Miele W1512 washing machine drain fault repair.
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- How not to fix a washing machine. Although… it was fixed… ultimately.
They said it couldn’t be done. They said it was un-filmable. They said I’d had one over the eight and should probably put my dick back in my shorts. Actually, the wife said all these things, but I still repaired the blimmin’ washing machine while she slobbed around watching Coronation Street on the telly and scoffing a whole box of Terry’s All Gold…
… and a toffee apple.
As someone who volunteered at a repair café in the pre-pandemic times, I’m of the opinion that it’s always good to have a crack at attempting to find why something isn’t doing the business and if it can be fixed with some simple screwdriver twiddling, pliar-pulling or general fannying around. Often, it can but never undertake anything you’re not completely comfortable with, especially with dangerous stuff like electrics. See this video then not as a ‘how-to’, but more as a ’how-I-somehow-happened-to’. It’s not right, it’s not wrong…. much…, it’s just my own repair attempt on my own machine. And this time it worked…
…eventually.
Pro tip: Don’t drink and DIY. The booze made my evening go smoother, the lack of it would have made this repair go quicker. Following a Saturday spent nursing a beastly hangover, I found last Sunday the actual cause of the trouble. Skip to the end if (for whatever unfathomable reason) you don’t want to see the guts of a flimmin’ washing machine and forty-odd minutes of a good-looking drunk bloke reaching the wrong conclusions.
Anyway, take this nonsense for what it is: common things that may cause a washing machine not to drain. Yes, I know it’s dull but as I said in the video, this is for my own benefit so that when it happens again, I don’t have to re-learn what I did before.
An actual electrical work video will be coming soon, honest. Whaddya mean you’re feeling short changed? Don’t make me turn on mid-roll ads my friends. Nobody wants that.
Note: Around the nine-minute mark, a disconnected hose can be seen on top of the drum. This was erroneously detached in a deleted scene and doesn’t have to be removed as part of the disassembly process.
That's why we are god's of the construction industry. A wood butcher wouldn't manage that and a stinky pan diver would get confused cause there is no poop
I'm pinning this.
@@dsesuk why is it so high up I hope the washer isn't on a bench
I nearly peed myself on this one. "Stinky pan diver", indeed.
Engineers are the highest gods of the construction industry.
I genuinely enjoyed this and I bet most people watching can sympathize with the emotions you went through here.
You just know this is gonna be the most entertaining video featuring a washing machine that has ever been made...
I don't know Jordan, there's stiff competition in that category...
How did I even end up watching this? I’m not an electrician, it all started with an EE powerbank search, big clive arrived in the results then Thomas Nagy pops up on recommended then it’s Nick copex Bundy then Dses. I’m now giving my views on dodgey electrical work I see on my travels criticising it and how it doesn’t meet 18th standards - not having a clue what I’m on about - just what I’ve been picking up! the wonderful world of youtube!
Many a time Ryan I've found myself veering off onto all sorts of odd subjects I never knew would hold my attention, from makeovers of Matchbox cars, aeroplane disasters and, weirdly, nonces getting caught on camera when they think they're meeting up with a thirteen-year-old following a chat session.
I most definitely wouldn’t watch anybody other than you fix a washing machine for 45minutes !
Keep em coming David
Other than bigclive. I'd definitely watch bigclive
Jonny Wilson your right actually, Big Clive is a good shout
"How long will that take to fix, dear?" "About one box of wine" 😁
I was getting drunk just watching him pmsl :-D
Looks like Cardboardeaux
How can you tell it's not the brushes
I've played drunk scrabble, I've gone drunk cycling, I've gone drunk shopping - But never have I experienced drunk washing machine repairs. There must be an international award somewhere with your name on it.
Shaped like a golden turd I suspect.
i can't believe I actually just watched someone repair a washing machine! and i'm not ashamed to say... i thoroughly enjoyed the experience !! :)
White goods engineer here, thanks for this David had my emotions all over the place. I know a few that wouldn’t have found that fault so qudos to you
Which fault - the water in the bottom ?
As an ex Miele engineer, this is one of the best videos I've seen in ages. Any questions, just ask. 🤙🏼
They're bulletproof aren't they Matthew? I can't imagine you got much work! Now the Hotpoint gear I used to have... that would have kept you busy!
Definitely ribbed for her pleasure then?
