Miele dryer
showing F3
F3 means the sensor that measures the drying air temperature has short-circuited.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Sensor circuit
- Controls and sensors
- Source: Miele
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What F3
actually means.
F3 means the sensor that measures the drying air temperature has short-circuited.
Miele dryer display
What to do when F3 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 Takes Too Long to Dry
Loads that used to dry in one cycle now need two, or come out damp at the seams.
MakeMiele
Compact European dryers, mostly heat-pump models that dry at lower temperatures without an outdoor vent.
SourceMiele USA customer assistance, tumble dryer code F3 (Wayback copy)
Miele T1 dryers and earlier Miele models that list F3 for the drying-air sensor.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Miele's own guidance for F3 on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Turn the dryer off at its On/Off button.
Arrange a repair visit, since Miele offers no owner fix for F3.
What not to do
F3 is about the air sensor, not the refrigerant side reported by F1.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems F3 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dryer Takes Too Long to Dry
5 causes, cheapest first
Where F3 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
Drying air 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 T1 dryers and earlier Miele models that list F3 for the drying-air sensor.
Miele F3 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 F3.
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What is the difference between F1 and F3 on a Miele dryer?
What information helps when booking a visit for F3?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F3?
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.