Miele W 4840 Guide

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Documentation
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DTD no. 11-4800
Model(s): W 4840, W 4800
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Contents
General Information
A Warning and Safety Instructions
B Modification History
C Technical Data
D Layout of Electrical Components
Function Groups
010 Housing, Lid, Secure Transport
1 Technical Data ..................................... 010-2
3 Fault Repair ........................................ 010-3
3.1 Vibrations during spin cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 010-3
4 Service............................................. 010-4
4.1 Lid –Remove......................................... 010-4
4.2 Front panel –Remove.................................. 010-5
4.3 Floatswitch(B8)....................................... 010-6
020 Door, Magnet, Lock
1 Technical Data ..................................... 020-2
2 Function ........................................... 020-3
2.1 Pulldoorlock(A2) ..................................... 020-3
2.1.1 Electromagnetic door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 020-3
2.1.2 Safety requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 020-3
3 Fault Repair ........................................ 020-4
3.1 Door lock (A2) does not lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 020-4
4 Service............................................. 020-5
4.1 Door lock (A2) –Open manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 020-5
4.2 Door lock (A2) –Remove................................ 020-6
4.3 Door porthole, door latch and hinge –Remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 020-7
030 Suds container, Drum, Bearing, Heater element
1 Technical Data ..................................... 030-2
2 Function ........................................... 030-3
2.1 Foamsensing......................................... 030-3
2.1.1 Foam when heating during the main wash cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 030-3
2.1.2 Foam at rinse cycle water intake (in the drum vent or in the
siphon) .............................................. 030-3
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2.1.3 Foam during spin cycle (water sheet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 030-3
2.2 Light in the door concertina seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 030-4
2.3 Heater............................................... 030-4
4 Service............................................. 030-5
4.1 Temperature sensor (NTC resistor, R30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 030-5
4.2 Air trap –Clean........................................ 030-5
4.3 Door sealing ring –Replace ............................. 030-5
040 Water intake
1 Technical Data ..................................... 040-2
2 Function ........................................... 040-3
2.1 Floatswitch(B8)....................................... 040-3
2.2 Hot water intake control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 040-3
2.3 Automatic load control / Intelligent water intake (IWE) . . . . . . . . 040-3
2.4 Water intake monitoring –water control system (WCS) . . . . . . . 040-4
2.5 Water overflow monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 040-4
2.6 Flowmeter(B3/4)...................................... 040-4
2.7 Water path control unit, motor water path control unit (M24). . . . 040-5
4 Service............................................. 040-6
4.1 Flowmeter(B3/4)...................................... 040-6
050 Water drain
1 Technical Data ..................................... 050-2
2 Function ........................................... 050-3
2.1 Water drain monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 050-3
060 Drive
1 Technical Data ..................................... 060-2
2 Function ........................................... 060-3
2.1 Spinlock............................................. 060-3
2.2 ToothedV-belt ........................................ 060-3
2.3 Motor overheating protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 060-3
2.4 Tachogenerator ....................................... 060-4
3 Fault Repair ........................................ 060-5
3.1 Drum drive defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 060-5
4 Service............................................. 060-6
4.1 Tachogenerator ....................................... 060-6
4.2 Toothed V-belt –Mount................................. 060-6
4.3 DriveMXT40......................................... 060-7
070 Fascia panel, Control electronic
1 Technical Data ..................................... 070-2
2 Function ........................................... 070-3
2.1 Child safety sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-3
2.2 Action after a power failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-3
2.3 Programming function (HY IV E). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-4
2.3.1 WaterPlus ........................................... 070-4
2.3.2 Gentlecycle .......................................... 070-4
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2.3.3 Sudscooling.......................................... 070-4
2.3.4 Memory.............................................. 070-4
2.3.5 Buzzer............................................... 070-4
2.3.6 Language............................................ 070-4
2.3.7 Contrast ............................................. 070-4
2.3.8 Standby.............................................. 070-4
2.3.9 Waterintake.......................................... 070-5
2.3.10 Max. water level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-5
2.3.11 Country version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-5
2.3.12 Max.spinspeed....................................... 070-5
2.3.13 Load automatic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-5
2.3.14 Imbalance values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-5
2.3.15 Centralunit........................................... 070-5
2.3.16 Heateroutput ......................................... 070-5
2.3.17 Low water pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-5
2.3.18 Allergy............................................... 070-6
