Miele WQ 1000 WPS how to descale the washing machine
Regularly, depending on water hardness: 0 to 1 times a year for soft water (0 to 8.4 °dH), 1 to 2 for medium (8.4 to 14 °dH), 2 to 3 for hard (over 14 °dH).
Steps
- Make sure the drum is empty and dry, and open the door.
- Add the descaler directly into the drum, following the descaler manufacturer's dispensing recommendation.
- Close the door.
- Select the Cottons 90 °C programme and start it. The process is complete at the end of the programme.
Source: Cleaning and care: Descaling the washing machine Source: Cleaning and care: Descaling the washing machine, p. 74
Other WQ 1000 WPS procedures
- How to remove the plinth flapBefore draining the suds solution or cleaning the drain pumps, drain filters or door sealing ring nozzle.
- How to drain the suds solution into a shallow containerWhen the drain filter is clogged or after a power cut, before cleaning the pumps or opening the door with the emergency release.
- How to clean the drain pumps and drain filtersFor Fault F11, F210 and F585, or when the drain filter is clogged; the suds solution must already be drained.
- How to clean the nozzle at the top of the door sealing ringFor Fault F210 and F585.
- How to open the door with the emergency releaseAfter a power cut during a wash process, when the door stays locked. The suds must be drained first.
Sources
- Operating instructions for washing machines WQ 1000 WPS. Miele & Cie. KG. Document M.-Nr. 12 984 801, revision / 00 / 002, en-GB, 96 pages, en-GB. media.miele.com (PDF). Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.