Frequently Asked Questions
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Opening the door in the event
of a blocked drain outlet and/
or power failure
Turn off the washing machine.
Open the drain pump flap.
Blocked drain outlet
If the drain outlet is blocked, a larger
quantity of water can remain in the
washing machine.
Risk of scalding due to hot suds.
Escaping suds will be hot if laundry
has been washed at high
temperatures.
Carefully allow all suds to drain off.
Draining the washing machine
Remove the drain filters, though not
completely.
Place a suitable container under the
flap, e.g. a Miele universal oven tray.
Slowly unscrew the drain filters to let
the water out.
Tighten the drain filters back up again
if you need to interrupt the flow of
water.
Once the flow of water stops:
Remove the drain filters completely.
