermador’s published description for E3000 is a flow meter failure, or something wrong in the path water takes on its way in. The flow meter is a small impeller the control counts to know how much water has actually arrived. Worth knowing: the current owner manual describes the split form of this number, E:30-00, as the leak protection system tripping instead, so if your machine also shut its own supply down, treat the leak reading as the live one.

Common Causes of E3000

  • A flow meter that has stopped counting, or counts wrongly
  • A restricted or partly closed supply valve at the wall
  • An inlet hose kinked behind or under the machine
  • A filling system part the control cannot confirm has operated

🔧 One Safe Check You Can Try

Follow the water in: supply valve fully open, inlet hose free of kinks behind the machine, no crush where the hose passes the cabinet cut-out. Do not pull the machine out on a hard floor without protecting it.

⚠ Why You Shouldn't Go Further Than That

  • The flow meter sits inside the inlet assembly at the base of the machine, behind the toe panel and the water connection.
  • Because Thermador’s own two documents read this number differently, guessing at a part before the problem is confirmed on site is how the wrong part gets ordered.

Opening a panel to inspect or repair something yourself doesn't automatically cancel your manufacturer's warranty — but it can risk accidental damage, and some manufacturers do have specific service conditions. Check your product's warranty terms, or ask us, before deciding.

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FAQ

E3000 FAQ

Partly. If other taps in the kitchen run strongly and the hose is straight and the valve fully open, the supply side has done its job and attention moves to the meter.

If there is any water sitting in the base of the machine, yes — that is the safer assumption given how the owner manual reads this code.

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