2.3.19 Sensor controlled rinse cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-6
2.3.20 Temperature.......................................... 070-6
2.3.21 Current volume meter (VSZ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-6
2.3.22 Keypadtone.......................................... 070-6
2.3.23 Reset................................................ 070-6
2.3.24 Imbalance sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-7
2.3.25 Watervalves.......................................... 070-7
2.3.26 Display .............................................. 070-7
2.3.27 Appliance ............................................ 070-7
2.3.28 Load indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-7
2.3.29 Drumlight............................................ 070-8
2.3.30 Brightness............................................ 070-8
2.3.31 Fascia panel type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-8
2.3.32 Hygiene.............................................. 070-8
2.3.33 Prewash at heavy soil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-9
2.3.34 Chlorine / Bleach agent intake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-9
2.4 Servicefunction....................................... 070-9
2.4.1 Componenttest ....................................... 070-9
2.4.2 Sensortest........................................... 070-9
2.4.3 Operating hours meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-9
2.4.4 Operating ............................................ 070-9
2.5 Demomode .......................................... 070-10
2.5.1 Demo program mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-10
2.5.2 Demo program mode (program simulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-10
2.6 Faultdialogue......................................... 070-10
3 Fault Repair ........................................ 070-11
3.1 AllLEDsflash......................................... 070-11
3.2 LED Start flashes rapidly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-11
3.3 Sevensegment display: “---”............................. 070-12
3.4 Display indicates: Program is locked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-12
3.5 Display indicates: Appliance is locked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-13
3.6 Display indicates: Locked, enter code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-14
3.7 Display indicates: No start. Demo mode activated . . . . . . . . . . . 070-14
3.8 Display indicates: Waterproof, shut off faucet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-15
3.9 Display indicates: Water drain fault, check drain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-15
3.10 Display indicates: Technical fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-16
3.11 F0Nofault........................................... 070-16
3.12 F 1 NTC short circuit water / heater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-17
3.13 F 2 NTC open circuit water / heater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-17
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3.14 F 10 Water intake fault cold water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-18
3.15 F11Waterdrain....................................... 070-20
3.16 F 15 Water intake fault hot water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-20
3.17 F 16 Oversudsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-21
3.18 F 19 Flow meter is sluggish (flow meter (B3/4) / current volume
meter) ............................................... 070-22
3.19 F20Heater(R1)....................................... 070-23
3.20 F 34 Door does not lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-24
3.21 F 35 Door does not release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-25
3.22 F 39 Electronic fault (BAE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-25
3.23 F 41 Electronic fault (faulty EEPROM / faulty data) . . . . . . . . . . . 070-26
3.24 F 43 Appliance model is not programmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-26
3.25 F 44 Electronic fault (defective connection I
2
C-Bus) . . . . . . . . . . 070-27
3.26 F 45 Electronic fault (defective flash RAM/ wrong data) . . . . . . . 070-27
3.27 F46Display .......................................... 070-28
3.28 F 47 Electronic fault (defective interface EW/ELP) . . . . . . . . . . . 070-28
3.29 F50Drive............................................ 070-29
3.30 F 51 Pressure sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-29
3.31 F 53 Speed meter (tachogenerator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-30
3.32 F 56 No spin action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-31
3.33 F 63 Water path control fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-31
3.34 F 92 Bacterial control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-32
3.35 Residual time keeps changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-32
3.36 Maximum spin speed is not reached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-33
3.37 Water path control (M24) is not activated as programmed . . . . . 070-33
3.38 Long program running times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-33
4 Service............................................. 070-34
4.1 Programming Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-34
4.2 Programming Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-37
4.3 Demo mode –activate / deactivate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-41
4.4 Demo mode –activate / deactivate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-42
4.5 Service mode –Overview............................... 070-43
4.6 Service Mode Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 070-46
4.7 Control electronic (EW) and Fascia support panel –Remove . . 070-49
090 Electrical System
1 Technical Data ..................................... 090-2
4 Service............................................. 090-3
4.1 Work on the electronic of the frequency converter (ELP) . . . . . . 090-3
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A Warning and Safety Instructions
1 General
All repairs should be performed by a trained technician in strict accordance with
national, state and local codes. Any repairs or maintenance performed by
unqualified personnel could be dangerous.