@@dsesuk Yep. Predominantly electronic faults rather than mechanical. Just for future. You only need to loosen the two front lid screws. Pretty much everything is serviceable from the front without moving it. Watch the copper in the bottom concertina hose as it will puncture really easily. 👍
Get some calgon tablets to stick in the wash and prevent limescale. Cheap as chips and will save this faff again. Hope you don't take your hangover out on poor Nigel
@@GeorgeStyles Calgon isn't cheap! I worked out its cheaper to replace the heater in my beko washer every year or so (how often they fail) than to use Calgon! 😂
“When she leaves me, i’ll wear my clothes in the shower” 😂😂😂😂😂
Don't let it get to that nothing worse than being a part time dad
I'm a part time dad now daughter treats me like a stranger it's always the dad's that lose out in split family
Thankyou. Your clear instructions and video saved my washing machine on a Sunday in rainy muddy Queensland. Single mum. Likes to tinker and hates to call repair people when I can just do it myself. $7.00 in drain boot. So actually came out financially ahead hahaha
As a retired domestic appliance service engineer that was the best video ever. Never had the box of wine in my day ☹️
That's a common fault on Miele, the entrance to the pressure vessel gets blocked and the machine thinks that there is still water in the machine when it's empty and eventually times out (it can also lead to the machine overfilling), poor design, get it all the time on the commercial Miele machines. I was praying from the start that you would find it, well done!
Did he find it ? Machines I've seen have big pipes for crud to rest in before it goes down to small bore for the pressure switch.
Oh he did :) went back and watched the ending !
Looks like the problem is that it doesn't fully drain to lose gunge that gathers in there.
Im assuming its worth while running a hot empty load with bleech or something in there to avoid such a fault??
But how to remove this particular pressure pipe? It's all explained in detail but not this very important information! Is it possible to just pull that pipe out or how can I remove it to clean it.. have exactly the same problem and sitting on front of my open machine at the moment. Any recommendations are welcome! Thank you!
I’ve learned a very valuable lesson, never try to repair a washer. Cheers old Miele.
It's amazing how the wives can empty the pockets for cash but not the coppers.
Thank you for taking the time to film, edit and share this video. Good to see a bit of DIY on an appliance and most of us recognise the scenario of the ‘journey of discovery’ and multiple repeated assembly, tests and strip downs (rinse and repeat). I know you have your machines up on high to meet the needs of your wife, but it is actually an advantage for maintenance (as you can get a bucket under the drain). I have reached the age where if I have to get on the floor to do a job like this, before I try and get back up, I ask myself is there anything else needs doing down here before I try and get back up.😉
You the man! After watching (and enjoying) this video, I fixed our W1712. Now.... I am opening a bottle of white wine. Salut to you sir! 🥂
Chin chin Mark! I hope your hangover isn't as bad as mine was!
This is a fantastic video - thank you very much for posting it. I've managed to sort out my Miele 1613 machine (very similar to the 1512) based on your instructions. I also knew what NOT to do, although I did forget to reinsert the emergency release pull when reassembling.
I retrieved £4.57 in legal tender, two old one-pound coins, €0.30, 7 Charles Tyrwhitt collar stiffeners, a piece of wire, a small silver cross, a little brass heart and the key to the shed that's been missing for three years.
I also did it on Saturday morning and I hadn't drunk most of a wine box during the operation. Now the missus can do the washing again and everyone's happy! (only joking, people, I do the washing as well. Well, sometimes...)
I don't know about fixing the washer but you definitely found the way out!
Thanks. Very helpful. I had the F11 error for a few weeks while waiting for the repairer to come, but he didn't find anything and replaced the pump, but the problem didn't go away. So I pulled it apart again and found the drain hole out of the drum above the float was partially blocked, with two foam pads from my wife's sports bras! $500 later!
You are a very brave, very patient, very clever and half inebriated man. Not my idea of fun on a Friday night but good on you for not being beaten (even with the occasional passage of wind!)
"it says drain fault, but it's been drainin'" - exactly where I am right now with mine!
thank you kindly for doing the work and filming it good sir, very helpful indeed
Being a Meile owner, those pump impellers do turn with a slight bit of resistance. A very well designed and built bit of kit. A different league compared to the likes of Hotpoint and Indesit, the usual sh1t i have to repair. Great watch, thanks for sharing.
