Opening The Door In The Event Of A Blocked Drain Outlet And/Or Power Cut - Miele WKH 130 WPS Operating Instructions Manual

Problem solving guide
Opening the door in the event
of a blocked drain outlet and/
or power cut
 Switch off the washing machine.
 Press the drain pump access panel.
The panel will spring open.
Blocked drain outlet
If the drain outlet is blocked, a large
quantity of water (up to 25 litres) can
remain in the washing machine.
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Caution: If laundry has been
washed at a high temperature, water
draining out of the machine will still
be hot. Danger of scalding!
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Procedure for draining the washing
machine
When draining water from the
machine, do not unscrew the filters
completely or take them right out.
 Place a suitable container, e.g. a
Miele universal oven tray, under the
access panel.
 Slowly and carefully unscrew the
filters to let the water out. Be careful
not to release too much water at
once. If the flow of water is too
strong, some water can seep into the
washing machine base and activate
the water protection float switch. This
will prevent the washing machine
from functioning.
 Tighten the filters back up again if
you need to interrupt the flow of
water.
Once the flow of water ceases: