- “Standing water after the cycle”
- “A number on the display and a cycle that stopped”
- “Water that drains if you run it again”
Symptom
Miele dishwasher will not drain
A cycle that finishes — or stops — with water standing in the bottom of the tub. On a Miele this usually reports itself with a number, and more often than not the cause is outside the machine altogether.
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Four ordinary causes
What this usually turns out to be
Cheapest and commonest first, which is also the order we check them in. They sit hundreds of dollars apart, and only the unit settles which one is yours.
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The filters in the base of the tub
They lift out and rinse under a tap. Loaded, they slow the drain until the machine gives up on it.
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The drain hose loop
Lost when a machine is pushed back in. Without it the sink drains back into the tub.
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The disposal plug
On a new installation. The commonest cause of a machine that has never drained since the day it went in.
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The drain pump
When the path is clear and the machine still cannot empty. A pump either moves water or does not.
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How it shows up
What people describe when they call
Two shortcuts
Narrow it down before anybody arrives
A description of the behaviour leaves a few possible causes. A code names the subsystem, and the model number says which parts to bring. Either one shortens the visit; both together usually settle it.
If the display is showing something
- F70 The water protection system has reacted
- F11 The non-return valve is incorrectly positioned in the dishwasher
Photograph it before it clears — codes do not wait. Search the full code list
If there is no code at all
B 990
HM 16-80 D EL
G 5056 SCVi Active
G 7186 SCVi AutoDos
G 5051 SCVi Active
G 5008 SCU Active
G 7936 SCi AutoDos
G 5056 SCVi SF
G 7186 SCVi SFP AutoDos
G 7193 SCVi AutoDos
PFD 101 U
PFD 102 i
The data plate is inside the cabinet, upper left wall or behind the grille. All models
In more detail
About Miele dishwasher will not drain
The fastest diagnosis is the code
Lift out the filters in the base of the tub and check the drain hose still has its high loop behind the machine. If the dishwasher was installed with a new garbage disposal, check that the disposal's knock-out plug was removed — a brand-new machine that has never drained is very often that, and it is not the appliance.
Most of this is not the dishwasher
The filters, the drain hose loop and the plumbing the machine is connected to account for more of these calls than the pump does. A sink that drains slowly on its own, a disposal installed with its plug still in, or a hose that lost its high loop when the machine was pushed back will all stop a perfectly healthy dishwasher from emptying.
What the machine tells you
Miele separates draining from filling, so the number on the display already says which half of the water path stopped. If yours reports the water protection system instead, that is a different and more urgent thing: the machine has detected water where there should not be any and has shut itself down deliberately.
This article is based on:
- Official manufacturer documentation
- Internal repair procedures
- Technician repair history
- Company quality standards
Where we do it
Across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach
Same terms everywhere we go: an on-site diagnostic first, the price agreed in writing, and the exact figure confirmed once we have seen the unit.
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