I've a Candy. One year it sulked and refused to respond to the power button. Couldn't fix it so it got a new board and a new programme. I noticed differences in the programming from the original but the most interesting one is at least one of the rinse only programmes never ends - fill, rinses, empties and repeats infinitely.
I thhink that's because the impeller is shunted by magnets so if you spin it by hand it will stop when it lines up with the magnets. That's how the impeller works in my fish tank pump anyway
Is my life so bad that I have just spent 45mins watching a man repair a washing machine that isn't mine? FMyLife.
Welcome to rock bottom. It's nice to have you here.
@@dsesuk Maybe the worst part is that I enjoyed watching it, and I have now accepted my position in the 'rock bottom car park of life '. It's actually quite a nice car park to be in :-)
@@843thebear Here on a Saturday night.. Plumbing new depths!
Mark Smith Saturday nights are the new Monday mornings in my life
This is pure gold! 👍
Seriously though, I felt your frustration.
I love to dispatch half a box of stellas whilst undertaking the more technical repairs around the home, some schoolboy errors creep in because of aforementioned stellas but it’s all part of the fun!!!
Dave, every couple of months, - cup-full of sodium crystals & a bottle of white vinegar on boil wash will keep that Miele ‘a Miele’in! Regardless of how many tiny bits of T&E are in there👍
*soda* crystals. Sodium would be interesting though.
bav
I thank you, soda is what I meant to say.
Sodium would definitely destroy the scale though! Along with the drum, motor, casework, house, family etc 😆😆
Will we ever see the return of your sherlock holmes sketches again.???
That was entertaining. Great work again.😁🙌
I hope not,that was the worst one he’s done.
Fantastic video David. You gave me the courage to take on this problem in my own laundry. Same model, same issue. However my washer had developed a leak which would flood the pan and set off the flood sensor. The leak was in the plastic backflow valve (5745751 MIELE WASHER BACKFLOW NON RETURN VALVE), located on the rear panel. The leak was near where the rubber hose connected at the bottom and unbelievably caused by a rough spin cycle banging the edge with its metal frame. This caused a rupture on the part where it would leak during the water extraction. I've used silicone sealant to hopefully stop the leak and double as make-shift padding to the drum frame. Hopefully this helps others with their washer.
I think I have the same issue with my. I am about to find out. Did you dig in from behind?
@@christiannielsen3863 No, you'll have to take the top, front and left side panels off to get to the part. It's not too difficult to be honest. The top panel has spring loaded clips so don't unscrew the two side points completely. Just loosen them to release the clips, the top will pop off fine. When you get to the part, it is fastened with a screw at the rear. From there you'll be able to remove it. Be aware of the wooden float, that will likely drop out and is easy to lose. Just make sure when you are reassembling, to make sure the water inlet pipe to the drum (small pipe above the front door) is secure. It's easily bumped loose in the disassembly. You'll have water pouring everywhere otherwise!
@@teebee7679 thanks! I found the leak in the front of the machine in the rubber drain thing. Nails and a knife blade had been left in there for them to rust and tear a hole in the rubber.
With all compliments, I laughed so hard when you explained the cat on the dryer, you say your wife is crazy, but so are you Mr. Savery. 😁
Hey dave love the video. I do commercial laundry repairs for a living and was praying the whole way through you'd check the pressure dome. Next time you have the m/c apart there is a hose coming off the left side of the drain pump that can cause drainage issue and also IR test the element as there fused so can go open circuit.
Hi mate, how can i get rid of the waterproof fault?
My old Hoover washing machine needed the pressure vessel cleaning out every 2-3 years. They do gunk up, especially in hard water areas.
Watching this goes to show I will literally watch anything you make. Good Job
Oho! This bodes well for my 'Nigel shits in different brands of carrier bag' series I have planned....
@@dsesuk I almost messaged a couple days ago complaining you have not posted for ages. I was starting to get DSES symptoms. :)
@@esfae8250 Some video editing issues at this end, now hopefully straightened out!
Ive been fixing white goods for 37yrs now and i must say that was entertaining to watch dont think the wine helped but you got there in the end 🏆just what you need at the end of the day to do after being at work all day, you looked over joyed whilst doing it, hence the squashed grapes in the box with a handy tap.
Thanks for the video - what a performance! The last time i needed to get access to the pump it was underneath the machine. If that wasnt available it would be hacksaw time.
