--- title: "Miele washing machine error code F138" description: "Miele washing machine error code F138: the manufacturer publishes this for there is water in the drip tray." url: "https://mielemiami.support/error-codes/error-code-f138-washer/" date_modified: "2026-08-22" --- # Miele washing machine error code F138 ### What Miele publishes for it On a Miele washing machine, the manufacturer publishes this for there is water in the drip tray. That sentence is Miele’s own, read off its published support page for this condition rather than worked out from the outside. Everything below it — what the condition covers and what is worth doing first — is ours, written from what this equipment does in Miami kitchens. ### What this block of conditions is about Miele writes the condition as F and a number on the W1 machines and on the professional Little Giants alike, and the numbering runs further here than on anything else it builds — past F200 and past F300. The high numbers are not more serious than the low ones; they are a later block of the same list. ### What it covers What a published cause names is a circuit rather than a component, which is the single most useful thing to know before anybody orders a part. This one covers: - The Miele - System was activated. - Water has been detected due to a leak inside the washing machine. - To remove the laundry, proceed as follows: - Reaching into a rotating drum is extremely dangerous and may result in injury. - Always make sure that the drum is stationary before reaching in to remove laundry. - Unlock the door with a screwdriver. - To remove the water and fix the leak, please contact a technician. ### Worth trying yourself, in this order - Close the water inlet. - Disconnect the washing machine from the power supply and the drain pump will stop running. - Remove the laundry from the drum by means of the emergency release: - Open the access panel for the drain pump. - Pull open the door. ### Then what Try it in that order before booking anything. A Miele washer is a machine that reports precisely, so when a code clears after the owner has done what the maker asks, it has usually told the truth about what was wrong. If it comes straight back on a machine you have already reset, stop repeating the cycle: on the W1 and the Little Giants alike, a repeated lock or drain condition is a part, and running it again with a load in it only leaves you with wet laundry. Miele publishes this one for the washing machines. The [full Miele archive](https://mielemiami.support/error-codes/) has the other conditions, searchable, and on this make the same number appears on more than one machine roughly a third of the time, so the appliance above is part of the answer. We repair this equipment across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. washing machine What this one means What Miele publishes for it On a Miele washing machine, the manufacturer publishes this for there is water in the drip tray. That sentence is Miele’s own, read off its published support page for this condition rather than worked out from the outside. Everything below it — what the condition covers and what is worth doing first — is ours, written from what this equipment does in Miami kitchens. What this block of conditions is about Miele writes the condition as F and a number on the W1 machines and on the professional Little Giants alike, and the numbering runs further here than on anything else it builds — past F200 and past F300. The high numbers are not more serious than the low ones; they are a later block of the same list. What it covers What a published cause names is a circuit rather than a component, which is the single most useful thing to know before anybody orders a part. This one covers: The Miele System was activated. Water has been detected due to a leak inside the washing machine. To remove the laundry, proceed as follows: Reaching into a rotating drum is extremely dangerous and may result in injury. Always make sure that the drum is stationary before reaching in to remove laundry. Unlock the door with a screwdriver. To remove the water and fix the leak, please contact a technician. Worth trying yourself, in this order Close the water inlet. Disconnect the washing machine from the power supply and the drain pump will stop running. Remove the laundry from the drum by means of the emergency release: Open the access panel for the drain pump. Pull open the door. Then what Try it in that order before booking anything. A Miele washer is a machine that reports precisely, so when a code clears after the owner has done what the maker asks, it has usually told the truth about what was wrong. If it comes straight back on a machine you have already reset, stop repeating the cycle: on the W1 and the Little Giants alike, a repeated lock or drain condition is a part, and running it again with a load in it only leaves you with wet laundry. Miele publishes this one for the washing machines. The full Miele archive has the other conditions, searchable, and on this make the same number appears on more than one machine roughly a third of the time, so the appliance above is part of the answer. We repair this equipment across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. --- **[Read full article: Miele washing machine error code F138](https://mielemiami.support/error-codes/error-code-f138-washer/)**