--- title: "Bosch drawer microwave ERROR: the sensor did not read the steam" description: "What ERROR means on Bosch drawer microwave ERROR: the sensor did not read the steams, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-error/" --- # Bosch drawer microwave ERROR: the sensor did not read the steam Sensor Reheat and the other sensor programs on the Bosch drawer finish by measuring the vapor that food releases. ## What ERROR actually means. Sensor Reheat and the other sensor programs on the Bosch drawer finish by measuring the vapor that food releases. If the drawer is opened or Stop/Clear is touched during the first part of the program, or the food simply gives off too little vapor, the sensor reading fails and the display shows ERROR. Bosch microwave display What to do when ERROR shows on the microwave ### Kind of code Sensors and temperature The control has stopped trusting what one of its sensors reports: the cook or humidity sensor that ends a sensor reheat when steam rises, or a thermal cutout that trips when the cavity or the magnetron runs too hot. A cutout that opens stops the microwave mid-cycle and often recovers once it cools; one that keeps tripping, or a sensor program that shuts off at once every time, needs the sensor, its wiring or the airflow behind it checked. ### 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 HMD8454UC / HMD8054UC drawer microwave Use and Care Manual Bosch 800 Series drawer microwaves HMD8054UC and HMD8454UC (Use and Care Manual 8001299198). ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Bosch's own guidance for ERROR on its microwaves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Touch Stop/Clear and finish the dish with a set time and power level. 02 Next time, wait two minutes after the drawer is first powered before using a sensor setting. 03 Wipe moisture off the outside of the container and the cavity, and leave the drawer closed while the food name is showing. 04 If ERROR appears on every sensor program, book a visit to test the sensor. ### 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 ERROR is not a numbered error code and does not mean the magnetron has failed. Popcorn is the exception Bosch notes, so a popcorn run is not judged the same way. ## What you may notice with it. The microwave problems ERROR 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 Shuts Off Before the Timer Ends**](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-stops-mid-cycle/) Problem ### What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You 7 causes, cheapest first Where ERROR 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. [Bosch microwave repair](https://microwaverepair.center/brands/bosch/) More Bosch codes [E-xx](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e-xx/) [E-11](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e-11/) [LOCK ON](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-lock-on/) [DEMO ON](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-demo-on/) [ENJOY YOUR MICROWAVE TOUCH CLEAR](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-enjoy-your-microwave/) Sensors and temperature on other makes [Bertazzoni ERROR](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-error/) [Café HOT](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/cafe-hot/) [Dacor C-10](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-10/) [Fisher & Paykel A1](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a1/) [Fulgor Milano ERROR](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-error/) [GE Profile ERR](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-err/) [JennAir E11](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/jennair-e11/) [KitchenAid F3H1](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f3h1/) [All 46 codes of this kind](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/#family-sensor) Bosch builds this ### Microwave hood combination The microwave that hangs from the wall cabinets above the burners, heating food in its cavity while its own fan, light and filters handle the steam and grease rising from the pans beneath it. 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 > If the sensor does not detect vapor properly when cooking foods (except popcorn), ERROR appears on the display. [Bosch HMD8454UC / HMD8054UC drawer microwave Use and Care Manual](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/8001299198_C.pdf) [Bosch HMD8454UC / HMD8054UC drawer microwave Use and Care Manual](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/8001299198_C.pdf) [Bosch HMD8454UC / HMD8054UC drawer microwave Use and Care Manual](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/8001299198_C.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Bosch 800 Series drawer microwaves HMD8054UC and HMD8454UC (Use and Care Manual 8001299198). ## Bosch ERROR 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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Touch Stop/Clear and finish the dish with a set time and power level. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does my Bosch drawer say ERROR on Sensor Reheat? The sensor did not pick up enough vapor, often because the drawer was opened early or the food was very dry. Finish it manually. ### Can I stir food while a Bosch sensor program runs? Only after the remaining time appears. Opening the drawer while the food name is shown interrupts the reading. ### Is Bosch ERROR the same as an E-code? No. ERROR is a sensor-program message you clear with Stop/Clear; an E with a number is a malfunction code. --- **[Read on the site: Bosch drawer microwave ERROR: the sensor did not read the steam](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-error/)** **[Book a visit with MicrowaveRepair.center](https://microwaverepair.center/schedule/)**