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Thread Number: 27446
Miele Hydromatic W698 |
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| Post# 421359 3/7/2010 at 23:49 (5,156 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
Ok folks, this has been listed on ebay and is less the 20min away from me.....
Said to be in good working order, I have no idea how old it is... Price at AUD $100 is pretty good if in as good a condition as I feel it is.... Thoughts? CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK on eBay | ||
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Post# 421429 , Reply# 2 3/8/2010 at 11:50 (5,155 days old) by foraloysius  (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 421472 , Reply# 4 3/8/2010 at 17:31 (5,155 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Well... | ||
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Post# 421512 , Reply# 6 3/8/2010 at 21:23 (5,155 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Miele Bearing Replacement
Unit is similar to my W1070, and am here to tell you bearing replacement can be done, but Miele will charge an arm and leg (if they will do it at all where you are), or one has to have the proper equipment to do it one's self.
Basically, IIRC the job requires a winch to lift the drums out of the unit (all that cast iron is heavy). Miele will charge upwards of $1500, plus parts and labour here to to the job, but one got the impression it was rather a passive agressive affair. Miele USA techs and much of the office staff one speaks with are keen to push one to purchase a new model, rather than put good money into these "old" machines. One senior man at Miele was stunned at my willingness to have my 1070 repaired, and said while they *would* do major repair work on my machine (such as change the motor and or bearings), why would I want to do such a thing when the cost would equal half or more of a new unit. Told him that I preferred the older models and was promptly told off for "wasting water". Either way, there is a healthy Miele DIY in Europe and UK. Parts can be had off the shelf unlike the USA where one has to order them directly from Miele. | ||
| Post# 421552 , Reply# 7 3/9/2010 at 05:35 (5,154 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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I spoke...
...to one of the service people in Canberra today about possible bearing replacement costs...just as a matter of interest. He is the chap that used to service my mothers ASEA and advised:
'...I wouldn't bother on a machine that age. The labour costs will be v.high and there is always the potential for other parts to start failing too purely through age and wear. My advise to anyone contemplating a major repair on an old machine, regardless of the initial quality of that machine, would be to literally use it until it breaks rather than try and keep it in A1 condition' Given that a base Miele machine here is AUD$1700 (which is about USD$1800), I can't fault his logic...washing machine repairers charge a fortune for hourly rate....and a new machine, whilst unlikely to go the distance of the old, is still a better bet.... Now, having said that, here is the reply from the owner 'Hi Chris, sorry for the delay in replying. I have checked the door seal, it's very clean and I've wiped a white cloth all the way around where I can't easily see and there is definitely no mould present or any smell of such. We only stopped using the machine a few weeks ago and it's sitting in our hallway inside the house. All cycles definitely work, I used all of them equally for a variety of washing styles. There is no noise with spinning. It's a great machine, I couldn't believe my husband bought another one. I didn't think we needed it! I'm sure you'd get many years out of this. You're welcome to come and have a look at our place any time.' Sounds a deal to me! | ||
| Post# 421555 , Reply# 8 3/9/2010 at 06:04 (5,154 days old) by favorit () | ||
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agree maybe she's lying .... but, also she may be sincere. After all, Nathan's W423 is almost 20 year older than this W698 and it is still working. | ||
| Post# 421556 , Reply# 9 3/9/2010 at 06:06 (5,154 days old) by favorit () | ||
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sorry .... wrong day for maths ;) 13 y. older :) | ||
| Post# 421623 , Reply# 10 3/9/2010 at 15:10 (5,154 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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I reckon... | ||
| Post# 421936 , Reply# 11 3/10/2010 at 23:07 (5,153 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Got it! | ||
| Post# 421973 , Reply# 12 3/11/2010 at 07:37 (5,152 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
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