--- title: "Bosch E-11: moisture on the touch keys of a Bosch microwave" description: "What E-11 means on Bosch E-11: moisture on the touch keys of a Bosch microwaves, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e-11/" --- # Bosch E-11: moisture on the touch keys of a Bosch microwave Bosch touch controls read small changes on the glass or panel surface, and a film of steam can look like a finger. ## What E-11 actually means. Bosch touch controls read small changes on the glass or panel surface, and a film of steam can look like a finger. E-11 is the control noticing keys that do not behave, and Bosch expects it to clear once the panel is dry and the power is cycled. Bosch microwave display · also shown as E11 What to do when E-11 shows on the microwave ### Kind of code Control board and touchpad The electronics that read the keys and run the cycle have flagged a problem with themselves: a key that the control sees as held down for too long, a membrane keypad worn through or swollen by steam, a lost link between the keypad and the board, or a board that failed its own check after a surge. A breaker reset now and then clears a glitch; a stuck key or a code that comes straight back points to the keypad or the board. ### Usually leads to Microwave control board and touchpad repair Tracing a dead display, keys that do not answer or a code that keeps returning to the keypad, the ribbon, the relays or the main board, and replacing only the part that failed. ### Shows up as What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You A microwave error code may be a letter and a number on the display, a lock or demo word, a row of dashes, or a beep with a blinking clock, and it can show while the microwave still heats or block every key until it is cleared. ### Make Bosch Bosch microwaves serviced in your kitchen, from a hood combination whose fan has gone quiet to a drawer that no longer slides out. ### Source Bosch Oven & Microwave Error Codes support page Listed in the HMC54151UC speed oven manual and on Bosch's oven and microwave support page. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Bosch's own guidance for E-11 on its microwaves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Dry the control panel with a dry cloth. 02 Switch the breaker off, wait about 10 seconds, and switch it back on. 03 Let steam clear from the kitchen before using the panel again. 04 If E-11 still comes back on a dry panel, book a visit for the touch control. ### Still there? It usually turns into [microwave control board and touchpad repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-control-board-and-touchpad-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do E-11 does not point at the magnetron or the door. It is also the one Bosch E-code that owners are told to try clearing themselves; any other number goes straight to service. ## What you may notice with it. The microwave problems E-11 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the microwave before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-error-code/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-error-code/) It also comes with - [**Microwave Touchpad Ignores Key Presses**](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-touchpad-not-responding/) Problem ### What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You 7 causes, cheapest first Where E-11 usually leads ## Microwave control board and touchpad repair. **Control board, keypad membrane or display · moderate to highest.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-control-board-and-touchpad-repair/) ## Bosch microwaves. Bosch microwaves serviced in your kitchen, from a hood combination whose fan has gone quiet to a drawer that no longer slides out. 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Bosch builds this ### Built-in microwave A microwave set into a tall cabinet or a wall of cabinetry at eye level, either a countertop body wrapped in a trim kit or a true built-in model, including speed and convection microwaves that brown as well as heat. Bosch builds this ### Microwave drawer A microwave built under a counter or into a kitchen island that opens like a drawer at the touch of a key, with a motor and gears sliding its cavity out toward you. ## In Bosch's own words > The touch keys are not operating properly. This may be due to condensation on the keypad. [Bosch Oven & Microwave Error Codes support page](https://www.bosch-home.com/us/owner-support/error-codes/ovens-microwaves) [Bosch 500 Series HMC54151UC speed oven Use and Care Manual](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/9001430347_A.pdf) [Bosch Oven & Microwave Error Codes support page](https://www.bosch-home.com/us/owner-support/error-codes/ovens-microwaves) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Listed in the HMC54151UC speed oven manual and on Bosch's oven and microwave support page. ## Bosch E-11 microwave 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. 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Dry the control panel with a dry cloth. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does my Bosch speed oven show E-11 after boiling pasta? Steam rising past a panel that sits at eye level can settle on the keys. Dry it and reset the breaker for about 10 seconds. ### How long should the Bosch breaker stay off for E-11? Bosch gives about 10 seconds, enough for the control to restart cleanly. ### What if E-11 comes back on a dry Bosch panel? Then moisture is not the cause and the touch control itself needs testing. Book a visit. --- **[Read on the site: Bosch E-11: moisture on the touch keys of a Bosch microwave](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e-11/)** **[Book a visit with MicrowaveRepair.center](https://microwaverepair.center/schedule/)**