Opening The Door In The Event Of A Blocked Drain Outlet And/Or Power Cut - Miele WWH 860 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.
 Open the access panel for the drain
pump.
Blocked drain outlet
If the drain outlet is blocked, a larger
quantity of water can remain 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
temperatures!
Carefully allow all suds to drain off.
Procedure for draining the machine
When removing the drain filter, do
not remove it completely.
 Place a suitable container under the
access panel, e.g. a universal oven
tray.
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 Slowly and carefully unscrew the
filters until water runs 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
machine base and activate the water
protection system. This will prevent
the machine from functioning.
 To interrupt the flow of water, tighten
the filters again.
Once the flow of water ceases:
 Remove the filters completely.