Miele appreciation post:
I thought our over 15 year old washing machine had broken down, as it would get stuck on the final emptying phase. Cleaning the pump didn’t help. Was going to call the first repair ever for the machine, but had not gotten around to it.
Well, now I cleaned the drain a few months later and turns out it was blocked with gunk, which triggered some safety threshold in the pump. So instead of being broken, it was working as designed!
@artcollisions It is a wonderful machine! The pump is easily cleaned and designed in such a way that it is very unlikely that it would be damaged by stray objects. Picked a wooden stick and a coin from the pump chamber previously.
@jhilden Dang how did a wooden stick end up in your dishwasher? I find all manner of things like that in my washing machine and dryer.
Our dishwasher has a filter that stops big stuff from going into the pump which we have to clean somewhat regularly. I hope it doesn't die soon. We don't have good success with the lifespan of dishwahser.
@artcollisions Miele Novotronic W 506. Six buttons and a mechanical dial, indicator lights but no screen. Our dishwasher is Miele as well, but only like two years old. Fairly expensive, but I think the longevity might make up for it! The dishwasher automatically nags about filter cleaning.
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