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Bosch Compress 3000
DavidGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
2 year warranty and that's all we got from it.
Programming proved very difficult followed instructions to the letter but only able to set it up to run continuously which was fine. Worked well for first two years , now has stopped working but out of warranty. Re Set it worked for a couple of days then failed again. Not happy will go for a unit with a much longer warranty in future.
Purchased in October 2018 for $3,500.00.
BlakeyGoulburn Valley, VIC
- 17 reviews
- 34 likes
Continual failures and no Warranty from Bosch.
We have had this Bosch 3000 less than 5 years and it a has always been a major hassle from the first hot summer and cold winter day, it requires constant maintenance, resets and it continually lets you down when you need hot water. It is unsafe occasionally spitting out boiling water and steam. It is totally unsuitable for Australian conditions and fails every hot and cold day. I have recorded with photos over 50 different fault codes in winter and summer from the first year. It needs to run 24 hours a day so it has no energy efficiency. It has...
Read more required new elements and anode in the first 2 years. The installer (Not the manufacturer) is always helping to get the machine running again after its continual failures. The poor installer is left to cover the repair to keep the customers happy. Bosch has said the machine is out of warranty and refuse to provide a repair despite the machine failing from new. If this is typical of Bosch Warranty you should expect the useful life of Bosch products to be less than 4 years.BuzzerSouth West, WA
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
Great idea, shame about the service.
Initially I was very pleased with this unit but then I had to call the plumber out 3 times in the 2-year warranty period as it would fault out due to a combination of running the Legionnaire Cycle and very hot days, typically 40C, which are not exactly unusual in WA. When the same fault occurred just out of warranty I was annoyed that Bosch refused to refund the cost of the plumber as this was a pre-existing fault. After months of correspondence, and ongoing faults, Bosch sent their plumber around to modify the unit (two wider bore pipes to inc...
Read morerease flow?) they also reprogrammed to a higher temp, and set the Legionnaire Cycle to run at night, which is unsatisfactory as I bought it to work with my solar installation. In my opinion this modification means Bosch acknowledge their unit is faulty, or unsuitable for local conditions. Bosch seem to now consider the matter closed and their service department, both here and at HQ in Europe, no longer respond to my correspondence. The ongoing problems they are not dealing with is that they owe me the money I paid for a plumber's visit to service their faulty unit; that the unit scales up very quickly (no, it's not due to local water which is fine, something I had to prove by going to the relevant Minister); that I will probably have to replace the sacrificial anode every 3 yrs due to excess scaling, which increases the running cost dramatically; that the unit is not fit for purpose in Australian conditions and should be replaced with a more suitable model, or my money refunded. I am also concerned that the interruption to the Legionnaire Cycle during hot weather might mean the water is not being properly treated, which would be a public health risk to users, and intend to follow this up with my local health authorities.Purchased in June 2017 for $2,990.00.
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So far, very happy with it!!!
Installed now for about 6 months, 2 + visitors household, no hot water supply issues at all even with 4 in household at times. Power consumption about half compared to the old storage electric unit, now getting a rebate on solar power compared to about $200 quarterly bills. Not very noisy, can just hear fan outside en-suite with window open. A bit tricky to program, but once set, trouble free. Holiday feature works a treat.
Would recommend this as a quality unit performing to spec...
Purchased in September 2019.
Tom N.Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
I am happy with it so far.
Got this as a cheap alternative to a battery. Run it mainly during solar hours, but early on I realised our night showers mean we need it to be allowed to run until about 11pm if necessary. This it's fine, but we don't run it later since it does produce a bit of noise, but not too much and have not tried the low noise function. Speaking of the functions, they are ok but the computer is really unintuitive. I mean really bad. I had to watch the video about 4 times to reproduce the steps an I'm an electrical engineer. In this day and age, surely it's cheaper to fit it with wifi and a web server than to install an LCD screen with obscure symbols on it!
Super cheap to run. If you have solar, definitely get a heat pump hot water cylinder.
Purchased in October 2019.
aquatrekTasmania
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
Heap of JUNK
Bosch Compress 3000. Failed after only 3 years. Thats why you only get a 2 year warranty because it is expected to fail. A con if ever there was one. So much for German 'quality'.
Purchased in April 2016 for $2,800.00.
ChristopherWestern District, VIC
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
Expensive piece of junk
Failed after just 2 years will go back to standard heater ,very dissapointed,so much for German quality,wont miss the racket it made either do not waste your money on one of these.
Purchased in March 2017.
