Miele oven and steam oven repair

The runners carry a coating made to survive Self Clean, and it drags. Miele's fix is a little oven-safe cooking oil rubbed on with kitchen paper, repeated after every Self Clean.

A 25 W G9 halogen; the manual names "Osram 66725 AM/A". Cut the power, lift the cover off with the supplied tool, and never touch the new lamp with bare fingers.

The power was off for more than 150 hours, so the date and time need setting again.

On the temperature setting it stops once the cavity drops below approx. 160°F; on the time setting, after about 25 minutes. It is there to stop moisture collecting in the oven, the controls and the cabinet, which Miele says condensation can damage. In a humid Oahu kitchen, leave the run-on alone.

On the front frame, visible once the door is open, with the model, serial number and connection data.

Set it to your actual water, not the factory default of 21°dH. Miele's own table puts 121 ppm at a setting of 7 and 107 ppm at 6, and USGS data from 1969-1985 found Hawaii public supplies generally below 120 mg/L. A setting harder than your water brings the descale count around sooner than needed. Silica in island water still leaves scale, so do not skip descaling.

Only if the treated water keeps a conductivity of at least 100 μS/cm, which usually means leaving hardness at 3.1 gpg (3°dH) or more. The steam generator senses its fill level through that conductivity. Distilled, mineral or carbonated water is out.

If the new home sits 984 ft or more higher or lower, the boiling point changed, and a descale resets it.

It ran past the longest time allowed on one function and shut off for safety; switch it off and on and it is ready again.

Yes. Miele says the hum is water being pumped through the system, and a fan keeps clearing steam for a while after switch-off. A grinding noise, or a control panel that will not lift, is different: the panel has an obstruction sensor, and a problem that keeps coming back needs a visit.