Fabric Conditioner Full Of Water After Washing
Hi,
In my Miele Novotronic w839 the rinse water is left filled up after every washing program has completed so I can not fill it with new rinse.
ie. If I run a wash program is it not supposed to leave the rinse compartment empty so one can fill it again for the next washing cycle?
This was not an issue before, it has always worked.
I have washed and cleaned the drawer to make sure the channels are clean from any dirt or so.
I have also made sure the holes above the drawer are not dirty preventing the water from filling the drawer.
Ideas?
Cheers!
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Miele Novotronic w839 fabric conditioner compartment staying full of water
- The problem
- On a Miele Novotronic w839 washing machine, the fabric conditioner/rinse compartment was left full of water after each completed wash, preventing refilling for the next cycle. The drawer and the holes above it had already been cleaned, and this had not happened previously.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply said the most likely cause was the siphon tube for the fabric conditioner compartment being blocked or missing. It was also stated that the fabric conditioner/rinse aid compartment is normally left full of water.
- What fixed it
- Accepted advice was to check the fabric conditioner compartment siphon tube, as a blockage or missing tube was the only explanation suggested. The reply also indicated that the compartment being full of water is normal, so no fault may be present if the siphon arrangement is intact.
- Checks to try
- Washed and cleaned the drawer
- Checked the holes above the drawer were not dirty
- Suggested check of the fabric conditioner siphon tube for blockage or being missing
1 Answer
The only explanation I can think of is that the tube where the fabric conditioner and the last but of water siphons out of the fabric conditioner compartment must be either missing, or clogged up. The fabric conditioner / rinse aid compartment is always full of water
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