Miele Honeycomb Washing Machine W3444 front panel removal to fix fault code caused by internal flood
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- Опубліковано 9 лис 2020
- I have this fabulous Miele which has lasted 15 years so far. It has started leaking internally and so I've got used to taking the front of it to remove the water. Maybe you'll find this useful, or suggest to me what might be leaking and how to fix it.
I have made another video on this channel which shows where the leak comes from.
There is also a cameo appearance by the cameraman and a seal impression
Exactly what I needed. Hard to believe so many people are out there producing such practical videos allowing others to benefit not only from saving some money but feeling good about fixing stuff!
Thank you so much for your suggestion regarding Miele “F 138 fault”. It fixed the machine. We live 230 kms from the nearest repair shop, so we really appreciated your solution! Judy
i’m glad it was useful
Very good instructions. Greetings from Germany
Used this to figure out how to disassemble machine to replace bottom dampers, as machine was knocking going into spin. Made the job really easy. Thank you
You're a star, just had exactly the same fault and followed your instructions, thank you so much for sharing, you've save me £££ in call out charges.
Thanks for your DIY sharing. I followed your steps and fixed the problem. It saves money and time for waiting for Miele maintenance. Appreciate 🙏
Thanks for pointing me towards the solution. I changed it a bit: rather than dismantle the floor panel, I emptied the bottom tray by.... lifting the back of the machine steeply (being super careful to make sure the machine does not slip and fall on its front!), so that all the water in the tray flowed out to the floor in front of the machine. Then I slowly lowered the back of the machine back and moved it back to its place. Same result - no screwdrivers needed. Again - be careful not to slip and not to drop the machine while tilting it! Hold it strong (I am a 195 cm tall 120 kilo guy... ).
I do the same thing on a W3204. Have to do it after every 3 to 4 washes. Any idea of a permanent fix?
Thank you... thank you.. thank you... You saved me ❤❤❤❤ I had taken apart everything and cleaned every pipe but it didn't work and your video came to the rescue 🛟 of my sanity and time .. I can't thank you enough.. God bless you❤❤❤
Brilliant. Thank you. Worked for our Miele Paragon Plus - both water inlet and drain lights lights flashing, and the fittings were all similar enough to work out. Plus the seal impression raised a smile, so all good!
Thanks for the comment - I've made another video that shows the part that was leaking.
@@jolyontidmarsh1759 Excellent. That may well come in useful as I'm rather conscious that my "fix" (mopping up the water) may only be temporary. Once again, you're a star.
Perfect! Great instructions worked perfectly for my slightly different model of Miele. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this. You saved us lots of money, and your instructions were easy to follow. Thanks again. Birgitte from Norway
Glad it helped! There's another new video that shows the part that was leaking
How wonderful you are. You did the steps correctly and understandably. Thank you. Thank you
Thanks to you I was able to fix my washing machine myself 🙌🏼
Glad I could help!
Thank you for this extremely helpful video! I’ve done just this and found the leak too.
thanks! The leak is here: ua-cam.com/video/FB8inaHmTOw/v-deo.html
Thank you for the video … fixed our problem too! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thanks to you. Your video was very useful for our washing machine Miele type W2105 !!! Ruud Mulder The Netherlands
Thanks for the comment - I've made another video that shows the part that was leaking.
Thanks very much, exactly was wrong with my machine! fixed and running again after 10 minutes
You saved my day. There are so many inaccurate videos. I have to find the leak as well. I’m thinking reflux at the end of my drain pipe. The plumber only dis put a U that goes only 5cm in a 45deg fixed tubing in the wall… thanks again.
I have another video that shows where the leak came from.
@@jolyontidmarsh1759 Cool, I've watched it. Thanks I'll check that part as well. I'll check the bottom one as I did not check in the crevasses. Cheers. Funny sound in the other video speed up.
Great video here's to another 15 years with my Miele
I'll drink to that... except we've finally just replaced ours when the main bearing ground to a halt.
@@jolyontidmarsh1759 Please advise how old the machine was when you had to replace it due to drum bearing failure and roughly how many wash cycles per week it did on average.
@@Martindyna we had it for about 15 years. We had two kids in washable nappies … it got plenty of use. It probably did an average of 1 wash/day.
