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title: "Washing machine will not drain"
description: "Miele washer not draining — miele washing machine will not drain — a cycle that halts part-way with the drum full, or one that finishes and leaves water be"
url: "https://mielemiami.support/symptoms/washer-not-draining/"
date_modified: "2026-08-22"
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# Miele washing machine will not drain

### The fastest diagnosis is the code

Open the flap at the bottom front and clean the drain filter. It is the owner's part of this machine, it collects whatever came out of a pocket, and a blocked one produces exactly the same complaint as a failed pump.

### Start at the flap

The drain filter behind the panel at the bottom front is the owner’s part of this machine. It collects coins, hair grips and whatever came out of a pocket, and a loaded one produces exactly the complaint a failed pump produces. It is the first thing to check on every one of these calls.

### The part that is not the pump

A Miele decides how much water is in the drum from a pressure reading. A blocked pressure chamber or a perished hose makes a healthy pump look wrong and a healthy machine stop mid-cycle — and it is a much smaller repair than the one people expect.

The drain filter

Behind the flap at the bottom front. Free, and the first thing to check.

The pressure system

A blocked chamber or a perished hose makes the machine misjudge the water level and stop.

The drain pump

When the path is clear. A pump moves water or it does not.

The standpipe

Plumbing rather than appliance. A machine sharing a drain with a slow sink can be defeated by the sink.

The cycle stops with water in the drum

What it usually means

Water left in the drum at the end

A cycle that stops before the spin

Draining, but very slowly

The fastest diagnosis is the code

Open the flap at the bottom front and clean the drain filter. It is the owner's part of this machine, it collects whatever came out of a pocket, and a blocked one produces exactly the same complaint as a failed pump.

Start at the flap

The drain filter behind the panel at the bottom front is the owner’s part of this machine. It collects coins, hair grips and whatever came out of a pocket, and a loaded one produces exactly the complaint a failed pump produces. It is the first thing to check on every one of these calls.

The part that is not the pump

A Miele decides how much water is in the drum from a pressure reading. A blocked pressure chamber or a perished hose makes a healthy pump look wrong and a healthy machine stop mid-cycle — and it is a much smaller repair than the one people expect.

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