Miele Dishwasher Operating Instructions Manual page 48

Problem solving guide
Problem
The dishes are not clean The dishes were not
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Possible cause
loaded correctly. Dishes
were placed inside other
pieces, water could not
access all surfaces.
The outlet of the water in-
take pipe for the middle
spray arm was covered.
An insufficient amount of
water flowed into the mid-
dle spray arm.
The programme was not
powerful enough.
Not enough detergent
was dispensed.
Tall items are blocking the
path of the spray arms.
The spray arm jets are
blocked.
The filter combination in
the base of the wash cabi-
net is not clean or is not
correctly fitted.
This may cause the spray
arm jets to get blocked.
The non-return valve is
open and blocked. Dirty
water has flowed back
into the wash cabinet.
Remedy
See notes in "Loading the
dishwasher".
Make sure that dishes
placed in the rear section
of the upper basket do not
cover the opening.
Select a more intensive
programme,
see "Programme chart" at
the end of these operating
instructions.
Use more detergent, see
"Operating the dish-
washer".
Rearrange the items so
that the spray arms can
rotate freely.
Clean the spray arm jets,
see "Cleaning and Care".
Clean and/or replace the
filter combination cor-
rectly. Clean the spray
arm jets, see "Cleaning
and Care".
Clean the drain pump and
the non-return valve, see
"Cleaning the drain pump
and non-return valve".