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I saw the video and we started to fix our washing machine. After a moment we started to notice, we coulden’t open the front. Our neighbour helped us. He started from the back of the washing machine. It was so much easier. We spent more time fixing the front. 😂 but thanks for posting this video. 😅
Excellent. Mine usual clears after tipping but looks like I'll be doing this this afternoon. Cheers
same
Thankyou for saving my life and washing machine 😆
:-)
Thank you for a very usefull YT, I have the problem that it doesn't do a great job centrifuge the clothes, I need to clean a pipe to the pump for it to work properly again. My Miele is a much younger version, but it looks pretty much exactly like yours
Does it jump when going into spin?
A great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge . It saved me a lot of time and effort cheers bruce
Thanks for your video, that fixed
it this morning. Thanks again.
Thanks for the comment - I've made another video that shows the part that was leaking.
Thanks for the comment - I've made another video that shows the part that was leaking.
Legend worked a treat 👌
Instructions were clear and concise. Someoneput the emergency release button wrong side of the front panel and closed the door!! I guess the only access is via the top and then the left side> Have you tried this>
Ha! Yes, I did that🤦. You can take the side panels off quite easily. I did another video of that.
Excellent video
Thanks for the video. Thought about investing in Meile washing machine but heard from friends and appliance retailers they have their faults . I've had 2 Zanussi washing machine 1st lasted 10+years my 2nd is 8 yrs old been through 5 house moves and daily washing and still going strong!!! (is a Meile washing machine worth the £££. To pay top £££ you would expect a machine to run no faults for a lifetime unless caused by the owner coin or other items stuck in machine 😆
Good question. It certainly wasn't worth it in the 80s when I believe Zanussi machines were arguably too high quality (Jet System machines were superb) for the price and I assume Electrolux group have put that `right' in recent years with the machines lasting less well than they did.
It is of course nice to use a high quality machine and you get features that other machines don't offer, e.g. on a Miele you get `Soak' (you can soak really dirty items for between 30 minutes and 6 hours (selectable) at about 30 deg. C with occasional agitation; after the soak period the machine then does the wash cycle selected as usual using the same water).
Bedankt voor het filmpje.
Ik ben er door geholpen.
I had a leak on mine and kept filling up the bottom panel and the anti flood device would kick in mine is w5748 but very similar to this one! It was the tube at the top of the drum that goes to drawer the steam vent I think it is. Anyway it was full of limescale and stopped the machine draining properly kept spinning full of water causing it to leak out inside it and coming flying out the front of the drawer to... it was unblocked done a few boil washes with machine cleaner the cheep oust one it’s amazing and the kettle one. And it hasn’t done it since I also got a new door seal as it was a bit worn and mouldy. It’s ten years old so hoping it will last another ten years :)
I’ll have to try this next time I get the fault code of doom! Thanks!
Thank you this is wonderful
Can I buy you a drink? Lifesaver! Machine up and running again, giving me time to find the fault and repair. As the drain compartment was full of water after a 15min rinse cycle I'm guessing it needs a new pump. Have you done a video on this?
Thank you for this extremely helpful video! Briliant for Jolyon Tidmarsh
thanks exactly what i'm looking for
merci beaucoup pour votre vidéo !
Super video, washing machine working perfectly again didn't even swear🤣
Very good, thanks for you 🌹👏👏
Thank you
Thanks, you just saved me £250 Miele call out charge, I O U .
So, basicaly, when the tree bars are on display, there is internal leaking, right? My machine W451E, sometime have that tree bars and cannot run the motor on lower speed. Actualy, I can see the motor how try to rotate loundry, but it is very dificult to do the job.
Good job. 😃😁
Thank you a lot👍😍
Hi, I just moved my front cover for the same reason, what I found was a small hole in the large rubber tube/sump hose that comes off the side of the drain pump, I was feeling around the hose and felt a sharp object and found this protruding through the tube in one of the creases, so I would probably check that hose, presume they can degrade over time as well. The other things I think could cause the leak could be is the drain hose from the drain pump all the way to the outlet, possibly a crack in the drain pump, and the only other thing I would think would be the grey door gasket could have hole from a sharp object or wear and tear.
Wow! its actually quite easy to remove the back and sides to find out which part is leaking - there's another video about this.
