Miele F 1801 SF, F 1811 SF, F 1901 SF, F 1911 SF Frequently asked questions, General problems

Frequently asked questions

General problems

Issue	Possible fault	Solution
Water is flowing out of	Close the shut-off valve immediately.
the appliance.
	Check whether the water	Contact Miele Technical
	pipe in the appliance is	Service.
	defective.
	Check whether the water	Contact a plumber.
	pressure is too low.
	Check whether the correct	Self-tapping valves and
	water valve has been	3/16" (4.76 mm) saddle
	installed.	valves reduce the water
		pressure and can block
		the pipe.
The door to the	This is not a fault.	Wait a few minutes, then
freezer section will not	The suction caused by	try again. It should now
open.	opening and closing the	open without force.
	door too many times in
	succession prevents it
	from opening.
The compressor kicks	The ventilation slits are	Clean with a vacuum or
on very frequently and	covered or dusty.	brush.
for too long.
	The door has been	Once the freezer gets
	opened too frequently, or a	down to the set
	large amount of unfrozen	temperature the
	food has been put in at	compressor will turn off.
	once for freezing.
	The door is not closed.	Check that the door has
		been closed properly.
The freezer runs	To save energy the compressor runs at a lower speed,
continuously.	but for longer when less cooling is required.
The temperature	This is not abnormal. When the ice maker is in use and
reading in the freezer	the temperature of the room is above freezing the
shows -18°C, although	temperature automatically stays at -18°C to ensure
a higher temperature	proper functioning.
is set.

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