Please do take care to read the information thoroughly as it is there to help you understand fault codes and to keep you safe. There are also some help, tips and hints with a lot of the fault codes published here that you usually will not find anywhere else and, as we learn, we add more information so if you can't find what you need please ask in the forums.
Before using this section please understand that fault or error codes are used as a diagnostic aid, they are not a replacement for diagnostic skill on the part of the person repairing the product and are not in any way usually going to point to the precise component that is faulty. All they do is give you an idea of where to start looking for the fault.
Miele WA-GW Washing machines - Professional Error codes
These error code explanations can help you diagnose a problem with your Miele WA-GW Washing machines - Professional.
North London Appliances Repair forums
We add more information as we learn so if you can't find what you need please ask in the Repair forums.
F1
NTC sensor short-circuited water / heating
- Issue:
- NTC sensor short-circuited water / heating
- Advice:
- ...
F2
NTC sensor open-circuited water / heating
- Issue:
- NTC sensor open-circuited water / heating
- Advice:
- ...
F10
Water intake
- Issue:
- Water intake
- Advice:
- ...
F11
Water drainage
- Issue:
- Water drainage
- Advice:
- ...
F15
Water intake fault - Hot water
- Issue:
- Water intake fault - Hot water
- Advice:
- ...
F16
Foam / Excess detergent
- Issue:
- Foam / Excess detergent
- Advice:
- ...
F19
Flow meter slow / difficult to rotate
- Issue:
- Flow meter slow / difficult to rotate
- Advice:
- ...
F20
Heating
- Issue:
- Heating
- Advice:
- ...
F39
Electronic unit fault BAE (Control and Display electronic)
- Issue:
- Electronic unit fault BAE (Control and Display electronic)
- Advice:
- ...
F41
Faulty EEPROM / incorrect data
- Issue:
- Faulty EEPROM / incorrect data
- Advice:
- ...
F43
Model type not programmed
- Issue:
- Model type not programmed
- Advice:
- ...
F45
Flash RAM defective / Incorrect data
- Issue:
- Flash RAM defective / Incorrect data
- Advice:
- ...
F46
LCD connection defective
- Issue:
- LCD connection defective
- Advice:
- ...
F47
BAE/ SL T interface defective
- Issue:
- BAE/ SL T interface defective
- Advice:
- ...
F50
Drive
- Issue:
- Drive
- Advice:
- ...
F51
Level switch, pressure sensor
- Issue:
- Level switch, pressure sensor
- Advice:
- ...
F53
Speed sensor fault
- Issue:
- Speed sensor fault
- Advice:
- ...
F56
Final spin speed < 400 rpm
- Issue:
- Final spin speed < 400 rpm
- Advice:
- ...
F62
Programmee selector defective (DWS)+B97
- Issue:
- Programmee selector defective (DWS)+B97
- Advice:
- ...
F63
Water path control unit fault
- Issue:
- Water path control unit fault
- Advice:
- ...
F64
Path sensor defective
- Issue:
- Path sensor defective
- Advice:
- ...
F65
Drum lighting cap missing
- Issue:
- Drum lighting cap missing
- Advice:
- ...
F92
Bacterial contamination risk
- Issue:
- Bacterial contamination risk
- Advice:
- ...
F96
Water intake fault alternative water supply (grey water)
- Issue:
- Water intake fault alternative water supply (grey water)
- Advice:
- ...
F100
Communication link failure to IK6 (faulty / interruped)
- Issue:
- Communication link failure to IK6 (faulty / interruped)
- Advice:
- ...
F101
IK6 faulty / incompatibilty
- Issue:
- IK6 faulty / incompatibilty
- Advice:
- ...
F104
Drive / low voltage (z.B. Klixon, low voltage FU)
- Issue:
- Drive / low voltage (z.B. Klixon, low voltage FU)
- Advice:
- ...
F4000
no fault
- Issue:
- no fault
- Advice:
- ...
F4001
water im suds container
- Issue:
- water im suds container
- Advice:
- ...
F4002
Trommelbewegung, door kann nicht open werden
- Issue:
- Trommelbewegung, door kann nicht open werden
- Advice:
- ...
F4003
door kann open werden
- Issue:
- door kann open werden
- Advice:
- ...
F4004
door is open
- Issue:
- door is open
- Advice:
- ...
F4005
door is closed
- Issue:
- door is closed
- Advice:
- ...
F4006
control has restricted water level
- Issue:
- control has restricted water level
- Advice:
- ...
F4007
control has increased water level
- Issue:
- control has increased water level
- Advice:
- ...
F4008
No money
- Issue:
- No money
- Advice:
- ...
F4009
not enough money for programme
- Issue:
- not enough money for programme
- Advice:
- ...
F4010
Exceeded max programme time, overlay safety time expired
- Issue:
- Exceeded max programme time, overlay safety time expired
- Advice:
- ...
F4011
fault frequency converter
- Issue:
- fault frequency converter
- Advice:
- ...
F4012
fault over-current frequency converter
- Issue:
- fault over-current frequency converter
- Advice:
- ...
F4013
fault frequency converter intermediate circuit voltage too small
- Issue:
- fault frequency converter intermediate circuit voltage too small
- Advice:
- ...
F4014
fault frequency converter intermediate circuit voltage too high
- Issue:
- fault frequency converter intermediate circuit voltage too high
- Advice:
- ...
F4015
fault frequency converter slip too high
- Issue:
- fault frequency converter slip too high
- Advice:
- ...
F4016
fault frequency converter imbalance not appropriate
- Issue:
- fault frequency converter imbalance not appropriate
- Advice:
- ...
F4017
A programmed programme stop is carried out
- Issue:
- A programmed programme stop is carried out
- Advice:
- ...
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