Error code
Thermador dishwasher error code E16
Thermador error code E16: the tub is calling for water and not getting it. What the code covers, what to check first, and what it does not tell you — on dishwashers.
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What we can confirm
Code E16, from the manufacturer's own documentation
A code is only meaningful together with the generation showing it — the same two digits mean different things across generations.
What it narrows down to
No water arriving
What you are probably seeing
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What it looks like from the kitchen
The symptom this code usually arrives with
A code names the subsystem; the symptom is what sent you to look at the display in the first place. That page says what it usually turns out to be, cheapest cause first.
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Often a protection Dishwasher will not start
A machine with lights on that will not run, or one that shows nothing at all. On this platform a machine that refuses to start is usually protecting itself, and the code says which protection.
- Lights on, nothing happens
- A code showing before the cycle begins
- Dead panel, no lights at all
In more detail
About Thermador dishwasher error code E16
What this one means
The tub is calling for water and not getting it. It is a code the manufacturer publishes for this appliance, not one we have worked out — and it is decoded here rather than left as three characters on a display.
The other ways your machine may say it
The same condition is published under more than one label, because it has been carried across generations of this appliance:
- E16, E17, E3300, E3400 — the same condition, on machines of different ages
What the code covers
A published cause names a circuit rather than a component, which is the single most useful thing to know before ordering a part. This one covers:
- A kinked or crushed inlet hose
- A closed or half-closed supply valve
- A blocked inlet screen
What to try yourself
- Look behind the machine for a hose bent against the wall
- Check the shut-off valve under the sink is fully open
Then what
Thermador's own guidance stops at the hose and the tap; past those it is the inlet valve.
This code is published for dishwashers. The full list of codes has the rest of them, searchable, including the labels older and newer machines use for the same conditions.
This article is based on:
- Official manufacturer documentation
- Internal repair procedures
- Technician repair history
- Company quality standards