Poor after sales service
I purchased the Bosch heat pump 3000 270 litre in 2015 when looking for an environmentally friendly solid option for my new home. The product has been efficient until early this year (less than 5 years). However it has been expensive to run. The after sales service has been poor. I phoned Bosch after installation the product to ask if the product required servicing and a few other general questions as I couldn't contact my plumber. The individual I spoke to was loud and rude and said he wouldn't talk to me because I wasn't a licensed installer,...
Read more which I found poor after spending 3000 on a Bosch product. So 4 years down the track Im told by a number of plumbers and service centers that they don't deal with Bosch anymore due to a) the difference in its system to other heat pumps and 2) Bosch are too hard to deal with. I have come home twice this year to cold water and have been advised by Bosch to contact a service agent. The service agent has suggested they replace they swap it over for another brand. All I want is for the product to work.Purchased in November 2015 for $3,000.00.
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oldmateSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
Bosch no longer bringing this unit into Australia
We discovered the Bosch Compress heat pump is no longer being brought into Australia when we had some issues recently.
Typical when the going gets tough the product line is dropped.
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Robert B.Bosch Hot Water & Heating
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
Please be assured that the Compress 3000 is available in all stockists and is being supplied to the market. It is fully supported with warranty a...
Read morend service, therefore if you are experiencing issues with your unit, we suggest that you get in touch with our Customer Service Team at 1300 30 70 37 any time between 7:30AM to 6PM (AEST) on a weekday.Find out how Bosch Compress 3000 compares to other Solar Water Heaters
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DeebPerth, WA
- 8 reviews
- 5 likes
Very disappointed
Simply doesn’t work. Had probably three months of use before error codes started. Repaired twice and then got stuck on legionella function. Was told by plumber this was normal fast forward a few weeks we have enormous power bills way bigger than with our electric storage system. Still stuck legionella function but at least we have hot water. Finally sick of huge power bills reset to factory settings after wading through instructions myself because no one would help. Now water doesn’t heat above 37 degrees - not comfortable for a shower and we ...
Read moreboil the kettle to wash dishes. This thing cost us $3000.00 and we haven’t had 12 months of hot water. Really regretting this s decision. Now told we may need filters installed for hard water. Disgusting that no one mentions this possible issue when taking your money and promising a great service. We have to keep going through Bosch. I finally spoke to someone at the company which installed the thing - URECO and got someone who seemed to listen. Was hopeful we might get a good outcome - not so hopeful after reading these reviews.Purchased in May 2018 at URECO for $3,000.00.
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Robert B.Bosch Hot Water & Heating
Hi Deeb, we're so sorry to hear about your experience with your unit.
We always suggest that you get in contact with an approved service technician. If you could kindly get in touch with our friendl...
Read morey customer service team at 1300 30 70 37 any time from 7:30am to 6:00pm (AEST) during the weekday, we will endeavour to rectify your issue as soon as possible.Have someone coming out today. This will be the 3rd time hopefully the unit is repaired. Update: technician came out and looked at the unit but couldn’t find the problem although at least admitted it’...
Read mores not working properly. He’s supposed to be coming back in a day or two said there may be a gas leak from compressor. We still have no hot water.Heat pump was fixed today. Refrigerant had leaked causing the compressor to not work. Seems clear now that the appliance hasn’t worked properly since we first got it a year ago. Hoping for some troubl...
Read moree free time and lower hot water bills. Maybe Bosch can pay my power bill - it’s $900.00!VanessaSydney Surrounds, NSW
Four years old and its cactus
We bought this unit four years ago to replace another heat pump that had worked very well. We had some teething issues with it initially having error codes this went on for several months before Bosch sent someone out to purge the unit. Then it went ok for a couple of years and this past year has been playing up again. As it is now out of warranty, Bosch would not send anyone out or help us with the problems. I had thought that a company as big as BOSCH would stand behind their product but NO. They sent us a list of Bosh technicians but it was ...
Read morea short list and none of the technicians would service our area. I eventually got on to a plumber who was familiar with heat pumps although not the Bosch and he got us back on the road again with a new thermostat. A couple months later however and the heat pump is completely cactus!!! plumber had to bypass the heat pump and essentially make it into a normal electric water system just so we could get by a few days!!! My advice; If you are looking at a heat pump make sure it has good warranty, and that there are technicians in your area that will service the unit outside of the Warranty period. Extremely disappointed in BOSCH and would not recommendPurchased in January 2015 at Powerland for $2,500.00.
Hard water issues
Had one of these fitted to our brand new house it has continually come up with fault EO-9 ( which means purge system) after four weeks got in touch with Bosch I was told system needs purging after plumber came and purged it it failed again two days later rang Bosch they sent there plumber around and was told these facts
They have problems if you have hard water issues the plumber has told me it will cost me $2500 to install water a softening filters for this appliance to run correctly
My advice is to do your homework first on what your waters like before you purchase this model
Purchased in November 2018.