I'm new to your channel, I came across it as it was suggested by UA-cam. I never realised UA-cam knew me and my sense of humour so well. I've bought Miele for many years but after a few breakdowns (tumble drier) I've started to buy Bosch and Siemens and I'm very satisfied with their products bit cheaper as well. I must try, the next time I'm lost in the bowels of a machine, the wine box trick.
Welcome Grahame. Also, I recommend a box of wine as a lubricant for dealing with most of life's situations.
I have an older Miele and I know the entire front panel can open like a door. Rather than having to dismantle all those screws and seals
Thanks for your advice David, washing machine fixed
Happy wife, Happy life
Regards Glenn a Sparky from Down Under
Jolly glad to hear your smalls are once again whiter than white Glenn!
Got the same machine David only you could keep me entertained this long whilst treating these expensive toys with utter discontent keep it up 👍
Another fine mess you have gotten out of Mr Savery. 44 minute video on repairing a washing machine, I would not have watched this on any other channel but I knew there would be some laughs and I would likely learn a few new phrases. Well done that man :)
Thanks David. Used this to remove my front panel and then replace the seal. But removing the front panel is key …. Cheers 🍻from Down Under 😊
Mate never quit UA-cam ! As much as it’s not probably meant to be an entertaining video, I massively enjoyed it 👍🏻
A proper electrical one being worked on as we speak for all the haters out there!
You should rename the channel David Savery Electrical & Appliance services ! Excellent content as per usual.
Oh I felt for you mate at 24:26. I've had that slow sinking feeling of having to either spend the rest of your evening blundering onwards or having the shame of reporting to the Wife I'm out of my depth even though I'm a spark and self proclaimed Mr "Dont worry I'll fix it!"
The 80’s just called… they want their wine box back!!
No need to make a Miele of it.
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That's right, we don't want him to Bosch the job and then have to Hoover up any leakages...
I got given a 25 year old whirlpool front loader non electronic but had a not draining issue, it now works very well after $48 aud in coins removed from the pump and then a $20 note removed from the drain pipe. Free machine that also paid well
Magnificent video, watching a man get sloshed in front of a washing machine .
Am I the only one who thought he'd do something sexual when the fast spin cycle started... hahaha, that end bit had me in stitches.
That impeller on the drain motor seems to be working fine. As the motor is a permanent magnet, synchronous motor it basically "cogs" around to the next magnet. It can spin in either direction so if it gets stuck on something it can reverse direction...
Clive did a tear down of one here... ua-cam.com/video/jSEKMeAv4ps/v-deo.html
Our old Servis washer, the pump was belt driven from the main motor. Anytime the machine was running, the pump ran too. During agitation, it pumped in and during drain/spin it pumped out. Similar impeller but rubberier - and I coined the term 'button pump' as the impeller would flex so it would really pump buttons in the water !
Like your work style. Oh and btw, I looked everywhere for for this diagnosis, mine was exactly the same, having checked everything else. Good work
This is an excellent expose on how to clean up the innards of hoses and likely places of entrapment, with some good banter on the way 👌👌😃
The big kahuna returns. Miele top notch machines when I used to live in the UK I had one - used it for 5 years and gave it to Mum and dad when I left for USA they are still using it 11 years later. Cleaning detritus is important in all 16 years not one day of problems. I wish I was 76 kg🤣. Having said that my USA washing machine is twice as large and 3 times as heavy. Don’t use powder in hard water areas always liquid but none of those plastic throw-in tabs. My missus tells me everyday clear your pockets. Tissues are the bane of my life. Trust me if you don’t fix the washing machine the day is gonna be way longer with the missus disapproval. I just hate the fact that companies lock down their machines. Best video yet because it’s real not at all boring👌🏾
My kind of spark. Alkohol, water and electricity. What can go wrong.😂😂🇩🇰
After watching this I have got a new washing machine and 4 bottles or wine. A great influence I'd say.
Best comedy sketch I've seen for a while. Great vid.
Thank you for a very entertaining video and the answer to my Miele washing machine issue. All fixed now just wish I had a box of wine to help me but at 10am on a Saturday morning - maybe not!
David you are fookin hilarious! I hope you know that.
I have watched many a long form vijeos of yours on the tube that should not see steal my attention but do.
