--- title: "Bosch custom insert CHARCOAL FILTER key lit: time for new carbon filters" description: "What CHARCOAL FILTER lit means on Bosch custom insert CHARCOAL FILTER key lit: time for new carbon filterss, what to check before booking, and when it is not a…" url: "https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-charcoal-filter-key-lit/" --- # Bosch custom insert CHARCOAL FILTER key lit: time for new carbon filters Custom inserts that recirculate air use charcoal filters as well as metal ones. ## What CHARCOAL FILTER lit actually means. Custom inserts that recirculate air use charcoal filters as well as metal ones. Bosch counts 120 hours for the charcoal and then lights its key. Unlike the metal filters, charcoal is replaced, not cleaned. Bosch range hood display · also shown as CHARCOAL FILTER button illuminated What to do when CHARCOAL FILTER lit shows on the range hood ### Kind of code Filter reminders The hood has counted enough hours of fan time to ask for its filters: the mesh or baffle grease filters want a wash, or on a recirculating hood the charcoal filters want replacing. Most hoods count hours rather than measure grease, so the light comes on whether the filters are clean or not, and it stays on until it is reset with the key the manual names. A reminder that returns straight after a reset, or a hood that still pulls weakly with fresh filters, is worth a visit. ### Usually leads to Range hood filter and baffle service Cleaning or replacing what catches grease and odor: mesh and baffle filters, charcoal pads on recirculating hoods, and the grease channel. ### Shows up as Reading a Range Hood Error Code or Blinking Light A range hood error code may appear as letters and numbers on a display, a light that blinks in a pattern, a filter reminder that will not clear, or a beep with the fan refusing to start. ### Make Bosch Bosch range hoods and downdraft vents get a home visit in which the touch controls and the fan's timed shut-off are checked before anything is opened. ### Source Bosch Custom Insert Hoods User Manual HUI34253UC, HUI30253UC, HUI36253UC, HUI80553UC, HUI86553UC Bosch custom insert hoods HUI30253UC, HUI34253UC, HUI36253UC, HUI80553UC and HUI86553UC in recirculating installations. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Bosch's own guidance for CHARCOAL FILTER lit on its range hoods. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Get replacement charcoal filters that match your insert model. 02 With the insert off and cool, swap in the new charcoal filters. 03 Hold CHARCOAL FILTER for three seconds until it beeps to reset the 120-hour count. 04 Book a visit if the key lights up again far sooner than expected. ### Still there? It usually turns into [range hood filter and baffle service](https://rangehooderepair.center/services/range-hood-filter-and-baffle-service/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do This key has nothing to do with the grease filters' 40-hour reminder. If your insert is ducted outdoors and never had charcoal fitted, the key lighting up suggests a setting to look at rather than a filter to buy. ## What you may notice with it. The range hood problems CHARCOAL FILTER lit tends to arrive with. Answer these at the range hood before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://rangehooderepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Reading a Range Hood Error Code or Blinking Light](https://rangehooderepair.center/problems/range-hood-error-code/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://rangehooderepair.center/problems/range-hood-error-code/) It also comes with - [**Range Hood Runs but Barely Pulls Smoke**](https://rangehooderepair.center/problems/range-hood-weak-suction/) Problem ### Reading a Range Hood Error Code or Blinking Light 7 causes, cheapest first Where CHARCOAL FILTER lit usually leads ## Range hood filter and baffle service. **Mesh or baffle filters, charcoal pads and the grease channel · lowest.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://rangehooderepair.center/services/range-hood-filter-and-baffle-service/) ## Bosch range hoods. Bosch range hoods and downdraft vents get a home visit in which the touch controls and the fan's timed shut-off are checked before anything is opened. [Bosch range hood repair](https://rangehooderepair.center/brands/bosch/) More Bosch codes [clean grease filter](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-clean-grease-filter/) [replace charcoal filter](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-replace-charcoal-filter/) [Auto](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-auto/) [End](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-end/) [Snd](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-snd/) [Able](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-able/) [GREASE FILTER lit](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-grease-filter-key-lit/) [CONNECT and 2 flashing](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-connect-2-flashing/) [Two short beeps](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-two-short-beeps/) [Filter key flashes slowly at switch-off](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-filter-key-flashing/) [Fan key backlight flashes slowly](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-fan-key-flashing/) Filter reminders on other makes [Bertazzoni F](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-f/) [BEST Fan LED bar flashes slowly for 30 seconds after the fan is turned off](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/best-fan-led-bar-flashing-after-off/) [BlueStar Timer icon blinking, blower off](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-timer-icon-fan-off/) [Dacor Low button blinking](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/dacor-low-button-blinking/) [Elica Grease Filter](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/elica-grease-filter/) [Faber Filter alarm LED on (steady)](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/faber-filter-alarm-led-on/) [Falmec Red LED steady on with the fan off](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/falmec-red-led-steady/) [Fisher & Paykel Filter button lit](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-filter-button-lit/) [All 58 codes of this kind](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/#family-filter) Bosch builds this ### Wall-mount range hood The chimney hood fixed to a bare stretch of wall above the burners, its canopy catching the rising smoke while a telescoping cover hides the duct that climbs to the ceiling. Bosch builds this ### Under-cabinet range hood The slim hood screwed to the bottom of the wall cabinet over the burners, venting up through that cabinet or back through the wall, or cleaning the air and returning it to the room. Bosch builds this ### Island range hood The hood that hangs from the ceiling over burners set into a kitchen island, open on all four sides, with its duct and wiring hidden inside a chimney that drops from above. ## In Bosch's own words > After 120 hours of operation, the CHARCOAL FILTER button will illuminate indicating that the [Bosch Custom Insert Hoods User Manual HUI34253UC, HUI30253UC, HUI36253UC, HUI80553UC, HUI86553UC](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/9001604433_A.pdf) [Bosch Custom Insert Hoods User Manual HUI34253UC, HUI30253UC, HUI36253UC, HUI80553UC, HUI86553UC](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/9001604433_A.pdf) [Bosch Custom Insert Hoods User Manual HUI34253UC, HUI30253UC, HUI36253UC, HUI80553UC, HUI86553UC](https://media3.bsh-group.com/Documents/9001604433_A.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Bosch custom insert hoods HUI30253UC, HUI34253UC, HUI36253UC, HUI80553UC and HUI86553UC in recirculating installations. ## Bosch CHARCOAL FILTER lit range hood 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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Get replacement charcoal filters that match your insert model. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Can I rinse the charcoal filters from my Bosch insert? No. Water ruins activated carbon, and a spent filter will not recover. Bosch treats these as replacement parts. ### Why do both filter keys light on my Bosch insert? The two counts are separate, 40 hours for grease and 120 for charcoal, so every third grease reminder or so lands near a charcoal one. ### My Bosch insert vents outside. Should the charcoal key ever light? A ducted insert has no charcoal to replace. If the key lights, mention it when you book so the setup can be checked. --- **[Read on the site: Bosch custom insert CHARCOAL FILTER key lit: time for new carbon filters](https://rangehooderepair.center/error-codes/bosch-charcoal-filter-key-lit/)** **[Book a visit with RangeHoodeRepair.center](https://rangehooderepair.center/schedule/)**