miele are expensive but they are well made German built, have a washer over 20 years old never missed a beat, still runs like the day i took delivery, great strip down Dean and hats off to your repair skills,top man!
It's missing the holder for the dust bag, which should be fixed to the base and the bag slots into before you close the top.That'll be one reason it's so full of rubbish apart from it having had liquid put through it at some point.
Judging by the amount of dust inside the housing, this thing must have been through years of wrong filter bags (not sealing properly) and/or missing filters. There sure is some dust to be expected, but not that much. That's why I have bagless vacuums, because I don't have to worry about finding the right bag. The liquid damage was only the tip of the iceberg for this poor Miele. Nice to see it working again, I hope that the owner will buy fitting bags and a set of new filters.
Some time ago I had an Miele vaccum for the 90s at our local Repair Cafè. Same amount of dust. The old lady throwed the motor filter out after he was dirty and never put one back again inside. Motor completely clogged with dust.
@@SparkcatcherFox I did not know that, but it makes sense. I've never seen that, or I just forgot, as I've been using bagless vacuums for decades now, and the only remaining bagged vacuum is my Kärcher WD5 wet-dry shop vac. Here, you have to buy the filter separately, though.
I've been fixing Miele vacuums for years. And the thing with Miele is that you always have to use the original Miele vacuüm bags. Any off brand bags will destroy the machine over time. Miele uses a 99,98% sealed system that only works with the original bags made for it. When people do use the original bags the machine can easily last up to 25 years. There are still lots of Miele 200 series and 300 series around the 200 series being from the 80's! And the 300 series from 1998 onwards
Definitely worth fixing that, they ain't cheap Mieles but even if it had needed a complete new motor I'd have stumped up the cash if it was mine. Good to see they're still serviceable.
Miele said my C3 was water damaged and not covered by warranty, i refused to lose the $300 vac so i followed this video, fixed the brushes, and it f*cking works now Thanks Dean, you're the boss!!
Excellent job Dean You could also wash the brushes in isopropyl alcohol or electrical contact cleaner to get the gunk off, or even just use warm soapy water, once you make sure they're thoroughly dry afterwards.
Bloody good on ya mate 👍🏻 Really interesting to see you get past the unserviceable parts and service it anyway 👌🏻 a serviceable brain knocking about in ur head mate!
Dean, I’ve done dozens of those repairs, and you were a hell of a lot faster than my first one! Note there’s a bag holder missing. Also, the new front (commutator end) bearing won’t be seated securely in the front cover of the motor. They use a setting compound or something during assembly, it comes out attached to the old bearing. I use a single wrap of cellotape around the new bearing to seat it.
Yes without the bag holder it will soon be relying on the pre-motor filter to keep the dust out of the motor. In my experience the bag holder is a weakness with these and is often misused allowing dust to get into the bag area. Bagless vacs are okay for wooden floors but not a good idea if you have carpet. The bag is an extra filter for fine dust and saves the motor as the bag is a lot finer than the pre-motor filter. The Delonghi bagged vacs had a nice two stage pre-motor filter which was great at protecting the motor.
I would put the small parts in an ultrasonic heated cleaner with Simple Green, Mean Green or whatever you prefer mixed in with distilled water then compressed air nozzle dry.
@@deandohertygreaser They also build motorbikes till the 60s. You can still buy them used and they are very reliable. There is a very neat museum at the Miele Headquarters. If you're ever in Germany, you should go there.
I watch every single video you post😊 Yesterday I started repairing my miele vacuum cleaner. Just ordered new wheel bearings. Was a bit unsure how to put it back together. Then post this video today. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
Oh My God!!! I am furious with Miele, I’ve just discovered that the hepa filter sits inside the machine, that you can’t take out because it’s on top of the motor! They are $280 (au) to replace (only the price of the whole replacement unit not including paying someone to fix it) so that when, after a couple of years of use, you have to throw the stinking thing away because they don’t make it so it is easily replaced! Stinks! Ours is the Blizzard CX1 Dog and Cat Powerline. I just made ours smell better by turning it on and spraying Glen20 down the spout. But why specify something for dogs and cats when you can’t change the Hepa filter. Stupid Miele engineers:(
You should be glad it didnt had one of those security screws, which you need those weird bits/screwdrivers. Many home appliance manufacturers love to add that. I would know with Vileda steam mop.
Miele has spares for everything, including older models, they can be expensive, motors especially. Older models are easier to fix. People listen and fix them up, don't go for a new appliance.
Great Video! Thanks... would never have figured how to take mine apart. My issue was a leg on an electrical component in the motor had obviously got too hot and melted the solder holding it onto the board. To find the board, once motor casing is off, you detach the plastic unit that holds the motors pins. Inside there you find the circuit board. I soldered a bridge to the pin it's connected to on the board and everything back together and it's working... (for now :-P)
What type of grease do you recommend to put in a dewalt dcs331 jigsaw. Currently replacing a broken actuator and after giving a good clean out. Thanks for your informative videos. Brilliant channel.
This machine is missing its bag holder. Any new bag will just fall off and all the dirt will go around the bag and straight into the motor, killing it for good. You need to install a new bag holder to get any chance of saving this machine. Also, people need to stop buying cheap, supermarket bags and get the real stuff. If the owner had used real Miele bags and not thrown away the bag holder, the inside of the bag compartment would have stayed completely spotless.
i picked up a cheap C3, whose motor was very noisy, but still working. I cleaned out the motor blade and have replaced the brushes as they were really worn. It works, but it is still really noisy. Is it likely to be the bearings ? - there doesn't seem to be much else to change ? I don't have a bearing puller, so would appreciate how to remove old bearings with standard workshop tools. Thx
Well done Dean. That must be a first, even in your shop. I've had an older one appart to clean it out. They do get choked up with dust & fluff in the wrong places.
Dean if you ever get a shark cordless hoover in and the motor runs and light comes on but the brush bar doesn't spin it is broken wires that go down the upright part and into the brush bar at the pivot point, I have fixed a few with this exact problem now the insulation on the wires is too stiff and they just break.
Not sure what it is biy I find with all of your videos the audio level is very low almost half of other videos. I have to turn the volume way down when an ad comes on. Something isn't right with your microphone etc
I followed your video exactly, my brushes were not a junked up as yours, but were stuck a little. I got them cleaned up and put the vacuum back together and I have it working again!! You just saved me a bunch of cash!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! YOU are the man!
What a great fix, I sucked up some water with my Henry hoover then it started to loose power. I must get it out the shed and have a look at it I do miss my Henry 👍👍👍
Informative video, as always. Even, Beko1987, will be watching this video. Keep up the good work. Your videos are the, go to vids, to get tools repaired.
Commercial vacs are a nightmare, so many plastic clips and hidden screws and the weak point is mostly the lead at the end of that automatic roller. But if you are a bit handy they are well worth fixing. This one was unexpected with the brushes/liquid damage, but another machine back in action by Dean!
Congratulations, you can repair all the electrical appliances, even though it was the first time in Hoover, you dismantled them. I wish you continued success in the future.🛠
I had a faulty on a Miele vacuum last year, same mmodel. I brought it to a local repair shop but once they diagnosed that it was a faulty motor they told me it was too expensive to repair. Clearly you are a braver repair man than they are Dean.
