Miele combi-steam oven
showing F196
On DGC 6xx0 combi-steam ovens, F196 means the oven could not pump water away from the cavity.
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- Steam and water
- Steam system repair
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What F196
actually means.
On DGC 6xx0 combi-steam ovens, F196 means the oven could not pump water away from the cavity. Miele's first suspects are the floor filter in the cavity, either clogged or not sitting correctly, and then outdated software.
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What to do when F196 shows on the ovenKind of codeSteam and water
The steam oven found its water tank empty, its supply short, or its steam generator slowed by scale. Refilling and seating the tank and running the descaling program come first; a pump, a level sensor or the generator is looked at only after that.
Usually leads toSteam system repair
A steam or combi-steam oven that makes no steam, weak steam or asks for water it already has, traced to scale, the pump, the generator or the tank sensor.
Shows up asOven Error Code
The oven shows letters and numbers, beeps, and stops a cycle or refuses to start one.
MakeMiele
A family-owned German company making wall ovens, steam ovens, combi-steam ovens and speed ovens.
SourceMiele US help: F196 on DGC 6xx0 combi-steam ovens (Wayback copy)
Miele DGC 6xx0 combi-steam ovens.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Miele's own guidance for F196 on its ovens. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Turn the oven off and back on.
Clean the floor filter so its holes are open, and refit it with the curve pointing upward.
If the oven is connected to the Miele app, check for and install a software update.
If F196 persists, book a visit.
What not to do
F196 is not a leak into the kitchen. The water it reports is still inside the cavity.
What you may
notice with it.
The oven problem F196 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the oven before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where F196 usually leads
Steam system repair.
Miele
ovens.
A family-owned German company making wall ovens, steam ovens, combi-steam ovens and speed ovens.
Miele oven repairMore Miele codes
Steam and water on other makes
Single wall oven
One oven cavity set into a cabinet at chest height, with its own controls above the door and nothing to cook on above it.
Steam oven
A built-in oven that adds water vapor to the cavity, alone or with convection heat, fed from a tank or a water line.
Speed oven
A compact built-in oven that combines convection heat with microwave energy in one cavity to cook in a fraction of the usual time.
In Miele's own words
Water could not be pumped away from the oven compartment.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Miele DGC 6xx0 combi-steam ovens.
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Questions
about F196.
Can I clear F196 myself?
I cleaned the floor filter but my Miele still shows F196. What did I miss?
Why would a software update help F196 on my Miele combi-steam oven?
Back to your everyday
Still showing F196?
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.