Asko washer
showing Steril tub alert
Steril tub alert is a reminder to run the self-cleaning program.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: ASKO
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What Steril tub alert
actually means.
Steril tub alert is a reminder to run the self-cleaning program. It appears after every 40 completed wash cycles.
ASKO washer display
What to do when Steril tub alert shows on the washerKind of codeMode, not a failure
Something the washer does by design, or a setting somebody turned on — a child lock, a prompt to run a cleaning cycle, a paused cycle waiting for the door. No part has failed and nothing needs replacing.
Usually leads toNo repair
Run the self-cleaning program with the drum empty, as the manual describes.
Shows up asWasher Smells Musty
The washer, or the laundry that comes out of it, smells sour, moldy or like standing water.
MakeASKO
Swedish-designed 24-inch front-load washers, sized for closets and often stacked under an Asko dryer.
SourceAsko W4114C user manual, WM85.1 platform (PDF on the Gorenje document server)
Asko W4114C (Logic, WM85 platform), per its user manual; the display shows "Error" and the number, and the INFO button shows the description.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from ASKO's own guidance for Steril tub alert on its washers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Run the self-cleaning program with the drum empty, as the manual describes.
Cleared?
No part had to be replaced. If a later load stops with water left in the drum or the cycle halts again, treat it as a new problem.
What not to do
It is not a problem report; the washer keeps working normally.
What you may
notice with it.
The washer problems Steril tub alert tends to arrive with. Answer these at the washer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Washer Smells Musty
5 causes, cheapest first
No repair indicated
Nothing to repair.
Something the washer does by design, or a setting somebody turned on — a child lock, a prompt to run a cleaning cycle, a paused cycle waiting for the door. No part has failed and nothing needs replacing.
ASKO
washers.
Swedish-designed 24-inch front-load washers, sized for closets and often stacked under an Asko dryer.
ASKO washer repairMore ASKO codes
Mode, not a failure on other makes
Front-load washer
A horizontal drum behind a sealed glass door, a rubber boot, a locking latch and a pump with a filter you can reach from the front.
Stackable washer
The washer at the bottom of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, repaired inside the closet or recess it was sized for.
Compact washer
The 24-inch front-loaders and all-in-one washer-dryers found in apartments, condos and under counters, repaired on their washing side.
In ASKO's own words
Warning – Self-cleaning program
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Asko W4114C (Logic, WM85 platform), per its user manual; the display shows "Error" and the number, and the INFO button shows the description.
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Questions
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Back to your everyday
Still showing Steril tub alert?
Book with the code as it appears, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.