Miele dryer
showing F1
F1 means the refrigerant temperature sensor in the heat-pump circuit has short-circuited.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Sensor circuit
- Controls and sensors
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What F1
actually means.
F1 means the refrigerant temperature sensor in the heat-pump circuit has short-circuited.
Miele dryer display
What to do when F1 shows on the dryerKind of codeSensor circuit
A thermistor or the moisture sensor bars reading outside their range, or the wiring to them. The reading is checked with a meter before any part is ordered.
Usually leads toControls and sensors
A blank display, a panel that ignores buttons, codes, or cycles that end too soon or never end, traced to the board, timer or sensors.
Shows up asDryer Not Heating
The drum turns and the cycle runs, but the air stays cool and the clothes come out damp.
MakeMiele
Compact European dryers, mostly heat-pump models that dry at lower temperatures without an outdoor vent.
SourceMiele USA customer assistance, tumble dryer code F1 (Wayback copy)
Miele heat-pump tumble dryers, which carry refrigerant sensors.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Miele's own guidance for F1 on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Power the dryer off at its switch.
Book a repair; Miele says this is not something the owner can remedy.
What not to do
F1 is not a dirty filter or a blocked airway; those have their own messages.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems F1 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where F1 usually leads
Controls and sensors.
Miele
dryers.
Compact European dryers, mostly heat-pump models that dry at lower temperatures without an outdoor vent.
Miele dryer repair
In Miele's own words
Refrigerant temperature sensor short-circuited.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Miele heat-pump tumble dryers, which carry refrigerant sensors.
Miele F1 dryer repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about F1.
Can I clear F1 myself?
Will clearing the filters fix F1 on my Miele dryer?
Where is the sensor behind F1?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F1?
Book with the code exactly as displayed, the whole model number, and whether you smell burning or gas — for a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.