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why did the power go out?

Do you (or they) ever open it when it is running?

it's unusual for a modern dishwasher to flood. They tend to have a tray underneath to catch drips, with a float switch to turn the machine off if the tray fills up; and often an extra-fat filling hose with a sort of box on the end, which is a valve that shuts if a leak is detected. If you open the door when it is running the pump and the valves shut down.

The water inlet valve is electrically operated, and can only open if there is electric power to pull it open.

I suppose there is a faint chance that a power surge might have deranged the electronic controls, in which case have a look at your household insurance.

It is possible, but unusual in a home, for an cable fault in the street to put up the voltage, in which case you can claim off the electricity co, though they will be resistant if they claim to have dealt with it promptly. Did someone put a digger through the street cable?

No one was working in the street. The appliance flooding caused the electric to trip . There is no power at all to the dishwasher now as presumably the fuse has blown. There's water still in there as well. Bosch engineer calling next week - an all date wait thank you for your replies