Bosch Dishwasher Door Not Closing Tight

The door latch on your dishwasher not only latches to form that watertight seal that keeps water in but it serves a crucial purpose of also activating a sensor to tell your dishwasher that it is safe to turn on.

Bosch dishwasher door not closing tight. There are several reasons why your dishwasher s door may not be closing completely. On occasion if you close your dishwasher door haphazardly it can bump the latch out of alignment. Adjusting the latch assembly is a straight forward process on most models of dishwashers. The door latch can come out of alignment from use.

First remove the securing fasteners for the inner door panel. Make sure you have placed the dishes inside properly and that the racks are pushed in all the way. Before checking any parts on the dishwasher door check to be sure that the dishes on the racks do not protrude out past the front of the dishwasher rack if there are items sticking out the dishwasher door will not close. Rearrange items in the dishwasher so that they do not block the door from closing.

You will need to adjust the dishwasher door latch to fix the door if it will not close. You will also need to check if the dishwasher is leveled and if the door latch is in the correct position.