Miele W 1716 operating instructions General problems

Problem solving guide

General problems

Problem	Possible cause	Remedy
The machine shakes	The machine feet are not	Level the machine (see
during the spin cycle.	level.	"Installation").
The laundry has not been	The machine detected an	Include both large and
spun properly and is still	imbalance during the final	small items in the load as
wet.	spin and reduced the	this will give better
	spin speed automatically.	distribution.
The laundry has not spun	The spin speed selected	Select a higher spin
satisfactorily.	was too low.	speed next time.
The pump makes strange	This is not a fault! These noises occur at the end of a
noises.	pump sequence as a normal part of the operation.
There is a lot of	The water pressure is too	– Clean the water inlet
detergent residue in the	low.	filter.
detergent drawer.		– Select Water plus.
	Powder detergent used	Add washing powder
	with water softeners can	and then add the water
	be sticky.	softener.
Fabric conditioner is not	The siphon tube is not	Clean the siphon, (see
completely dispensed or	correctly positioned or is	"Cleaning and care -
too much water remains	clogged up.	Cleaning the detergent
in the ￿ compartment.		dispenser drawer").
The display is in a	A different language has	Set the language you
different language.	been selected in the	want. The flag symbol
	Programmable functions	will guide you.
	- Language ￿ menu.
When laundry is dry, it	Too vigorous wash action.	Programme in gentle
feels hard to the touch.		action and more water.
	Not enough detergent	Increase detergent dose
	used.	to prevent limescale
		build-up in laundry.
	No fabric conditioner	Use fabric conditioner in
	used	last rinse.

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