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Genau so geht das, Danke ☺️
Good Job 🤗😷
Thanks 😅
Nice thank you 🙏🏼
Hi basically my miele doesnt show me any warning in the screen!!But somehow my colthes are not dry when the washing its over!!🤷♂️🤷♂️
Guys do you know were is Water flow thing to increase more water in machine by manual my get little.
Thanks mate
Thanks for the comment - I've made another video that shows the part that was leaking.
You need to check de top of de drum. If you see a watermark. Under de water intake you know where the leak is
Great vid.... My old plastic drum machine is dead ( cannot repair bearings,) just going to get a 2nd hand Miele £80.
At least l can repair it.....???? German...... Thank you Germany..... Don't forget EBAC in The UK you can repair the bearings and separate plastic drum.
Did you find out where the leak was coming from and what the fix is ?
no. I did pay a guy to come and look, and he couldn't see anything obvious.
Thankfully it appears to have miraculously fixed itself. I pulled the machine out last weekend and there wasn't a puddle of water even after I'd tilted it forwards and backwards.
My friends Miele has started to bang as it goes into spin( not an uneven load). Any ideas? Spider? Suspension?
that eventually killed mine. Bearings failed and I couldn't face mending that.
@@jolyontidmarsh1759 I was fearless repairing spiders and bearings in the past as I had a repair business doing that but the Miele look so overenginereed that I never attempted one
Спасибо.
Miele hate us for making such videos. Lol!!
Is the best
All i want to know is how to get the front PCB out without pulling the whole machine to bits. I know it can be done, but no one shows how to clip it out in any videos 😕 😢
Where was the leak? I thought you mentioned putting a piece of paper underneath to see where the water was coming from?
I did a video on that: ua-cam.com/video/FB8inaHmTOw/v-deo.html
In fact, I point at the leak at 1min 14s ua-cam.com/video/FB8inaHmTOw/v-deo.html
Hi There, thanks for your videos. Can you please take me through the process of replacing a door seal on the Miele WDB020; That's the W1 eco classic
Thanks for the request... but I only have this one washing machine. On my W3444 It looks fairly straightforwards though, one you’re feeling brave enough.
They can leak from the infil pipe on the top going into the drum
yes. I made another video showing where the leak came from.
Did u check why the water was here??
Yes - I made another video about that.
This is the video "where the leak came from..." ua-cam.com/video/FB8inaHmTOw/v-deo.html
I have the same problem… a job for my husband..I’m going better out the house when he is working..😁😜
Interesting when you take it apart, but the power should Always be turned off,having your wet hands in there,with
Potentially live components is a massive no no
I wish the miele w1918 was this simple... sigh
You could just tilt the machine backwards to get the water out.
Yes, I was doing that, but I wanted to try and find out what was going on inside. Plus, its a pain to get the machine out too.
Its possible to syringe the water out with a short lenth of tube pushed through the holes that the base cover faring clips into.
Jolyon Tidmarsh
I cleaned my filter, but also pulled on a little (snorkel) looking hose that came off completely in my hand! I don’t know how to get it back on, or where it came from? Do you know?
@@paulaannsavage7815 What machine do you have? Sounds like you accidentally pulled off the emergency drain hose from the pump housing.
That was a lot of water came out of the washing machine
Just turn it off at thr mains - pull it out and tip it back at 45degrees and the water will come out of the back - which has no panel to remove
Yes, that is much quicker - I wanted to see what was going on inside.
@@jolyontidmarsh1759 Also you gave others the real life experience of removing and reinstalling which was great. 10/10
These machines are damn heavy. Front panel off and remove water manually is much easier
why didn't you actually show us how to fix the leak?
Hi Jon, when I made the video I didn’t know how to fix it, and draining it kept it going for another 3 months or so. I made another video later showing what was leaking.
a little clean before putting everything back would have been nice...
Oh you clown, if it's flooding that means you're using it completely wrong the appliance cannot flood under normal usage. That flood sensor is specifically there to tell you that you are fking up. Furthermore there is a BUILT IN drain for the catchment tray on the appliance. You never need to remove the panel!
There was a EPDM rubber part with a split in it that was leaking slowly. I've made a video about that too... it always bugged me that I didn't know where the leak was coming from.