I have a Miele Built-In Icognito 658/850 SCVi. The intake/drain light is on, and I have followed the directions in the manual. The light turns off after I follow the directions and the unit turns on but there is no water running through the unit. When I open up the unit, the light is then on again.

Faulty WPS - water intake valve need to be changed

It sounds like there are some faulty wiring connections to the motor.

You will have to check your wiring from the timer to the motor.

Does it do the same thing if you select a different cycle on the push buttons?

The wiring diagram should be in the bottom access panel of the dishwasher or in the control panel.

Look for item(s) blocking the drain, inside bottom, and remove them.

The intake light blinking error can be caused by several different problems and may take some pains taking effort to figure it out. There is some helpful information about Intake/Drain light flashing. http://www.techanswerslive.com/appliances/miele-icognito-dishwasher-service-mode-error-codes/12

The manual is available here: http://www.miele.ca/miele/canada/OperatingInstructions/manuals.asp?ParFolder=Dishwashers&SubFolder=Previous%20models . Scroll down through the list to the G643 G843 Incognito. The maintenance items listed below are detailed on page 44 and beyond of the manual.

The Intake light is also the Drain error light. If the light is flashing, then turn off the dishwasher and clean the triple filter, the drain pump and the non return valve and make sure that there are no kinks in the drain hose.

Make sure the water is ccoming in at a pressure above 4.5 psi. Also make sure that the water valve is open and clean the water intake filter.

The final possibility is that the Waterproof system has tripped and you need a Miele technician to service the unit.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

I would start by checking the drain line where it is connected to the garbage disposal. Check and make sure there is no solid build up obstructing the discharge into the garbage disposal. You can go a step further by removing the dishwasher drain line for thorough check up
If it has been establish that there is no obstruction by other means. There may be a problem with the control board.
I would suggest cautious approach in making rush decision on replacing the board.
Here is a link to the manual
http://m.miele.ca/OperatingInstructions/en-CA/Dishwashers/Previous%20models/Miele%20Dishwasher%20Manual%20G843%20Vi-SCVi.pdf

Hi,
Many dishwashers intentionally leave a bit of water in them to keep the seals from drying out...
if there is more there now then ther used to be then check this out...

Dishwasher Problems - Water will not drain out

heatman101

Hi

First check if the drain hose is not clogged and try to clean it as it can be that the hose is clogged and the water is not draining properly. After that check if the drain pump filter is fine and not clogged, try to clean that as well. After this check the metal filter, impeller cover and the air gap unit. After checking this you can reset the error as follows: turn the rotary selector switch to "Stop/End" or press the "Start/Stop" switch for approx. 5 secs. Then switch the appliance off and then back on again. Hope this helps...please post back for further assistance.

Daniel

Hi,
Here is a tip the will elaborate on your problem more, but the bottom line is that you need to replace that fill valve...

Dishwasher Trouble No Water entering Dishwasher
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4021363-dishwasher_trouble_no_water_entering

heatman101

This just happened to me (my hands are still dripping from cleaning out the water at the bottom of the tub). Frustrated because I had cleaned the filters, bailed out the water with a cup, yet the light was still flashing. I finally followed the troubleshooting guide in the operating manual and held down the start/stop button for 5 seconds, while the machine was on, which seemed to reset everything. Works fine now.