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Post# 136268   6/17/2006 at 17:05 (6,493 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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One of the members of the German Club visited the Miele Museum in Gütersloh and took some great pictures.
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Post# 136276 , Reply# 1   6/17/2006 at 17:46 (6,493 days old) by bobofhollywood ()   |   | |
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COOL photos. Thank you for sharing those with us on this side of the world. |
Post# 136286 , Reply# 2   6/17/2006 at 18:42 (6,493 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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I had the dryer and the dishwasher from this long-running set. The washer, dryer and dishwasher all used the same touch-panel, indicator and that 7-segment LED display. The dishwasher didn't have the knob - instead there was an extra light for the salt level. The machines were astonishing. The frame was one piece, porcelain enamel inside and out...the machinery "dropped" into it. The electronics were astonishingly reliable...to a large extent because Miele was careful to separate high load bearing circuits from the power supply for the electronics with good filters. The door on the left had the function (on mine, a condensor) of sucking in "scent" to make your laundry smell good. Silly, never used it, never even saw one in use. The heating elements were open nichrome and not of the same quality as the AEGs of that time; they tended to build up lint and either short or trip a safety thermostat. But before it tripped, they had melted a nylon bushing in the one-piece drum bearing. Or maybe the lint would build up on the blower and it would go off-center, taking the motor bearings for everything else with it. Changing belts was easy - you lay the belt around the drum, then made a "loop" by pulling it taut and putting a strip on either side of the bight. By carefully rotating the drum, you then had this loop at the bottom where you could run it over the tensioning roller and the motor shaft. Poly-v, of course... Solid, reliable, well-thought out, easy to service, the problems I listed above were from my notes from 1989-1993. In that time we had less than 0,1% of the Miele Trockner back in the shop for service. They were especially popular with saunas (not our type, sheesh) and massage parlors and beauty salons. Capable of running three-phase (the real thing), they could dry like no-body's business...and the condensor versions needed neither venting nor extra space...so could be built in to cupboards. Wonderful machines. Would buy one - even though they are going on 20-27 today in the blink of an eye. |
Post# 136393 , Reply# 5   6/18/2006 at 07:02 (6,492 days old) by mielerod69 (Australia)   |   | |
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Hi everyone, I went to Germany in 2004 as a Miele dealer, now I work for them! I was always impressed the way Miele did things and this just reinforced it. Rod CLICK HERE TO GO TO mielerod69's LINK |
Post# 136396 , Reply# 6   6/18/2006 at 07:51 (6,492 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Post# 136407 , Reply# 7   6/18/2006 at 09:16 (6,492 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 136417 , Reply# 8   6/18/2006 at 09:58 (6,492 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 136450 , Reply# 9   6/18/2006 at 12:43 (6,492 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 136480 , Reply# 10   6/18/2006 at 16:12 (6,492 days old) by vivalalavatrice ()   |   | |
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Where's exactly that museum... how do you have to do to visit it? Why don't I plane to visit to it in the next future?YES Rally why not...? THANKS ALL! Diomede |
Post# 136594 , Reply# 11   6/19/2006 at 05:51 (6,491 days old) by irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City)   |   | |
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Post# 136635 , Reply# 12   6/19/2006 at 09:34 (6,491 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 136724 , Reply# 13   6/19/2006 at 16:17 (6,491 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Gütersloh is close to Bielefeld in Germany. The museum is only opened on Wednesday afternoon from 14.00 - 16.00. If you come with a group you can make an appointment. I think I read somewhere that the museum is going to be closed for a while for a renovation I think. Can't find the information back though.
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