Miele dishwasher G977 stops after 5 mins

[mikecardiff]

Hi All,

My four month old miele dishwasher G977+ has just developed a fault - it stops after about five minutes (sometimes seven minutes) with the Inlet/Drain light flashing.

If I change the programme control to Stop and then to any programme and press start, the dishwasher starts again - first emptying any water, and then refilling and starting to rinse.

Because it empties and fills without any problems, I don't think the filters are blocked. I have removed the filters and emptied the water many times, and removed the one-way valve and cleaned it as best I can several times - although it was not blocked and did not appear to be stuck.

I have also disconnected the inlet pipe and checked the inlet filter - no apparent blockages - and removed, washed and replaced it.

Since this problem developed on Tuesday, the dishwasher did complete the 70C intensive wash twice in a row - and has failed to complete any programmes since.

I just rang the 'warranty information' line (actually extended warranty sales line), and the man said it sounded like a 'programming problem' that would be quick to fix if an engineer came to visit.

Please can you let me know if you think this sounds like a 'programming problem' or if there is something physically wrong (e.g. a blockage in the sealed parts of the dishwasher) ?

Thanks for your time,
Michael

 

[mikecardiff]

since I wrote the post above, the dishwasher stopped after about five minutes for a few more wash attempts,

but since then, it has worked every time.

??????

I've been running intensive programmes, and used the Finish dishwasher cleaner once.

It has also completed two real washes, albeit only about half-loaded.