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Thread Number: 89938
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Miele W1918 flaking out electronically |
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| Post# 1145493 , Reply# 2 3/29/2022 at 18:13 (751 days old) by cantare (Menlo Park, CA) | ||
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Hi, thanks, my DMM appears to be missing--probably lent it out. I ordered one and will test tomorrow. Are boards for these 19xx interchangeable, or do I need the specific 1918 5kg ones? | ||
Post# 1145665 , Reply# 5 4/1/2022 at 18:27 (748 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Yes, W1213 does have "Sanitize" which is 95 degrees C, and "Very Hot" which is 70 degrees C.
assets.ajmadison.com/ajmadison/i... Maddening thing is Miele labels water temps as just that "No Heat, Cold, Warm, Very Warm, Hot, Very Hot, and Sanitize" One must refer to manual in for sorting out what is what, but soon enough will become second nature. All and all if board is gone with your W1918 moving onto another machine isn't a bad choice. W19XX series washers have been declared obsolete by Miele USA, thus they aren't bringing in new parts stock from Germany, nor have in some time. What is in warehouses or stocked by repair persons is basically all there is, well not unless part in question is used on other more modern Miele washers. Issues you describe with suds container excessive movement likely are related to shocks. If machine were otherwise working property would have strongly suggest replacement. It's rather a tedious DIY job, but can be done with proper tools and patience for far less then Miele USA charges for a call out. Once done new set of shocks would have lasted many years. Triple and hot water solenoid valves for these older Miele washers is where many of us must give up. Despite machines being 204v-240v/120v washers, many internal parts are latter (120v). You can find water valves for 19xx washers easily enough in Europe or elsewhere outside of USA, but they all are 208v-240v at 50hz, not the 120v/60hz required for these machines. Miele of course did not make these valves, but sourced from someone else. Thus in theory it should be possible to run some to ground, but so far few of us have had any sort of luck. Quite honestly 208v-240v/120v W19XX and later Miele washers pop up frequently enough and often going for very little money, so doing a swap often makes more sense then bothering with an intensive repair. | ||
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Post# 1145855 , Reply# 8 4/4/2022 at 20:42 (745 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Once you know part numbers finding Miele spares is easier
Things like shock absorbers often can be found for very little money on eBay "worldwide". Just search by part number and make very sure things match.
There are also spares dealers in Europe that happily will ship to USA. Tend to work with those located in UK or France as Germany's shipping charges run a bit steep. Place use in UK actually has a USA mirror website and IIR does some sort of bulk drop shipping from across pond. Can go with after market, or if not in hurry wait until someone lists new stock genuine Miele. Got set for my older Miele washer this way, and tech wasn't bothered by installing. You'd be wise to replace both shocks, regardless if only one is gone or going. Beauty of older Miele washers is they largely were designed to be serviced from front, perhaps bottom, and top depending upon what needs doing. Replacing right shock is pretty straight forward, the left is bit of a tight squeeze owing to pump and some other bits in way. In aid of making things easier many if not most newer Miele washers have removable side panels. www.automaticwasher.org/c... | ||
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