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# Miele Professional Little Giants Waterproof system activated: leak protection has tripped

The laundry machine carries the same kind of water protection as Miele's dish machines.

## What Waterproof system activated actually means.

The laundry machine carries the same kind of water protection as Miele's dish machines. When it reacts, the program stops and the owner is asked to turn off the water supply; there is no owner reset, because the cause is a leak.

Miele Professional commercial appliance display

What to do when Waterproof system activated shows on the commercial appliance

### Kind of code Water, fill and drain

Water is not arriving, not reaching its level, not heating or not leaving on time. A dish machine may be short of fill because a supply valve is half closed or its line strainer is clogged, it may drain slowly through a scrap basket full of debris, or its booster may be too scaled to heat the rinse; a combi's steam generator may be scaled or its water treatment exhausted; a washer-extractor may time out on a slow drain. Opening the supply valve, cleaning strainers with the unit off and checking the drain line are fair; a pump, a fill valve, a heater or a leak near wiring is a visit.

### Usually leads to Dish machine repair

Undercounter, door-type and conveyor dish machines: tank heaters, boosters, wash pumps, fill and drain valves.

### Shows up as Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display

A commercial appliance error code appears as letters or numbers on a combi, fryer, reach-in controller, dish machine or laundry machine display, or as a flashing light or an alarm tone.

### Make Miele Professional

Miele Professional machines in a small business laundry are usually visited at the start of the day, before the first full load.

### Source Miele Professional PWM 908 Little Giants laundry machine operating and installation instructions, en-US M.-Nr. 12 805 440 (media.miele.com)

Miele Professional PWM 908 Little Giants machines with electric heating and drain pump or drain valve (en-US instructions M.-Nr. 12 805 440).

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Miele Professional's own guidance for Waterproof system activated on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Turn off the water supply to the machine.

02

If water is on the floor near outlets or the machine's power connection, keep people clear and switch off its breaker from a dry panel.

03

Book a visit so the leak can be found before the machine is used again.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [dish machine repair](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/services/dish-machine-repair/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

This is a leak signal, not a drainage problem, which has its own message. It is also different from Machine is leaking, a reminder that points to the machine or its drain valve and is confirmed with OK.

## What you may notice with it.

The commercial appliance problems Waterproof system activated tends to arrive with. Answer these at the commercial appliance before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-error-code/)

[All 8 causes, cheapest first](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Water on the Commercial Kitchen Floor Near Equipment and Outlets**](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-water-on-the-floor/)

Problem

### Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display

8 causes, cheapest first

Where Waterproof system activated usually leads

## Dish machine repair.

**Dish machine tank heater or booster element, thermostat, fill valve, float switch, drain valve, wash pump seal or motor, conveyor drive · moderate.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/services/dish-machine-repair/)

## Miele Professional commercial appliances.

Miele Professional machines in a small business laundry are usually visited at the start of the day, before the first full load.

[Miele Professional commercial appliance repair](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/brands/miele-professional/)

More Miele Professional codes

[F78](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-f78/) [F33](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-f33/) [F18](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-f18/) [Waterproof](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-waterproof/) [Intake](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-intake/) [Drain](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-drain/) [Drainage fault](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-pwm-drain-filter-message/) [Water intake fault](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-pwm-water-intake-message/) [Disinfection temperature not reached](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-pwm-disinfection-temperature-not-reached/) [Door will not lock](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-pwm-door-will-not-lock/) [Cooling down](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-pwm-cooling-down/) [Align the machine](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-pwm-align-the-machine/)

[All 15 Miele Professional codes](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/#codes-miele-professional)

Water, fill and drain on other makes

[Alto-Shaam E01](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/alto-shaam-e01/) [Blodgett Water Level Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-water-level-error/) [Cleveland LOW WATER light](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/cleveland-low-water-light/) [Dexter F2](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/dexter-f2/) [Frymaster E33](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/frymaster-e33/) [Hatco LO H2O](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hatco-lo-h2o/) [Hobart 019](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hobart-019/) [Pitco DRAINING TURN OFF](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/pitco-draining-turn-off/)

[All 41 codes of this kind](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/#family-water)

Miele Professional builds this

### Commercial dish machines

Undercounter, door-type and conveyor dish machines with their booster heaters and chemical feeds, the warewashing station that washes and sanitizes every rack before it goes back on the line.

Miele Professional builds this

### Commercial laundry equipment

Coin, card and app-paid front-load machines, washer-extractors, stacked units and tumble dryers in laundromats, multi-housing laundry rooms, hotels, gyms and on-premise laundries.

## In Miele Professional's own words

> The water protection system has reacted.

[Miele Professional PWM 908 Little Giants laundry machine operating and installation instructions, en-US M.-Nr. 12 805 440 (media.miele.com)](https://media.miele.com/downloads/41/e9/00_C7F13838FDB11FE08D8ECDFAA66E41E9.pdf) [Miele Professional PWM 908 Little Giants laundry machine operating and installation instructions, en-US M.-Nr. 12 805 440 (media.miele.com)](https://media.miele.com/downloads/41/e9/00_C7F13838FDB11FE08D8ECDFAA66E41E9.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Miele Professional PWM 908 Little Giants machines with electric heating and drain pump or drain valve (en-US instructions M.-Nr. 12 805 440).

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## Questions about Waterproof system activated.

### Can I clear Waterproof system activated myself?

Turn off the water supply to the machine. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### Can we keep running laundry after the Miele Waterproof message?

No. The machine has found water where it should not be, and running more loads can make a leak worse.

### Does the Waterproof system shut off the water by itself?

Miele's instructions still ask you to turn off the supply. Do that first, then look for water on the floor.

### Is a Waterproof message urgent in a laundry room?

Yes, when water reaches outlets or power cords. Keep people clear and cut the breaker from a dry panel.

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