When servicing, modifying, testing or maintaining appliances, all applicable laws,
regulations and accident prevention guidelines must be observed.
Before starting any service work, disconnect the machine from its power source.
Even with the machine switched off, voltage may exist on some components.
Do not work on the washer while it is carrying voltage. If this becomes
unavoidable, as in the process of locating faults, put extra safety measures into
place.
After work has been completed, as a matter of standard practice, a visual as well
as an operational check should be performed.
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2 Voltage present on power electronic (ELP)
x
Danger!
A capacitor on the power electronic (ELP) maintains voltage of up to approx. 400
V, even after the appliance is disconnected from power.
After the appliance is disconnected from power, an electrical resistor discharges
the capacitor within approx. 2 minutes.
Work on the power electronic (ELP) may only be started after it has been
established that the capacitor has been safely discharged.
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3 Sharp edges
Components may have sharp edges as an outcome of production.
Wear protective gloves and use edge shields (M. no. 05057680) to prevent cuts
by sharp-edged components.
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4 Touch current measurement
x
Note
Touch current measurement should be carried out on all accessible conductive
parts that are not connected to ground.
Warning!
Touch current measurement should only be carried out after the ground
connection of the unit under test has been checked and found to be satisfactory!
Dangerous voltages may exist on defective machines as well as on accessible
conductive parts that are not connected to ground!
Note
Touch current measurement should be carried out on the following accessible
conductive parts:
•Door ring.
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B Modification History
When? Who? What?
TT.MM.20XX Olaf Meyer zu Drewer Creation Version 1
Series start week 34/2006.
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C Technical Data
Dimensions Height x Width x Depth: 39”x 27”x 30”(990 mm x
685 mm 761 mm)
Weight 130 kg
Washer Dryer Stacked not planned
Under counter not planned
Floor mounting optional, on concrete plinth, mandatory
Stand optional, accessory
Required voltage and fuses on site USA: 120 V AC, 60 Hz, 15 A
PC interface optical
W-LAN interface (IEEE802.11),
miele@home
optional, accessory
Table 1: Technical data –Large capacity domestic washer front loader (LC HH-WA-FR)
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D Layout of Electrical Components
Fascia –Variations/Optical PC interface
x
Layout 1
1 (PC-LED) Optical PC interface
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Layout 2
1 (B8) Float switch
2 (A2) Door lock
3 (B3/4) Flow meter
4 (Y12) Valve –water intake hot water
5 (Y14) Valve –water intake cold water
6 (M24) Motor –water path control unit
7 (WLAN) Wireless Local Area Network (optional)
8 (Z1) Interference suppressor
9 (1N1) Power electronic (ELP)
10–11 (2N1) Control electronic
12 Druckdose / Pressure sensor
13 (H3/6) Drum light
14 (R1) Heater
15 (R30) Temperature sensor —heater
16 (M5) Motor –drum drive
17 (M8) Motor –drain pump (suds pump)
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010 Housing, Lid, Secure Transport
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1 Technical Data
Design Frame construction
Table 1: Technical data –Housing, Lid, Secure Transport
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3 Fault Repair
3.1 Vibrations during spin cycle
Cause
The transport struts are still in the appliance.
Remedy
ARemove the transport struts.
x
Note
To set up and connect the appliance, refer to the operating instructions.
Cause
The floor is unstable.
Remedy
ASet up appliance on a sound floor that can support the appliance.
x
Note
Floors are more stable in the corners of a room than in the middle of a room.
Warning!
When setting up on a stand on site, secure the appliance with clamps to keep it
from slipping off.
Cause
The washer is not installed level.
Remedy
ALevel the washer, adjust feet and counter-lock.
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4 Service
4.1 Lid –Remove
x
Fig. 1
ARemove the screw caps on the edges.
ALoosen the raised head screws by a maximum of five turns.
x
Note
Do not remove the raised head screws.
APush the raised head screws in.
ALift the lid at the front, push it toward the back to release it from its retainers
and remove.
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