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Washing machine (not) on the blink

  • 18-12-2024 11:59PM
    #1
    amandstu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,196 ✭✭✭


    It is an old Miele and when I plug it in and turn it on the light comes on behind the settings dial but no lights come on elsewhere to indicate the progress or readiness of the cycle.

    So nothing happens and I can't even open the door (except manually)

    Miele can't come out my way until Jan 6 and I wonder if there is anything I can do at all ( I am torn between washing by hand in the bath,buying something cheap to tide me over or trying to find a launderette nearby)

    Is trying to fix these machines a lost cause ? (it seems to me that something in the electronics may have shorted and I fear that for an old Miele (25 yrs or so ) spare parts may be a problem -although Miele have booked me in for a visit in January and I guess they would not do so if they didn't have the spare parts.



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  • #2
    XLR 8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭XLR 8


    I'd cancel that call out. You'll pay a fee and the chances of them fixing a machine that old are slim. It owes you nothing and even a cheap new machine will wash better than a 25 year old Miele.



  • #3
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,919 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    I'd say recycle it.

    Any machine you have got 25 years out of has done it's time.

    Fix one thing, maybe next year something else.

    You could get a bargain in the New Year sales.

    In the meantime one of those launderettes on a garage forecourt will wash and dry a big load.



  • #4
    amandstu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,196 ✭✭✭amandstu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122972766#Comment_122972766

    Can't they just change the circuit board?

    Agreed that it owes us nothing but it be less trouble to get it fixed if possible than getting a new one delivered and installed

    (I suppose I could email them back to ask them what chances they would give of a successful repair and cancel if they were not forthcoming.They have the model number and the nature of the fault so they might have an idea of what could be entailed.Simple me imagined an electronic fault wouldn't be too hard to fix as opposed to physical wear and tear)



  • #5
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,111 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    For what you spend on a new machine you will make back in the energy efficiency - even if the circuit board is replaced with another the chances are it's old stock/salvaged and could blow again at any time



  • #6
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,960 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    I had the same issue and the door was not shut fully hence no lights would come on.

    Simple things can get overlooked.



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  • #7
    amandstu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,196 ✭✭✭amandstu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122972838#Comment_122972838

    Thanks but no it isn't that.That has happened to me plenty of timesover the years.

    This must have happened at the end of a wash.Everything was fine just that I had to open the door manually and then the only light that came on (with the door fully shut) was the light behind the selecting dial.

    When you turn that dial to 12 o clock the topmost light of the cycle stage buttons will normally blink repeatedly until you select a particular temperature or wash type.

    It no longer does that.

    Perhaps (I just have this idea) the door could be shutting fully but is not triggering a switch.

    I could investigate that in the morning (hope never dies)

    Edit.

    No can't be the door as the selector light comes on when it shuts. I can see the switch and it must be working perfectly

    Post edited by amandstu on


  • #8
    hesker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭hesker


    You can check those switches for continuity.

    I replaced one this year and old one was no longer making contact when door closed.



  • #9
    amandstu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,196 ✭✭✭amandstu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122976652#Comment_122976652

    But the main light comes does come on when the door shuts. It is just when I turn the selector dial (which is lit up) that the cycle stage lights don't come on-when you turn the selector dial to the 12 o clock position normally the top light of that vertical array starts to blink.

    I think the door switch is working perfectly (I can close i completely but cannot open it again without the manual lever)



  • #10
    hesker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭hesker


    My door was closing fine too. The programme will check the door switch before allowing certain functions to proceed. I’m not saying this is your problem but it could be fairly easy to check and eliminate



  • #11
    Damien360
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,135 ✭✭✭Damien360


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122972801#Comment_122972801

    The circuit board is very likely long out of production and support. It would be something if a miracle if they still had it. The call out is a waste of money. Save it and put it towards a new machine.



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  • #12
    amandstu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,196 ✭✭✭amandstu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122976877#Comment_122976877

    Was (from memory) the light coming on when your door closed?With mine there is a good click when it closes properly but there is also a light that comes on .

    Do you think the fact (in my case) that light does come on is not necessarily an indication that the door switch is working properly?

    edit:I wonder if that switch is easy to take out .I can see two small screws on the outside. Might there possibly be a bit of corrosion I could clean? (if I have to take off the door and the seal it would be a harder job)

    edit#2 I can see the door (I mean the seal- the door can stay) would have to come off. The two screws for the switch are outside but it comes away on the inside.



  • #13
    hesker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭hesker


    If a light comes on when door closes then likely the switch is working fine.

    It can be hard to fix these things if it’s a major component failure but I always like to at least try before jumping to immediate full unit replacement.



  • #14
    monseiur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,571 ✭✭✭monseiur


    Don't bother trying to repair, wash by hand until January then go shopping when the sales are on - consider Hoover h-wash 500 or Samsung Series 8



  • #15
    whizbang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,033 ✭✭✭whizbang


    That 25 year old machine could last another 25 years with care and attention. (providing parts and skill are available)

    In todays market thats probably 5-8 new machines. and all the trouble that goes with this..

    Put the effort in to get it fixed.



  • #16
    milaganenogan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭milaganenogan


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122972766#Comment_122972766

    +++ yeah



  • #17
    amandstu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,196 ✭✭✭amandstu


    I just had a chat with the Miele people.They said that they would have the spare parts but that perhaps it may not be worth fixing as it is so old.(I can cancel the call out with 24 hrs notice)

    If I decide to get a new machine instead of repair can anyone suggest a good model or brand?

    The Mieles start at just under 1000 and I don't want to spend that much .But I don't want to get something that is not well made...

    I have heard that Bosches are good...



  • #18
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,960 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    I was told Bosch also but pricey and now checking out Electrolux one



  • #19
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,754 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122972831#Comment_122972831

    You will not. The vast bulk of the energy consumed in a wash cycle is what's required to heat the water. The motor which turns the drum during the wash and spins the clothes dry uses a fraction of what's involved in heating the water. I know this because I have a smart plug with an energy monitor and I've studied how many watts were being used all through the cycle.

    You don't need to buy a new washing machine to save energy, just wash at a lower temperature.



  • #20
    blackbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,053 ✭✭✭blackbox


    Do you want your next machine to last 25 years? If you do, spend the extra couple of hundred and get the Miele.



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