Bosch freestanding stove shows e126 during Self Clean
Bosch uses e126 for a door lock problem.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Door lock
- Stove door and hinge repair
- Source: Bosch
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What e126
actually means.
Bosch uses e126 for a door lock problem. It usually shows when Self Clean starts, because that is when the lock has to close.
Bosch stove display
What to do when e126 shows on the stoveKind of codeDoor lock
The latch that holds the oven door shut during self-clean did not move where the stove told it to, or its switch reported the wrong position. It turns up most often during or right after a self-clean cycle, or once the door has been lifted off for cleaning. The latch, its switches, the hinges and how squarely the door closes are checked before the lock motor is changed.
Usually leads toStove door and hinge repair
Oven doors on a stove that will not close, drop open, sit crooked or leak heat, fixed at the hinges, the door seal, the glass or the door lock.
Shows up asStove Door Won't Close
The oven door on the stove hangs open a crack, closes crooked, springs back open, or will not stay shut and lets heat pour out while you bake.
MakeBosch
A German appliance maker, part of BSH, whose stoves are usually the slide-in kind that sits level with the counter.
SourceBosch: freestanding range error codes
Where e126 is documented: Bosch's freestanding range code page, listed for both its electric and gas freestanding models.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Bosch's own guidance for e126 on its stoves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Cancel the Self Clean function.
Once the latch lets go of the door, try Self Clean one more time.
If e126 shows again, or the latch never lets go, book a visit.
Still there?
It usually turns into stove door and hinge repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
e126 is not a broken door or a bad hinge. It concerns the latch that locks for Self Clean.
What you may
notice with it.
The stove problems e126 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the stove before anyone is booked.
All problems
Stove Door Won't Close
6 causes, cheapest first
Where e126 usually leads
Stove door and hinge repair.
Bosch
stoves.
A German appliance maker, part of BSH, whose stoves are usually the slide-in kind that sits level with the counter.
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Gas stove
A stove with gas burners on top, whether its oven below runs on gas too or on electricity, fed by one gas line behind it and plugged into a wall outlet for the spark.
Electric stove
A stove that runs entirely on electricity through a heavy cord and a large outlet behind it, with coil burners that lift out or a smooth glass stovetop with elements under it.
Induction stove
A stove with a flat glass top that heats the pan itself through a magnetic field, run by touch keys and power boards, with an electric oven underneath.
In Bosch's own words
The door lock on the appliance is malfunctioning.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Where e126 is documented: Bosch's freestanding range code page, listed for both its electric and gas freestanding models.
Bosch e126 stove 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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Questions
about e126.
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My Bosch door is stuck locked after e126. How do I open it?
Why does e126 show only when I try to clean my Bosch?
Can I bake on my Bosch with e126?
Back to your everyday
Still showing e126?
Book with the code written exactly as the stove shows it, the full model number, and whether you notice any smell of gas or hot wiring — when there is a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.