You are a wizard for the sense of humour sprinkled with a bit of electrical stuffs.
Thumbs up!
Another strangely entertaining video. We watch with an increasing feeling of schadenfreude and yet despair as we observe the descent into alcoholism and ultimate madness. Just a couple of points Dave, firstly it's not a good idea to base a diagnosis on a previous condition. Yes, it's worth bearing in mind but each problem should be considered on it's merit. So, in this case, it would have been good to have started at the drain hose end and worked back from there. A tricky one to spot though. Secondly, it is important, for the sake of your marriage, to appreciate the true value of the washing machine. It is the ultimate symbol of female emancipation, the babes know that if that magic box ain't working, they get sent straight down to the nearest river, to beat the old mans kecks clean on the nearest rock. Save the washing machine. Save the world! Keep it up Dave.
Thank you for sharing this video. I have the same washing machine and got the same fault code. This video gave me the confidence to do the repair work myself. The issue with my Miele was most probably dirt deposits in the air hoses. Also great that you included the small mistakes in the video, it really helped me to avoid doing the same mistakes.
Thank you so much...exact same problem. It was the last thing I checked after clearing out all the other hoses (and also breaking one of the pipe inserts on the chamber that sits in between the pressure vessel and the pcb 🤦).
Anyway all sorted now!
Is it wrong that I am pleased that even the very clever Mr Savery still got perplexed and nearly beaten by this?! I guess it gives hope for us mere mortals. :)
Glad you got it fixed sir. I recently went in to battle with my tumble dryer to replace its heating element. I won this time. But I suspect it was lulling me into a false sense of security before it dies catastrophically.
Brilliant. Doing a dry decade in your honour. Thank you.
Super. That's like my carbon offsetting!
Guess what…same bloody fault…..now I know that the essential part i need to get before i attempt a fix is a wine box. Brilliant!
Maybe wife put sticker on to remind everyone to check for cats in the dryer before it's switched on... 🙀
There's method in her madness after all.
Could you please do a call out in Essex? Everytime the neighbour rings the door bell the kettle and toaster switch on
Liked and subbed. Watching from Denmark, Scandinavia.
Having a trusty Miele (W5745) ourselves with irregular drainage problems while spinning, I wonder if the solution to this could be that exact white pressure-tubing-thing you're handling at the very end. Yours look pretty gunky, so ours has to be in a state like that as well.
And since it measures pressure in combination with the water level and the drainage, it makes perfectly sense why it works while washing, when there's a lot of water, but not while spinning, when the water pressure inside this tube is much less and with the accumulated gunk, it's no wonder why there's a problem.
It also makes sense why drainage works, if there's a pause before trying the spinning procedure again
....well, well.....
Very interesting video. I bet it has contributed to the solution of the bad habits of our 10 year old machine here, which I usually clean with a couple of dishwashertabs with the cotton 95C program and with Citric acid powder on yet another cotton 95C program.
Other sites on the net have mentioned blowing some sort of an easy accessable tube free of gunk.....so it has to be this bad boy.
Thanks. Great video. Very enjoyable. Cheers and bless your heart.
Nope, I don’t think so… Actually signed into UA-cam to find your comment again which is a rarity for me. I think the problem with drainage (presuming you haven’t crushed the waste hose with the machine itself) is the ‘Non-Return/Check/Brake Valve’ (part: Miele 6044860). It is a long off-white/light-grey box that sits inside the machine, to the far left back corner behind the drum. It is connected at the bottom of the machine to the hose run between the pump outlet and to the top of the machine to the external waste connector that the external waste hose connects to (with also a drain back thing from the top of it into the filling hopper of the draw) I think this part is meant to separate suddy lint to prevent the home drains from blocking and also to prevent backflow somehow but am not too sure. It is easy enough to remove but hard to clean as it is fused together so has to be jet washed through from on end or the other. Thought of just getting a new one but at £80-£100, I shall have to clean it instead. Our one only seems to need a clean about 8 years after I last did it so not too bad really - of course it all depends on the amount of use, fluffiness of clothing etc. (we are family of 4, children are 7 & 9 now so tons of use for us).
@@Darfyddi Thanks for taking your time to reply. It is very helpful. No, haven't crushed the hose with the machine itself, ha-ha.