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Robert B.Bosch Hot Water & Heating
Hi Yorkie, thank you for taking the time to leave a review on our unit. We usually recommend a water softening device for hard water applications as usage of water with unsuitable characteristics can ...
Read moreresult in shortened product life (as mentioned in the installation manual). Knowing what type of water you have in advance can be beneficial in choosing a unit that is more tailored to your needs. We do apologise that this was not communicated to you more thoroughly before you installed your unit.Hi Bosch
We have had a plumber fit an independent water filter and an independent water softener to our water heater and guess what it still keeps on coming up with the error code E09 so what do I do...
Robert B.Bosch Hot Water & Heating
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SmithySouth East Queensland, QLD
- 4 reviews
- 12 likes
Impressed and Happy
We chose this unit to put into our new house when it was completed 3 months ago. We have been very impressed with the unit and the savings to run it. We have it set up to run in the morning early when the solar panels are generating power. The noise is not really an issue. It is outside the laundry and it only runs for a short time anyway to heat the water. We have 3 bathrooms and have plenty of water to use more than one bathroom at a time. It only took my partner a short time to work out the programming of the unit and the plumbers seemed to be able to install it without any major issues.
Purchased in September 2018 at 1st Choice Hot water and Plumbing (online) for $2,800.00.
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Robert B.Bosch Hot Water & Heating
Hi Smithy, thanks for taking the time to share your experiences with the Bosch Compress 3000 Hot Water Heat Pump. The team here are Bosch Hot Water & Heating are delighted to know that you are impress...
Read moreed with the unit. When used in conjunction with solar panels and customised programming, it really helps to maximise the efficiency of this unit. If the noise does become an issue for you later on, our unit does have an option to utilise a noise reduction mode during set periods of time. While the programming of the unit can be a little tricky for those who are new to it (and hence why we recently created some self-help videos on our Youtube channel), we’re glad to hear you had no issues with it. Thank you again for sharing your review with us - we always appreciate hearing people’s experiences with our units and we hope you enjoy efficient hot water for many years to come.MoMoTraralgon
Avoid at all costs
Three weeks after connection and still not running right!! Bosch service team have tried to fix it and it fails every time after they leave. There hasn't been continuous hot water since it was connected. Bosch sales person will not replace it with a new one!!! Save yourself the stress, and avoid!!!
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Robert B.Bosch Hot Water & Heating
Hi MoMo, we’re really sorry to hear about your experience with us so far. We would like to assist you further but as we cannot access your contact details through ProductReview, we will require you to...
Read more pass on your details via one of our forms linked here: https://www.bosch-climate.com.au/customer-support/warranty-and-servicing/warranty-request-form/. Please also include a link to your review. Once we receive this information, we will get in touch with you within a business day. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to assisting you.I'm in contact with a Bosch representative...when the problems are resolved to my satisfaction i will update my review with the results.
Update: Bosch Heat pump installed 14/9.....Fixed 23/10. FIVE WEEKS. It had a complete change over of the large computer/mechanical part on top....only original part left, the water tank. It is now wo...
Read morerking as it should. It has been two weeks, so hopefully it continues. As you can see by the dates, the service/repair side of things is not up to a reasonable standard. Overall...if it had of been working from the start, i would have rated it higher!meggleTanunda
So noisy
We bought a Bosch Compress 3000 DW and find it so noisy, we need to shut all the windows otherwise it wakes us up, thank goodness our neighbours are not in their house very often otherwise we would get a major complaint from them. Does anyone else have a very loud unit, is this usual for them, if so we will need to end up replacing it at a major cost because it is unbearable.
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GrahamWentworth Falls
- 9 reviews
- 17 likes
Low Cost to Run, Very Satisfied
The unit has been installed for a year. Long enough to be ready to review it. We chose this unit to remove our need for natural gas heated water. We have a 5kW solar panel system and I programmed the Bosch to run while the solar system is generating power, making it very cheap to run. Programming the setup had the plumber stumped, though the install was easy as we positioned it near where the old gas unit had been. A sit down with the manual and a thorough read-through and I had the system running as required. A couple of adjustments to the pro...
