Im really glad you tested the miele, at least I know my jeans will be well cleaned even if I forget to take my alternator out my pocket when I wash my clothes
I have a Miele washing machine. They really are in my opinion the Rolls Royce of machines. The build quality of their whole range is outstanding. They are built like tanks and are very reliable. These are only for people who appreciate quality and reliability. That's why they are expensive but you get what you pay for. So, you are wrong. The Miele is not like any other machine. They're far superior! Miele, made in Germany and still a family owned business for more than 100 years.
+TheWfhg they create hype. believe me. there are tons and tons of bad reviews about miele washing machines. even 1 should happen considering the amount of cash you pay for them!
Having worked for Miele for 16 years (they pay my pension) and an owner of a range of Miele equipment inc DW,WM,TD, Freezer, and fridge freezer, vacuum cleaner, I am well aware of the strength and quality of design on their full range of machines, The chassis of the WM with shock absorbers has been well known in the trade for many years as capable of dealing with most weird and wonderful items being "washed" that may cause severe out of balance conditions without going into self destruct mode..
Ive done this a lot, but its better when you take off the door, speed it up to full then throw a heavy brick in. The sudden weight change will send the washing machine crazy! Do try it.
granted the view counter and likes have not been as high as I was hoping for a Miele kill video its doing alright, I need to be more innovative with the next one... this machine was not a loss tho, its drum unit went on to become the Miele Flamespin 3000 :D
Indestructible!!! If it hadn't been for the drive belt climbing off ... I wouldn't be surprised if that machine simply would have kept on going until the smoke and flames started coming out of it. Proof of top quality German engineering!
That Miele did manage to balance the load a few times in the beginning. At least you had a "live" test of the emergency stop button initiated by the Washing Machine on death throw. Interesting that the machine wants to attack the operator. Great video anyway.
I never bothered testing it either but it looked like a seal had been leaking for a while. sadly it got dumped at the scrappy and mangled before I could save it :( bloody tough machines tho! I would own one anyday!
Ed, very enjoyable video. First good laugh I have had in a while. That machine knew where you were and what you had done to it. It was on the warpath! Hopefully it didn't have time to tell the other appliances in your yard what might be in for them! Or they may take preemptive evasive maneuvers. :-O
my friend miele before you had already stressed tested your machine!!! so well built washing machines are not for to play with if you want to play choose those with plastic outer tubs!!! this one could be repaired i have repaired many miele!!! you have kept the scrap to wash your clothes and you destroyed the best one!!!!
Just need a new belt and your good to go. German quality built to last.On average Miele washers will run trouble free for 15 to 20 years unless you wash car parts in it. Thats why there about £1,000 when new, you get what you pay for.
@Aussie50 Ed, have you tried an isolating transformer? 230v in the primary and 230v out the secondary. This means that it won't trip your RCD in your workshop. I would advise fitting an RCD after the secondary windings, this means you still have earth leakage protection but it won't take out your workshop, or computers ;)
So the washer took out the RCD? What happened to that whopping great transformer that you had, which you could put 240v into it & get 415 volts out? Putting that between the variac and the washing machine would isolate it from earth, right? Would the variac handle it OK? If so, then I'd do that, because then you wouldn't lose all of your power every time the cable gets chomped through. I know you used it in one vid with good results, but can't remember what vid that was now... :-) -BBD.
fair enough. oh hey i have a water pump from an old simpson is that good for anything? i just pulled it out cause they were scrapping it. and are you in victoria?
nah, best way is just to make a bonfire out of the whole thing, fill the drum and casing with as much fuel as you can and light her up :D works well on top loaders too, since its only a aluminum drive boss that keeps the inner drum in.
Miele make their own electronic boards unless thats changed just recently. Most Miele washers are made in Germany but some have been made in Czech Republic.
Thanks Ed! Tats why I keep watching Death and destruction Cheers. p.s. My wife would let me do this in the yard so keep doing it for us. If you weren't on the other side of the earth I would get you a couple of machines
drive 4 pieces of angle iron in the ground , one on each side of the washers , and let them run full speed , that should keep it still ...sort of , and keep the drum in the box till something very very bad happens ;)
Don't knock RCDs. The day you get a wallop (and you probably will) and it trips is the day it might have saved your life. I take it you know that they work by comparing current out (live) to current back (neutral)and trip if there's a 30mA or so difference. It's really simple. Live and Neutral just pass through a torroid and if the current is equal it cancels itself out. Any difference induces a field in the torroid that is detected by a sense coil.
o man i was laughing my ass off. that was funny as hell it was like the dam maching wanted to get you lol. it just kept comming at you hell it was like i cant go outin the yard but i have enough chain to come after you lol. great video.
Hey there ed! That was a great video. Not heard of that make if washer before?!?. Is it a cheap style bottom range washer or top range washer?? What ever thow Funny as hell lol Thanx for sharing ed ;-) THUMBS UP*
0:31 stop right there, fuck it up and take it back :) Win:win scenario I reckon. For both parties. You removed the plastic. Edit: should have fed it a flywheel from the get go lol
I don't see why you should get hate-mail, that machine stood up to the abuse far better than some of the cheap china-made ones you've broken. This isn't mindless destruction, it's consumer advice. If I was nearby you could have my Servis washer, the silly control boards have died - I also discovered the drum wasn't connected to ground, you may wonder how I discovered this; Because it was live due to a faulty door switch, is it bad that I prod all metal surfaces with my live tester these days.
haha yeh, its only the washer fans that post death threats that I am concerned for (their own mental health that is ;) ) the digital board and front panel are both still in mint condition, I will keep them as spares
we had a miele washing machine for 42 years it died from a broken timer mechanism it whas a spring loaded one not electronic crap, miele's are expensive but unbreakable most of the time they (modern ones) have just issues from soap clogging water level sensors