We've been a family of three (One guy and two girls until the daughter moved out) and it have lasted around 9-10 years from new, so seeing the equivalent timeframe does actually makes a lot of sense to take a look at this part. Thanks for the partnumber..
£80-100 is an imposssibility and who doesn't have a jetwasher these days. Well I guess it's up to the clever one once again to do the repairs and refurbishments around here......
The drink seems to have become sweeter with the spices that have fallen 😁😁😃🤪😜🤪
VERY glad I watched till the end. Had same fault. Many, many thanks. Cheers.
Superb, we've all been there less haste more speed. Nice one. Love your videos.
Savery appliance services , first class service/job as always 😁😁
10:30 "Ribbed for her pleasure" Oooh Matron!!! 😆😆😆
Last engineer I spoke to said remove the ball and bin it. That was a Hotpoint machine. Once ball had been binned the machine never failed.
Yeah it shouldn’t be required as the hose raises near the top of the WC to prevent water just draining out
9:00 great respect to the electrical engineers who designed this and other appliances.
How did you dissasembly the pressure chamber. Was it glued. Have the same problem on my Miele W4466. Cleaned everything but got the same error all the time. The pressure thig is my last resort. Thank you
I love how David’s electrical troubleshooting prowess is inversely proportional to his alcohol intake. Same as mine. 🥺😎🧐🥺😎
I work in a nightclub that has four glass washers, and to this day (until we were forced to shut!) I found myself taking the machines apart when they wouldn't run, and nearly always there was chunks of glass in the impeller.
One time I opened a machine, and the impeller had been chewed away so much by glass it was barely present 👀
I'm not saying my wife's rough but she managed to break the outer door off our Miele W1613. Managed to find a second hand door off eBay for £50 (new ones are £200-£250) but was then thinking how do I swap it over as on my model the bolts are on the back of the front panel, which needs the panel removing. Watched your video and read some of the comments such as you only need to remove the front lid bolts, 1 hour later new door swapped over and refitted. Even had a look on the bottom ribbed sump hose while I was at it. Wife did persuade me not to take the white pressure sensor out to de-crap as was getting occasional faults same as you, and is running a Calgon generic through it right now. Cracking video Dave, now I'm a white goods god in my wife's eyes :)
Was that a fart 💨 at 4.10? It sounds a bit like it? 🤣Another quality video David, I know how you feel having to do the odd jobs and fix things, I had to stray away from the electrical trade and install an outside tap in my house this week, it felt like I was cheating and a dirty plumber!
I love watching this video it reminded me of watching Keith Floyd sink the wine 🍷 when cooking, one for the dish one for me🤣Not that I’m implying you were wasting your good box of grape juice sharing it with on your appliance of course it’s only for human consumption.
Keep up the good work old bean 👍🏻
Hi I just watched your entire video to the very end as I'm facing exactly the same problems. Thanks so far! I wonder how you removed the little white pressure pipe which is connected to the control panel?? You explained everything so in detail but didn't show the very end. Thanks for quick reply.. sitting literally right in front of my open machine :)
I'm afraid I don't recall, but I don't think it was a a challenge. I think it may have simply pulled off the sensor which sat on the PCB.
@@dsesuk thanks buddy. I'll check it out!
It just simply pulls off I believe 👍🏻
This video helped me to fix my own washing machine! Thanks from Sweden!
Super stuff. I'm glad you're able to get the stains out of your smalls once more!
Drunk man: Okay, this is the big one
Narrator: It wasn't the big one
I don't feel so bad now about my bumbling washing machine repairs 😂😂😘
Another classic Mr S. Keep em coming!
When I suspected a pump problem, I connected it direct to 230V. Considering the noise/vibration is made, and unwillingness to start everytime I ordered a replacement
Home maintenance always goes so much better with a nice glass or two of vino.
Glass or box?
Judging by this recalcitrant washing machine barrels. 🤣
I know exactly where your mind was with this. So you said it was a boring video, quite the contrary. You were in that situation we all find ourselves in... can't be arsed to do the repair and never look forward to it, but the consequences from said female of the species are far worse than the horrendous task in hand, so you simply HAVE to fix it, and the drink makes it all better.. Well done that man! You swerved a right beating from the other half!!!
This is a great video, I used to watch Keith Floyd and this is so much better.
Another generous donaation! We've just recorded a video where we acknowledge your last one!
Obviously too many of Nige's beard hairs got trapped in the filter.
