The slide-out water tank of a steam oven pulled halfway from its slot beside the control panel, water visible through its clear side.

Miele steam oven
showing F14

F14 appears with a water inlet symbol on Miele steam ovens when the steam generator is getting less water than it needs.

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Book a visit

Three short steps, about a minute.

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Before you book,
in this order.

Each step comes from Miele's own guidance for F14 on its ovens. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Turn the steam oven off and back on.

02

If F14 appears again, switch the oven off and book a visit.

Still there?

It usually turns into steam system repair. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

F14 is not the same as F10, although both involve water. F14 means some water gets through, just not enough.

What you may
notice with it.

The oven problem F14 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the oven before anyone is booked.

All problems

Where F14 usually leads

Steam system repair.

Steam generator, pump or tank sensor · moderate.

In Miele's own words

Too little water is getting into the steam generator.
Miele US help: F14 with water inlet symbol (Wayback copy) Miele US help: F14 with water inlet symbol (Wayback copy)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Miele steam ovens; shown together with the water inlet symbol.

Miele F14 oven 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.

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Questions
about F14.

Can I clear F14 myself?
Turn the steam oven off and back on. If it comes back, it needs a visit.
Is a restart really all I can do for F14 on my Miele?
Miele's page gives one home step for F14, switching the oven off and on. If the code returns, it wants the oven switched off until service.
What is the symbol that appears next to F14 on my Miele?
Miele calls it the water inlet symbol, which fits what F14 reports: the steam generator is short of water.

Back to your everyday

Still showing F14?

Book with the code exactly as shown, the full model number, and whether you can smell gas or burning — with a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.

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