Miele H 818 - Troubleshooting and Service; Correcting Minor Faults

Correcting minor faults
Repairs to Hie electrical components
of this appliance should only ever be
carried out by a qualified electrician.
Unauthorised repairs can be danger¬
ous.
Some minor problems however can
be dealt with as follows;
What to do if...
• * * nothing happons^
Check whether the dock/limer had
been pre-set to an automatic function.
If not required, cancel this by setting!
back to manual.
... a humming sound is heard while
the ceramic hob is heating up?
This is not a fault. As the cooking
areas heat up, the humming disap¬
pears completely,
... the two front heating areas do
not heat up when switched on?
is the light ring illuminated?
• if yes, check that the timer is cor¬
rectly set. (See separate instructions
for the timer),
• if no, the mains fuse may have
blown, or the automatic cut-out may
have tripped, (contact a qualified
electrician, or the Miele Service
Department),
... a resistance is felt with the con¬
trols for the rear hotplates at set'
ting 5?
This indicates that the next setting
takes you into a higher temperature
range.
. > * the contra) light for auto¬
heat-up does not light up?
Is the control positioned between 1
and 11? Auto-heat-up can only be
selected on these settings. Pull out the
knob, When automatic switching from
auto-heat-up io normal continuation
cooking takes place, the tight goes out.
.,, when using auto-heat-up the
contents of the pari stay cold or
only heat up slightly?
• Does the pan have a light coloured
base? This reflects heat back.
• Are you using pans with a heat-
retaining base? The heat disperses
more slowly into the food.
• Are you using a very large pan? in
this case bring to the boil on setting
1 1 and then turn down,
,. * The oven does not heat up?
Check whether
• the selector switch is set to the
function required, and the tempera¬
ture control Is set at the correct tem¬
perature.
• the rings round the controls are illu¬
minated.
If yes, check whether the timer Is
correctly set,, (see separate operat¬
ing instructions).
If no, the mains fuse may have
blown, or the automatic cut-out may
have tripped, (contact a qualified
electrician or the Miele Service
Department).