Miele 05 536 980 What to do if Possible cause Remedy Pump makes, Strange noises, Tergent remain

Problem solving guide

What to do if ...	Possible cause	Remedy
The pump makes	These do not indicate a fault. They occur at the end of a
strange noises.	pump sequence as a normal part of the operation.
Large residues of de-	The water supply pres-	– Clean the filter in the water
tergent remain in the	sure is too low.	inlet system.
dispenser drawer.		– It may be useful to press the
		Water plus button.
	Washing powder used	Pour washing powder into the
	with water softener	dispenser before adding any
	tends to become	water softener.
	sticky.
Fabric conditioner is	The siphon is either in-	Clean the siphon, see
not completely dis-	correctly positioned or	"Cleaning and care - Cleaning
pensed or too much	clogged.	the detergent drawer".
water remains in the	The fabric conditioner	Clean the fabric conditioner
p compartment.	channel is clogged.	channel.
Liquid detergent does	Liquid detergents do	– Use a general purpose
not give the required	not contain bleaching	washing machine powder
result.	agents. They do not	containing a bleaching
	remove fruit, coffee	agent.
	and tea stains.	– Pour stain removers into
		compartment j of the dis-
		penser drawer and liquid
		detergent into a dispenser
		ball.
		– Never put stain removers
		and liquid detergent to-
		gether in the dispenser
		drawer.

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