How they got there is a question better left unanswered. ;)
Bloody funny! Loved his wine breaks. I’ve yet to take mine apart after a pounding spin caused water to gush out underneath the drum. Been going for 18 years without a single fault. Remarkable machines. My girlfriend overloaded the poor thing. Drum still spins by hand but something nasty has happened near the bottom. Might be just the hose has loosened off?
The bonus commentary on the end credits was class 😆
The wife knows how to throw a punch without leaving any bruises.
I salute you good sir for your perseverance! Not enough F*** for when ive done it.. done enough DIYer washing machines. Its a new one now like triggers brush! Might try more wine with the next repair 🤔😂
Was worth watching you scrape out a tube full of your spaff and copper for the end line. Classic as usual. 😂🤷🏻
I know this is some time on, but yes the pumps are like that from new.
The ball in the sump hose is to prevent reverse filling via the drain hose, if it is connected to a spigot under the sink and a drain blockage backs up..
That and in the days of soap powder, it stopped all the soap dropping straight out the bottom of the drum as the machine first started to fill.
They started appearing in sump hoses in the late 1990s and likely to reduce soap waste for some EU reg or another.
Not a worry with capsules that take time to dissolve.
If your drain hose goes in to a stand pipe, do yourself a favour and leave the ball out next time.
The slightest soap scum on them can make them stick and cause draining issues.
I used to be an appliance engineer but wouldn't of course leave the ball out on a customers machine.
Champion 🏆
I learned and laughed together, as lm facing the same problem with my Miele l will use your valuable experience
Good video Dave, although kind of boring it was strangely fascinating and humorous too and in a weird kind of way quite therapeutic too 😄👍 when it played up for the second time I was kind of expecting you to beat it with a branch like Basil Fawlty does with his car ! I’ve warned you time and time again !! 😂😄
Luckily I watched to the end of this very funny vid & hopefully found the secret to fixing my Miele in the last five mins (it's on an encouraging looking test drive), the Air Trap (the white thing that sticks into the bottom front of the drum). Like David I've had mine apart & back together countless times to repeated fails. Cleaned every bit of pipework I could find, all full of sludge but I hadn't noticed the white box with it's pipe that runs up to the control center. Like David this operation has got through lot's of wine to lift moral & give the courage to pull stuff apart. If I haven't solved the problem (but things are looking good), at least it's a very clean but useless machine.
The machine monitors the water level via that gunked up hose from the bottom of the drum to the top of the machine, the old sensors at the top of the pipe were a round flatish thing with two level/pressure switches. Normally there is a scale trap where the pipe joins the drum, this gunks up so that the machine either does not know that the drum is full and keeps filling and flooding the kitchen, or does not know when the drum is empty and sits there pumping the empty drum for hours.
It seems that your machine has a pressure sensor with a full range output and the machine knows the pump is running but is being told that the water level is not changing and so throws the drain fault error.
I watched all of this video........................I've pissed about with washing machines in the past (and still do ). They are certainly a marvel. They all work the same with a pressure sensor for the drum so it knows it has enough water in there etc...There was common knowledge apparently that to get the 'top of the range' spin speed, the manufacturer would just remove a link on the pcb to alter the motor current through the electronics etc but charge an extra '£300' for the privilege. Also I did read somewhere that a centrifuge has a limit on how much liquid is displaced so increasing it''s RPM has no effect (some boffin messing about with a washing machine no doubt)
Very entertaining video by the way David....
Another very funny quality video, thoroughly enjoyed watching this! Bit of a nice change from rewires and EICRs etc. Pissed myself laughing every time the washer went into fault mode and that lovely, lovely beeper. (Except the last one, where I had true, genuine sympathy for you). Trust me pal, we have all sooooo been there! Usually with kids running round us, phone calls and other general social / family disturbances going on whilst trying to figure out where all those snapped wires should go. Got to say a lot of people swear by Miele washers but, from what I saw, I'm not overly impressed with the quality of this thing. In fact I think you were swearing by Miele that night, proper swearing!!! Just out of interest, how old is it, as that machine has got more shakes than a drunken spark the morning after.
Your like Keith floyd of the electrical world. Cheers!!
Chin-chin!
I find that giving the Good woman,every Friday night,A strong magnet and permission to go through my pockets,once the wallets out works best!