Miele G 803 Problem solving guide, Water remains in the, dishwasher at the end, of a program

Problem solving guide

Problem	Possible cause	Remedy
Water remains in the		Before searching for the
dishwasher at the end		problem:
of a program.		Turn off the dishwasher.
	The drain hose is kinked.	Straighten the hose.
	The drain pump or	Clean the drain pump
	non-return valve may be	and non-return valve,
	blocked.	see “Cleaning the drain
		pump and non-return
		valve".
	The combination filter is	Clean the filter, see
	clogged.	“Cleaning the dishwasher
		filters”.
Rattling from within the	The dishes are moving in-	Interrupt the program and
dishwasher.	side the dishwasher.	rearrange the items not
		secured.
Knocking noise from	The spray arm is hitting	Interrupt the program and
within the dishwasher.	something in the basket.	rearrange items obstruct-
		ing the spray arms.
A whistling noise is	The circulation pump seal	This is not a problem. Try
heard during the pro-	sometimes makes a whis-	other detergents. Call the
gram.	tling noise. This may be	Miele Technical Service
	caused by detergent.	Department if the noise is
		persistent.
Knocking noise in the	This may be caused by	This has no effect on
water pipes.	the installation or the	dishwasher function. If in
	cross section of pipe.	doubt contact a plumber.
The dishes are not	The dishes were not	See “Loading the dish-
clean.	loaded correctly.	washer”.
	– Were the dishes
	placed inside of each
	other?
	– Could water reach all
	surfaces?
	The water feed tube for	Make sure that dishes
	the middle spray arm was	placed at the rear of the
	covered.	upper basket do not
		cover the water feed
		tube.
	Not enough detergent	Use more detergent; see
	was used.	“Adding detergent”.

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