--- title: "Bosch VeroCafe asks to fill the water tank when it is already full" description: "What Please fill the water tank means on Bosch VeroCafe asks to fill the water tank when it is already fulls, what to check before booking, and when it is not a…" url: "https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/bosch-please-fill-the-water-tank/" --- # Bosch VeroCafe asks to fill the water tank when it is already full The machine reads the tank level with a float and a sensor. ## What Please fill the water tank actually means. The machine reads the tank level with a float and a sensor. When the tank is set in crooked, the float is stuck in scale, carbonated water was used or a new filter was never rinsed, the reading stays empty even though you can see water. Bosch coffee machine display · also shown as Please refill water tank What to do when Please fill the water tank shows on the coffee machine ### Kind of code Water and tank The machine asked for water and did not get what it expected: the tank is empty, sits off its seat or has a float the sensor cannot see, air is trapped in the line, or the flowmeter counted too little water passing in the time allowed. On a plumbed unit the same message can mean a closed shutoff, a kinked supply hose or a clogged inlet valve. Reseating a full tank and running a rinse clears the simple cases; a pump that hums with nothing moving is a visit. ### Usually leads to Coffee machine pump repair Testing and replacing the pump that drives water through the coffee, with the flowmeter that counts each cup and the valves beside it. ### Shows up as What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means A coffee machine error code may show as a short string of letters and numbers, a flashing symbol for water, grounds or the brew unit, a short sentence on a text display, or a machine that stops with one light blinking. ### Make Bosch Bosch espresso makers get a home visit that separates a stubborn reminder on the display from a part that has actually worn. ### Source Bosch 800 Series VeroCafe (TPU6) Use and Care Manual, Troubleshooting The 800 Series manual prints Please fill the water tank; the 500 Series manual prints Please refill water tank. The causes listed are the same in both. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Bosch's own guidance for Please fill the water tank on its coffee machines. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Lift the tank out, empty it, and refill with fresh still tap water, never sparkling. 02 Check that the float inside moves freely; clean the tank thoroughly if it sticks. 03 If you use a filter, hold it under water with the opening up until no bubbles rise, press it straight down into its seat and set the tank back firmly. ### Still there? It usually turns into [coffee machine pump repair](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/services/coffee-machine-pump-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do It is not Error in water system, which the 800 Series shows for a problem past the tank. A tank that drips on the counter is a leak complaint rather than a level reading. ## What you may notice with it. The coffee machine problems Please fill the water tank tends to arrive with. Answer these at the coffee machine before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-error-code/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-error-code/) It also comes with - [**Coffee Machine Not Detecting the Water Tank**](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-water-tank-not-detected/) - [**No Coffee Coming Out of the Coffee Machine**](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-no-coffee-coming-out/) Problem ### What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means 7 causes, cheapest first Where Please fill the water tank usually leads ## Coffee machine pump repair. **Vibration or gear pump, flowmeter, check valves and hoses · moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/services/coffee-machine-pump-repair/) ## Bosch coffee machines. Bosch espresso makers get a home visit that separates a stubborn reminder on the display from a part that has actually worn. 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Bosch builds this ### Countertop espresso machine The fully automatic bean-to-cup machine that stands on the counter, grinding, tamping, brewing and frothing at the touch of a key, with its tank, hopper and grounds drawer all reached from the top and the front. ## In Bosch's own words > Display shows "Please fill the water tank" despite the water tank being full. [Bosch 800 Series VeroCafe (TPU6) Use and Care Manual, Troubleshooting](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/8001311726_A.pdf) [Bosch 500 Series VeroCafe (TPU40) Use and Care Manual, Troubleshooting](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/8001327896_C.pdf) [Bosch 500 Series VeroCafe (TPU40) Use and Care Manual, Troubleshooting](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/8001327896_C.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. The 800 Series manual prints Please fill the water tank; the 500 Series manual prints Please refill water tank. 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Lift the tank out, empty it, and refill with fresh still tap water, never sparkling. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does my Bosch reject sparkling water in the tank? Bosch lists carbonated water as a cause of this message. The gas upsets the level reading and the pump, so the tank should only ever hold still tap water. ### The message started right after I put in a new Bosch filter. Is the filter bad? More often it was not rinsed or still holds air. Bosch asks for the filter to be rinsed per its instructions and dunked until no bubbles escape before it is pressed into place. ### Can limescale in the tank itself cause this on a Bosch VeroCafe? Yes. Bosch says scale deposits in the tank can block the system and pairs a thorough tank cleaning with the descaling program as the answer. --- **[Read on the site: Bosch VeroCafe asks to fill the water tank when it is already full](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/bosch-please-fill-the-water-tank/)** **[Book a visit with CoffeeMachineRepair.center](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/schedule/)**