Opening The Door In The Event Of A Blocked Drain Outlet And/Or Power Failure - Miele TX2070 Operating Instructions Manual

Problem solving guide
Opening the door in the event
of a blocked drain outlet and/
or power failure
 Switch off the washing machine.
 Open the drain pump access panel.
Blocked drain outlet
If the drain outlet is blocked, a large
quantity of water can remain in the
washing machine.
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If laundry has been washed at a
high temperature, water draining out
of the machine will still be hot.
Danger of scalding!
Take care when draining the ma-
chine.
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Procedure for draining the washing
machine
When draining water from the ma-
chine, do not unscrew the drain fil-
ters 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 fil-
ters 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 drain filters back up again
if you need to interrupt the flow of
water.
Once the flow of water ceases: