Bosch dryer
showing CArE
CArE asks for the basic appliance care program to be run, or for a soiled lint screen to be cleaned.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Restricted airflow
- Vent cleaning and inspection
- Source: Bosch
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What CArE
actually means.
CArE asks for the basic appliance care program to be run, or for a soiled lint screen to be cleaned.
Bosch dryer display
What to do when CArE shows on the dryerKind of codeRestricted airflow
Air is not leaving the dryer fast enough. Lint in the duct, a crushed hose behind the machine or a stuck flap on the outside hood is found long before any part fails.
Usually leads toVent cleaning and inspection
The visit that prevents most dryer fires and many of the repairs above it: the duct, the hood and the lint inside the cabinet.
Shows up asDryer Takes Too Long to Dry
Loads that used to dry in one cycle now need two, or come out damp at the seams.
MakeBosch
Compact 24-inch dryers, largely condenser and heat-pump models built to stack with a Bosch washer.
SourceBosch WQB245B0UC user manual and installation instructions (PDF on the BSH media server)
Bosch WQB245B0UC and other heat-pump models with a basic appliance care program.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Bosch's own guidance for CArE on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Take out the lint screen and clean it.
Run the basic appliance care program as the manual describes.
Book a visit if CArE keeps returning with a clean screen.
Still there?
It usually turns into vent cleaning and inspection. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
CArE is a maintenance request, not a report of a broken part.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problem CArE tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where CArE usually leads
Vent cleaning and inspection.
Bosch
dryers.
Compact 24-inch dryers, largely condenser and heat-pump models built to stack with a Bosch washer.
Bosch dryer repairMore Bosch codes
Restricted airflow on other makes
Electric dryer
The most common dryer in US homes: a 240-volt heating coil, a belt-driven drum and a vent to the outside.
Stackable dryer
The dryer half of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, where the height and the closet decide how the repair is done.
Ventless dryer
Heat-pump and condenser dryers, including 24-inch compacts, that take the water out of the air instead of blowing it outside.
In Bosch's own words
The basic appliance care program should be run.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Bosch WQB245B0UC and other heat-pump models with a basic appliance care program.
Bosch CArE dryer repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about CArE.
Can I clear CArE myself?
Why does CArE matter if my Bosch dryer still dries?
Does CArE on a Bosch dryer mean the vent is blocked?
Back to your everyday
Still showing CArE?
Book with the code exactly as displayed, the whole model number, and whether you smell burning or gas — for a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.