Bosch washer/dryer F17 code

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Bosch Exxcel washer/dryer shows F17 during drying, laundry very hot with water collecting at door seal

The problem

A Bosch Exxcel washer/dryer washed normally but produced an F17 code on the drying cycle. After switching off and opening the door, the clothes were reported as very hot and there was a pool of very hot water in the front rubber seal.

Likely cause

The strongest diagnosis in the discussion is that cold water was not trickling into the condenser chamber during drying. The original poster suspected the inlet valve based on internet searches, but this was not confirmed in the thread.

What fixed it

No repair was confirmed. The accepted reply pointed towards checking whether cold water enters the condenser chamber during the drying cycle. As the fault was not tested or repaired in the discussion, the exact remedy remains unconfirmed. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.

Checks to try

• Observed F17 code during drying
• Clothes found very hot after stopping the machine
• Very hot water found pooled in the door rubber
• Forum advice suggested checking whether cold water trickles to the condenser chamber during drying

Parts or tools mentioned

• test meter