Bosch dryer
showing Hot
Hot with the drum turning means the cooling phase is running at the end of the program.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Bosch
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What Hot
actually means.
Hot with the drum turning means the cooling phase is running at the end of the program.
Bosch dryer display
What to do when Hot shows on the dryerKind of codeMode, not a failure
A setting someone switched on, or a prompt the dryer shows by design — a child lock, a clean-the-lint-screen reminder, a demo setting. Nothing has failed and no part is needed.
Usually leads toNo repair
Leave the program alone until Hot goes out.
Shows up asDryer Error Code
The display shows letters and numbers, or the lights blink in a pattern, and the dryer stops or will not start.
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 500 Series heat-pump dryer WQB245B0UC.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Bosch's own guidance for Hot on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Leave the program alone until Hot goes out.
Allow up to 10 minutes for the cooling phase.
Cleared?
No part needed replacing. If the next full load still comes out damp or the dryer shuts off early, treat that as a separate problem.
What not to do
It is not a warning of overheating; Bosch lists it as normal operation needing no action.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problem Hot tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
No repair indicated
Nothing to repair.
A setting someone switched on, or a prompt the dryer shows by design — a child lock, a clean-the-lint-screen reminder, a demo setting. Nothing has failed and no part is needed.
Bosch
dryers.
Compact 24-inch dryers, largely condenser and heat-pump models built to stack with a Bosch washer.
Bosch dryer repairMore Bosch codes
Mode, not a failure 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 cooling process takes up to 10 minutes.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Bosch 500 Series heat-pump dryer WQB245B0UC.
Bosch Hot 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 Hot.
Can I clear Hot myself?
Why shouldn't I change the program while my Bosch dryer shows Hot?
How long does the Hot phase last on a Bosch dryer?
Back to your everyday
Still showing Hot?
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.