We replaced the filter cap...the machine still drains straight out through the drain pump filter as soon as we switch it on.
Reluctantly we have booked a Miele service visit...
The model number is W806.
When switched on, the machine lets water in (not sure whether by gravity or pump) which then promptly flows out the pump filter flap overflow. The drain pump doesn't operate during this filling phase.
We are starting to wonder if it is the filter cap. It seems quite...
Thanks newboy - hadn't spotted the appliances forum. Have reposted there, post slightly modified as we have taken the front off the machine now and done some more inspecting. I guess trying to fix something and making it worse is more of a DIY normal experience than disaster!
My mum has a Miele Novotronic Premiere Plus, purchased around 1997. Recently, it started to leak during cycles, but was still able to wash clothes. We pulled it out to have a look at the pump (where problems have arisen previously) and now it is leaking far worse.
Currently, as soon as we...
My mum has a Miele Novotronic Premiere Plus, purchased around 1997. Recently, it started to leak during cycles, but was still able to wash clothes. We pulled it out to have a look at the pump (where problems have arisen previously) and now it is leaking far worse.
Currently, as soon as we...