Opening The Door In The Event Of A Blocked Drain Outlet And/Or Power Outage - Miele PWM 908 Operating And Installation Instructions

Frequently asked questions
Opening the door in the event
of a blocked drain outlet and/
or power outage

Risk of electric shock.
Only ever perform cleaning and
maintenance work when the appli-
ance is disconnected from the
power.
Disconnect the washing machine
from the power supply.
 Open the access flap to the drain
system.
Blocked drain outlet
If the drain outlet is blocked, there may
be a large quantity of water (max. 30 l)
left behind in the washing machine.
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Risk of scalding due to hot suds.
Escaping suds will be hot if laundry
has been washed at high tempera-
tures.
Carefully allow all suds to drain off.
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Emptying the drum
... For machines with a drain filter
 Place a suitable container under the
access flap.
Remove the drain filter, though not
completely.
 Slowly unscrew the drain filter to let
the water out.
 Tighten the drain filter back up again
if you need to interrupt the flow of
water.