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F11
Miele dishwasher F11: drain fault
Evidence linked to this decision
View source: Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G1xxx-G6xxxRisk level
Medium
Proceed carefully and stop if the check is unclear.
Urgency
High
Quick answer
F11 with water left in the wash cabinet means the documented Miele dishwasher has not drained correctly. Disconnect power and identify the family before checking the accessible drain area.
Safety first
Stop and check this first
- Disconnect power before opening the drain area and take particular care because broken glass may be hidden inside the drain pump.
Safe checks you can perform
- Confirm the dishwasher family
- Disconnect power and remove standing water
- For G1xxx-G6xxx, clean the non-return valve and pump area
- For G7xxx/G5xxx Discovery, clean the drain-pump area
- Refit the family-specific parts and test once
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Diagnose a persistent F11 drain fault
What a technician must be able to justify
Technician visit
These are the steps they must carry out and show you. Tick them as they work: if steps are skipped, do not accept a part swap.
These are not instructions for opening or handling the equipment yourself. They are the checks that should support a technical conclusion.
Diagnose a persistent F11 drain fault
What they doMiele Customer Service or a qualified appliance technician should inspect the drainage system when F11 returns after the documented accessible cleaning.
Before accepting a part or repair
Nothing has been shown yet. Do not accept a part swap based on the code alone.
Follow these steps
Note: Follow the documented order. An error code identifies the affected system, but it does not prove by itself which part has failed.
Confirm the dishwasher family
Identify whether the dishwasher is G1xxx-G6xxx or G7xxx/G5xxx Discovery before opening the drain area. The two groups use different access parts and refitting steps.
Do not interchange the non-return-valve procedure with the drain-pump-cover procedure.
Evidence: Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G1xxx-G6xxx · Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G7xxx and G5xxx Discovery
Disconnect power and remove standing water
Switch the dishwasher off and unplug it. Follow the guide for the identified family: G7xxx/G5xxx Discovery also requires removing the lower spray arm before the filter combination. Scoop standing water out with a small container.
Keep the appliance disconnected while the drain area is open.
Evidence: Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G1xxx-G6xxx · Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G7xxx and G5xxx Discovery
For G1xxx-G6xxx, clean the non-return valve and pump area
Release the non-return valve as shown in the matching Miele guide. Rinse the valve and carefully remove only visible foreign objects from the pump area. Check that the impeller can turn without forcing it.
Broken glass can be difficult to see. Protect your hands and do not probe blindly or dismantle internal parts.
Evidence: Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G1xxx-G6xxx
For G7xxx/G5xxx Discovery, clean the drain-pump area
Follow the newer-family guide to release the drain-pump cover, remove only visible foreign objects and check the impeller without forcing it. Refit the cover in the documented position.
Broken glass can be difficult to see. Protect your hands and do not probe blindly or dismantle internal parts.
Evidence: Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G7xxx and G5xxx Discovery
Refit the family-specific parts and test once
Refit the valve or pump cover exactly as shown for the identified family, then reinstall the filters and any removed spray arm. Run one wash programme to check whether the water is pumped away.
Stop the test if water leaks or the pump makes an abnormal mechanical noise.
Evidence: Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G1xxx-G6xxx · Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G7xxx and G5xxx Discovery
Still not solved
If the error persists, stop here. See what the technician must do and show you.
Virtual technician
Does F11 still appear after these checks?
This guided flow uses the exact code and your answers to choose a test, an expected result and the next branch.
Where this code applies
A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.
Primary scope
- System
- Appliances
- Brand
- Miele
- Product type
- Dishwashers
Known code variants
- Anomalía F11
- cocina LG error F11
- ecoTEC F.11
- erreur F11 Miele
- error F11 lavavajillas Hotpoint
- error F11 lavavajillas Whirlpool
- Error F11 Miele
- Error F11 Vaillant
- errore F11 lavastoviglie Miele
- F 11 lave-vaisselle
- Fault F11
- F:11
- Fallo salida de agua Hisense
- guasto F11 Miele
- Hisense dishwasher F11
- Hisense dishwasher F11 not draining
- Hisense lavavajillas F11
- Hisense Water outlet fault
- Hotpoint dishwasher F11
- Hotpoint dishwasher F11 wash pump
- Hotpoint dishwasher not washing F11
- Hotpoint F11 error dishwasher
- Hotpoint F11 lavavajillas
- Hotpoint lavavajillas no lava F11
- lavavajillas Hisense F11 no desagua
- lavavajillas Hotpoint F11 bomba de lavado
- lavavajillas Whirlpool F11 bomba de lavado
- LG F11 communication error
- LG F11 comunicación
- LG horno F11
- LG oven error F11
- LG range F11
- Miele F11
- Miele Fehler F11
- Panasonic F11
- Vaillant F.11
- Whirlpool dishwasher F11
- Whirlpool dishwasher F11 wash pump
- Whirlpool dishwasher not washing F11
- Whirlpool F11 error dishwasher
- Whirlpool F11 lavavajillas
- Whirlpool lavavajillas no lava F11
What it means
Miele documents F11 as a drain fault on G1xxx-G7xxx dishwashers and G5xxx Discovery models from 2019. G1xxx-G6xxx use a non-return valve procedure while G7xxx and G5xxx Discovery use a separate drain-pump-cover procedure.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Highsource verified
Disconnect power before opening the drain area and take particular care because broken glass may be hidden inside the drain pump.
Evidence: Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G1xxx-G6xxx · Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G7xxx and G5xxx Discovery
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- Non-return valve not seated correctlyPossible
For G1xxx-G6xxx dishwashers, Miele lists an incorrectly positioned non-return valve as one cause of F11.
Evidence: Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G1xxx-G6xxx
- Drain-pump cover not seated correctlyPossible
For G7xxx and G5xxx Discovery dishwashers from 2019, Miele identifies an incorrectly seated drain-pump cover as a possible cause.
Evidence: Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G7xxx and G5xxx Discovery
- Drain pump blocked by a foreign objectPossible
Both Miele family guides identify a blocked drain pump or a foreign object in the pump area as a cause of F11.
Evidence: Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G1xxx-G6xxx · Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G7xxx and G5xxx Discovery
Sources and technical references
- 1
Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G1xxx-G6xxx
Miele · official_doc
- 2
Miele Great Britain dishwasher fault F11 for G7xxx and G5xxx Discovery
Miele · official_doc
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