Read moregramming since hasn’t required the manual to achieve the result. The menus are a little obscure, though after a few tries using them it all comes together. The unit has run flawlessly since. It’s installed in the Upper Blue Mountains, where the daytime temperatures typically reach the low teens in winter. The water from the system is used mainly for at least 3 showers daily and cleaning the dishes the dishwasher doesn’t do and has run out of hot water once, because I’d set the program for too short a cycle to heat the water, therfore not the heater’s fault. It may struggle to supply enough hot water on demand for more than 4 people, unless the boost is set on the menus. Because the unit is a heat transfer unit (aka an air conditioner compressor) there is some noise, which I expect if it was installed near windows / outside doors, the sound could be noticed. We installed it where we only notice a low hum in the house near the unit. Would we install one again? Yes, if we moved house, or needed to replace this one with another if we stay where we are long enough for it to wear out. Overall, we’re very satisfied.Ronnie NorrisSydney Surrounds, NSW
- 2 reviews
- 3 likes
Bosch Hot Water Heat pump very good
The Bosch Hot Water Heat Pump we purchased from Specialized Heating and Cooling is very good and the savings off our home energy bills are amazing, if I was you I would replace your electric or gas units with a Bosch Heat Pump it’s ideal and works great all year around with the unit working down to -7 deg and a dB of 41db or program it to turn off and night and back on in the morning so 0 dB over night.
Michael PMelbourne
- 2 reviews
- 4 likes
Energy bill savings
I bought my Bosch Hot Water Heat Pump form Swan Plumbing and I’m very happy with the savings now off me energy bills.
Bosch Hot Water Heat Pump is amazing and the guys that installed it did a great job connecting it also to my PV system which if me even more savings.
DaveGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 3 reviews
- 3 likes
Works well with big savings on bills.
Had the system for a few months in a very cold location in hills east of Melbourne. Works well. Easy to install, big savings on power bills (about $3 a day) and no dramas with hot water running out. You can set the temperature of water easily so can have it as hot as you want (to within safety limits). Programming is easy, but to be honest unless you know what you are doing systems best to be left on standard settings imho.
The system is designed for a 3-4 person household. If you want more hot water you need a bigger system... and will need to pay for it.
ClaytsAU
Runs out of hot water
This hot water unit is a complete dud. We are a family of 5 and we can't even get 4 showers before we run out of hot water. We have new house and in the process of ripping it out and replacing it. Very disappointed as this is the biggest unit Bosch makes
Questions & Answers
Nick K.asked
Hi we have a Bosch 3000 Heat Pump unit and have been very happy having purchased it 5 years ago. Recently a pressure relief valve failed so it noticed 2 such valves and replaced them. Filled the system and went through the purging process and away it went. The following morning there was a E10 error flashing, so i managed get back into the system and did a factory reset hoping it would fix the error. Prior to the E10 error was having some LEG error but was happy with the reset option which appeared to work. Having the E10 error flashing again. Is there an easy fix or do we need a technician ? Though about draining the system hoping to flush out any contaminants that could be blocking the system or am I flogging a dead horse ?
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Mr Tasked
We have a Compress 3000 installed around 3 years ago. It's always been a bit flaky, getting stuck in legionella cycle on occasion. Normally, doing a quick reprogram or a reset would get it back into the regular cycle, but lately, for the last few weeks, it has been running the legionella cycle for 5 days or so, despite me resetting the unit to factory settings.
Seems to me that the firmware is really not well written, the unit has a real time clock, so surely there would have been a timer triggered on the LEG cycle that would take it out of that cycle after the 48 hours is up, rather than just letting it run?
I see there is a response here about the element being faulty maybe causing this, how would a faulty element, which is still working, btw, cause the firmware to not realise it has been in a 2 day cycle for 5 days?
Seems like these units could have benefited from a decent firmware programmer, because the current firmware is pretty horrible.
Anyway, if there is a way to make sure this unit operates correctly on the LEG cycle without having to call out a tech (we are in NW Tassie, not many heat pump techs around here), I would love to hear it. At the moment, this unit is on the way to getting replaced, absolutely not good enough for a nearly $3k water heater to fail in such a short timeframe.
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Update, woke up to no hot water this morning, the unit was in error code E11 (problem in the heat pump system somewhere), so reset it and it has restarted, will see how it goes, but not holding my breath. The unit is less than 3.5 years old, I absolutely recommend that no-one buy this unit, way too many faults and glitches.
Anne B.asked
What is error no 9
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I realise this was asked a while ago, but E09 is caused by air in the system or incorrect water circulation. The manual lists the following as causes:
Incorrect system purging
Water pump blocked (water not recirculating)
Hydraulic circuit blocked (water not recirculating)
System unpurged due to water shortage
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Robert B.Bosch Hot Water & Heating
Hi Sue, thank your taking the time to leave a review. We sincerely apologise for the experience with both the product and our team. Could you kindly get in touch with us at hot.water@au.bosch.com and ...
Read morewe will endeavour to rectify this as soon as possible.