--- title: "Miele F73: the brew unit cannot reach its position" description: "What F73 means on Miele F73: the brew unit cannot reach its positions, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-f73/" --- # Miele F73: the brew unit cannot reach its position The brew unit has to travel to a set position and compress the grounds before water goes through. ## What F73 actually means. The brew unit has to travel to a set position and compress the grounds before water goes through. When it cannot get there, either because it is dirty or because its drive is out of step, the machine stops and shows F73. Miele's fix is to rinse the unit, set its coffee ejector, and let the machine reset the motor with the unit out. Miele coffee machine display · also shown as Check the brew unit What to do when F73 shows on the coffee machine ### Kind of code Brew unit The brew unit did not reach the position the control expected, or could not press and brew as it should: it is caked with old grounds, dry where it needs its grease, jammed by a dose too large, or its drive and seals are worn. On a machine with a removable unit, lifting it out with the power off and rinsing it is the owner's check; a fixed unit is cleaned by its own cycle, and anything past that is a visit. ### Usually leads to Coffee machine brew unit repair Resealing, lubricating or replacing the brew unit that tamps the grounds and presses water through them, removable or fixed. ### Shows up as What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means A coffee machine error code may show as a short string of letters and numbers, a flashing symbol for water, grounds or the brew unit, a short sentence on a text display, or a machine that stops with one light blinking. ### Make Miele Miele coffee systems are serviced at home, with the brew unit lifted out and inspected once the machine has cooled. ### Source Miele CVA 7440 built-in coffee system operating and installation instructions (en-US, CA) Miele CVA 7440 built-in coffee system (tank-fed, M.-Nr. 12 867 300). Miele shows F73 or the words Check the brew unit for the same condition. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Miele's own guidance for F73 on its coffee machines. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Switch the machine off and let it cool, then open the door and try to lift out the brew unit; if it comes out, rinse it under running water. 02 Push the unit's coffee ejector back into its correct position, refit the water container, close the door and switch on with the brew unit left out so the motor returns to its start position. 03 When Insert the brew unit appears, put it back and close the door; if the unit will not come out at all, switch off for about 2 minutes and try again, and book a visit if it stays stuck. ### Still there? It usually turns into [coffee machine brew unit repair](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/services/coffee-machine-brew-unit-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do F73 is not a grinder problem, even though no coffee comes out. It is also not solved by forcing the brew unit in or out, which can damage its drive. ## What you may notice with it. The coffee machine problems F73 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the coffee machine before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-error-code/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-error-code/) It also comes with - [**Coffee Machine Brew Unit Stuck or Will Not Come Out**](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-brew-unit-stuck/) - [**No Coffee Coming Out of the Coffee Machine**](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-no-coffee-coming-out/) Problem ### What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means 7 causes, cheapest first Where F73 usually leads ## Coffee machine brew unit repair. **Brew unit seals, lubrication, drive gear or a complete brew unit · low to moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/services/coffee-machine-brew-unit-repair/) ## Miele coffee machines. Miele coffee systems are serviced at home, with the brew unit lifted out and inspected once the machine has cooled. [Miele coffee machine repair](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/brands/miele/) More Miele codes [F1](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-f1/) [F353](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-f353/) [F74](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-f74/) [F233](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-f233/) [F307](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-f307/) [Push the water container in until it engages](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-push-the-water-container-in-until-it-engages/) [Fill the bean container](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-fill-the-bean-container/) [Descale the appliance](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-descale-the-appliance/) [Degrease the brew unit](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-degrease-the-brew-unit/) Brew unit on other makes [Bertazzoni Insert brewing unit](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-insert-brewing-unit/) [Bosch Please restart appliance.](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/bosch-please-restart-appliance/) [Fisher & Paykel INSERT INFUSER ASSEMBLY](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-insert-infuser-assembly/) [Fulgor Milano INSERT BREWING UNIT](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-insert-brewing-unit/) [Gaggenau Clean brewing unit](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-clean-brewing-unit/) [JennAir CLOSE DOOR!](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-close-door/) [Smeg INSERT BREWING UNIT](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/smeg-insert-brewing-unit/) [Thermador Clean brewing unit](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/thermador-clean-brewing-unit/) [All 23 codes of this kind](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/#family-brew) Miele builds this ### Built-in coffee system The coffee machine set flush into a tall kitchen cabinet, filled from a water tank behind its front, grinding beans and brewing each cup on its own before sliding out on rails for service. Miele builds this ### Plumbed coffee system The built-in coffee machine connected to the house water supply, filling itself through an inlet valve and sometimes draining its rinse water to a line of its own, so nobody ever lifts out a tank. Miele builds this ### Countertop espresso machine The fully automatic bean-to-cup machine that stands on the counter, grinding, tamping, brewing and frothing at the touch of a key, with its tank, hopper and grounds drawer all reached from the top and the front. ## In Miele's own words > The brew unit cannot be positioned correctly or is soiled. It is not possible to press the ground coffee. [Miele CVA 7440 built-in coffee system operating and installation instructions (en-US, CA)](https://media.miele.com/downloads/96/93/02_C7F13838CCBF1FE0949A935B385F9693.pdf) [Miele CVA 7440 built-in coffee system operating and installation instructions (en-US, CA)](https://media.miele.com/downloads/96/93/02_C7F13838CCBF1FE0949A935B385F9693.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Miele CVA 7440 built-in coffee system (tank-fed, M.-Nr. 12 867 300). Miele shows F73 or the words Check the brew unit for the same condition. ## Miele F73 coffee machine 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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Switch the machine off and let it cool, then open the door and try to lift out the brew unit; if it comes out, rinse it under running water. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does my Miele say to switch on with the brew unit left out after F73? With the unit out, the machine can drive its motor back to the start position. Once Insert the brew unit appears, the unit will line up and slide back in. ### My Miele brew unit will not come out after F73. Should I pull harder? No. Miele's step for a unit that will not come out is a two-minute power-down, then another try. If it stays stuck, book a visit. ### Can oily beans cause F73 on a Miele coffee system? Soiling is one of the two causes Miele names, and oily coffee clogs the brew unit faster. 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