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Thread Number: 26920
Miele Spiders - What are they made of? |
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| Post# 413791 2/8/2010 at 21:37 (5,189 days old) by vacfanatic () | ||
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Does anyone know what Miele uses for their drum spiders? I'm hoping not aluminum... I'm guessing they are stainless steel or something that won't corrode... Any feedback would be great :) Thanks! Andrew | ||
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Post# 413876 , Reply# 1 2/9/2010 at 05:14 (5,189 days old) by tolivac  (greenville nc) |
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I would hope the same metal the agitate-spin drum is made of-otherwise galvonic corrosion is going to result....This is what turns me OFF about FL washers-Spider failure as one of their problems-the spider is disssimilar metal as the drum-and it corrodes from galvonic corrosion-thus fails. | ||
| Post# 413878 , Reply# 2 2/9/2010 at 05:21 (5,189 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
mmmm....
....spider failure seems to be more endemic in the US than anywhere else, though please correct me if I'm wrong... I've had 4 front load machines in 16 years....the oldest 1 and newest 2 of which are still in use...the second I have no idea, but given it was a Blomberg, I doubt that spider failure would have happened... My mother had an ASEA for over 20yrs...and it's still going... My aunts Hoover 475 is still going...and it would have to be pushing 26yrs.... In fact, I had never even heard of spider failure until I joined this site...... So... Is this a predominately American machine issue??? | ||
| Post# 413997 , Reply# 6 2/9/2010 at 15:28 (5,188 days old) by favorit () | ||
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and if you don't trust even Lee ... this is a page from a manual of Miele washer-extractors WS5080 WS5100 and WS5140. They have LCB compartment too. In the next page they recommend to set 4 rinses at least when using LCB. CLICK HERE TO GO TO favorit's LINK 
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| Post# 414005 , Reply# 7 2/9/2010 at 15:49 (5,188 days old) by favorit () | ||
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counterweight is cast iron they call it in italian "crociera" (cross device) Found on mieleitalia.it 2009 laundry care brochure 
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| Post# 414009 , Reply# 8 2/9/2010 at 16:01 (5,188 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee) | ||
Chlorine bleach can and will discolor stainless steel...actually doesn't stain it, rather cleans it cleaner than the surrounding stainless. I experienced this with my Speed Queen...took a HECKUVA lot of elbow grease and Bar Keepers friend to get the tub clean. I added it to the tub rather than the dispenser. Also experienced this with my WP true stainless dishwasher. Some bleach ran down the front and now I have a line that is brighter than the surrounding stainless. Be careful with undiluted bleach. | ||
| Post# 414011 , Reply# 9 2/9/2010 at 16:02 (5,188 days old) by bertrum () | ||
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Hi Andrew replacing the spider and the bearings will make the machine a non viable repair. Miele parts are very expensive. | ||
| Post# 414016 , Reply# 10 2/9/2010 at 16:38 (5,188 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
LCB won't damage the SS | ||
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Post# 414174 , Reply# 11 2/10/2010 at 08:46 (5,188 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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SPIDER CORROSION
Almost all washers have aluminum parts which are exposed to water TL and FL alike. Good washing practices will keep the aluminum parts cleaner and not leave a buildup which hastens corrosion. We recommend to all our customers with Hi EFF washers to only use hot water plenty of good detergent [ good detergents have additives to protect washer parts from corrosion ] use limited amounts of liquid fabric softener and look out for any build ups on the glass door or top of tub on TL washers or any odor problems. Any of these problems will hasten the destruction of the main shaft seal and the spider.
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| Post# 414227 , Reply# 12 2/10/2010 at 14:22 (5,187 days old) by aaronfitzy (Pennsylvania) | ||
well.... | ||
| Post# 414741 , Reply# 15 2/12/2010 at 11:18 (5,186 days old) by favorit () | ||
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"Sodium metasilicates protect metals from attack by cau Wasn't aware of that, guessed they were just strong alkaline detergents. Now it makes sense why SS tub dishwashers have ever operated with chlorine based detergents without any issue. | ||
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