The short answer
SGE is a Bosch dishwasher family, and the models it spans are in the table below. Across that list two complaints dominate — it will not start and water left in the base — and each of the problems named here has a page of its own that carries the diagnostic.
What goes wrong on these models, and where to go next
- It will not start — Lights but no fill, or nothing at all when the cycle is set. The door latch and the wall switch under the sink account for most of it.
- Water left in the base — Standing water after the cycle, often with a humming pump. The filter and the drain hose are the first two places to look. The nearest page covering this fault in detail is Comfee C Dishwasher: Will Not Drain. — Link: comfee-comfee-dishwasher-c-dishwasher-drainage-failure
- Dishes coming out dirty — Soil left on the upper rack, or a gritty film everywhere. Packed filters and blocked spray-arm holes cause nearly all of it. The nearest page covering this fault in detail is Beko BD Dishwasher: Not Cleaning Properly. — Link: beko-beko-dishwasher-bd-dishwasher-cleaning-performance
Problem classes in frequency order on SGE — ordinal ranking, no counted sample
- It will not start — Leads on this line. The latch is the part operated on every cycle, which is why it wears before anything electrical does. All of the fifteen models in the table begin SGE, and they part company only after that, so this ranking is written for the shared part of the design rather than for any one variant of it.
- Water left in the base — Second on this line. It is the one problem on this list that is almost entirely owner-serviceable, from the filter through to the air gap.
- Dishes coming out dirty — Third on this line. It usually shares a cause with the drainage complaint — a packed filter produces both at once.
Models in the SGE family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| SGE53B5*** | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE53B5*UC | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE53B56UC/01 | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE53C*** | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE53C56UC | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE53U5### | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE53U5*** | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE53X5*** | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE63E0#UC | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE63E1#UC | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE68U5### | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE68U5*** | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE68X5*** | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE78B5*** | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
| SGE78C*** | bosch:dishwasher:sge |
Where the faults fall on SGE
General guidance| Problem class | Where it ranks on the SGE line |
|---|---|
| It will not start | leads |
| Water left in the base | second |
| Dishes coming out dirty | third |
Based on: no counted sample — ordinal ranking only, from the fault pattern of this appliance class
Before you open anything
Safety
Switch the machine off at its breaker and at any wall switch before removing the kickplate: a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off, and mains wiring sits behind that panel within reach of the water line.
What is owner-fixable on these models
The filter, the spray arms, the door seal, the drain hose and the air gap are all owner work with the power off. Anything behind the toe panel is a technician job, and a machine leaking towards an outlet should have its circuit switched off first.
