I have a seven-year-old Bosch washing machine that has a touch-sensitive panel. Its on/off "button" has recently become similarly unresponsive and the "big finger" technique didn't help. However I found that by using a hairdryer on its lowest speed and heat settings, aimed at the "button" for about five seconds would work. So it suggests that some metal contact behind the panel is a bit worn out and needs some heat to expand it sufficiently enough to reach an activating switch. It's probably not going to be a long-lasting "solution" but may be worth a try until you can get a proper panel repair or replacement done.

With this technique my problem is solved ,thank you sir.

Thank you! This was the only thing that helped, everything else said we’d have to replace some part of our dryer.

Brand new dryer, exact same problem. Your video saved me a lot of trouble. Beyond me how this could be acceptable.

Thank you so much for making this video. We have a new bosh washing machine ecosilence, also touch screen pannel, and it was so weird because the default programs would always start no problem, but as soon as you made any changes to the temperature or spin speed, it wouldn't start, only beep twice. We started thinking there was a problem woth the control board, but luckily i found your video :) next time it beeped twice, I touched the start button with my thumb horizontaly for 1s, and that did the trick :) so grateful, thanks!

Thanks for this. Couldn't figure it out.

Great video thank you for the information I have a question regarding my dryer (wtmc6500uc/01) the star/stop button is not working all the time...do you happen to have any idea on how to fix it without having to purchase a $600 dryer control module? Please and thank you.

Did you ever find a solution to getting the dryer to start properly when using a larger fingerprint does not work

Thanks very much Had the exact same issue and now we have a workaround 😅

Wow 🤩 thanks a million for your help man I just got mine to work by pressing it properly

Wow. Same issue here. Thanks for sharing that. I will try it.

Thank you worked for my bosch washing machine same problem

Hahahahaha it's truly working.... Thank u very much

You save my day. Thank you

Happy New year to all of you! I just had the same problem with my 8 series bosch dryer, pushing the digital start/pause button and receving a 2 bip sound. After disasembling the front panel and cleaning it with the vacum because it was full of dust and then checking all the contacts hoped for a fine start... But nope stil dead!!! And then it just hit me... What if the 2 bip sound was from the closed door contact?! S-o grabed a screwdriver and started playing with the contact pushing and releasing it and at the same time pressing the start button... and surprinse!!! my dryer started. I belive that the closed door contact seems to be the problem, maybe a not so perfect contact or something like that, but for me it seems to be the fault! 😅😅😅

@pavlekostic4533

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, buddy, this worked for me as well!

Thank you. I was so annoyed with it and didn't know what to do

Our dryer is brand new and we’ve had to hang clothes outside to fully dry them. Any suggestions?

@debmcc8854

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, same with us. Have you found out why?

3yrs later this prblem still exist in new generation of washing machine

@shreeram333

11 ай бұрын

Same

@solomonraja559

11 ай бұрын

​@@shreeram333any solution?

Thank you so much...

So helpful, having same problem

You must close the door well to start you cannot start the cycle when the door is open or not closed well

Thanks man!

Same exact issue with my dryer. same model.

Think we may be having same issue, did you ever get an official response?

@josephcandelora

5 жыл бұрын

Repair guy came out a couple times, and we eventually bugged them enough they did a warranty replacement of the touchpad. That seemed to make it a little better, but still happens periodically. Edit: Hard to say if it's the repair or a change in our button-pressing "technique" that made the difference. My wife absolutely has to use her thumb; using her index finger almost always gives this behavior.

I can't believe this literally worked even tho my start button is not touchscreen and my dryer is old

It's working surprise and super 🙏

Thanks a lot 😅

Thanks that helped

My m/c has not touch panel, how can i fix same problem

Hi.! I got a same problem still not working

Front door doesn’t open after wash

Thanks sir

Thank u

Mine is not working still starting button doesn't work

Wow i tried using 3 fingers across the start button and it started. Mine is candy not even LG

I have the same problem but bosch serie 4

@amruthaguturu386

11 ай бұрын

Did the problem solved

@ASTradeMaster

10 ай бұрын

How you fix it, I have same problem with serie 4

I am having the exact same issue in 2024

Having the same problem 😭

Wow, so I tried to make sure I used every piece of skin on my thumb to press the button and it didn’t work. So I used two fingers and guess what? It worked! All these videos about removing this and taking that apart, the whole time, my finger was just too small to push a button

@josephcandelora

2 жыл бұрын

What's funny to me is that I didn't make this video as a fix, I made it because my landlord was coming by with the repair guy and I wasn't going to be there but I wanted to show them exactly what the issue was. I'm thrilled the video is helping people, but these Bosch touchpads are clearly flawed and need to be fixed. There shouldn't be any special technique rewuired to press a dang button, the button should just work!

❤

I’m in disbelief at this solve

Washing machine shows tap symbol y

@sun_raise_ap

2 жыл бұрын

I think water pressure is not enough.. check water levels

It's a weired behavior...Horrible most of the times

Try press for 1 second

Something wrong... with your wife?