After any program, including if I just soak some clothes and run an 8 minute centrifuging at full speed 1400rpm, somehow the washing cycle does not empty the tub. I know this, because, the next time I start a program, whether a full wash or just centrifuging, within the first few seconds, it let's out quite some water, I would guess 0.2 – 0.5 liters.
Is this an error, or is this normal behavior?
I believe this machine is of high quality amongst consumer washing machines, though around 8 years old. It's a Miele Novotronic W 1513.
As an experiment, I tried putting the drain hose into the shower, so that it sloped down all the way. The hose leaves the machine at the very top of the machine. This did not make a difference.
Best Answer
The program probably empties the tub both before AND after a cycle. That way, if you terminate a cycle in the middle (e.g. power loss), and then start a new cycle, it will empty out any remaining water before it continues.
The few hundred ml of water that comes out at the beginning is probably because at the end all the water ran back down the pipe and pooled around the outlet, priming the pump and getting it ready for another blurp of pumping (technically speaking).