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Fettläuse is the English word Louis couldn`t say. LOL...just kidding... Could come from a build up in the Brandt but they can happen in a clean washer too if a load is soiled with lots of body oils, oils from personal care products, ointments and so on along with too little detergent...

No spin A lot of European washers did not spin at all before final spin. I remember the BOL Bosch washers for example, IIRC those were still on the market in the mid to late 1980`s and they were popular. Rinsing was quite good according to our consumer magazine, but they were waterhogs just...

No Eddie, I think AW would be a very sad and quiet place if we weren`t allowed to have the same discussions again and again. If I find the subject of a thread not interesting enough for me then I don`t follow it, but I think there is no such thing as a dead horse if at least two members still...

According to "Stiftung Warentest" most fabric softeners had a negative impact on colors and fibers compared to textiles not treated with FS. Still does not keep me from using the stuff at least in small doses. From my personal observation FS has a tendency to precipitate or coagulate in the...

In your other thread you mentioned the other Miele skips one rinse when washing at 60 or higher. My 20 years old Miele is showing signs of failing motor bearings. it could be months or even years but sooner or later I`ll have to buy a new washer. Haven`t made a decision yet because it`s not...

Got a BOL Bosch A++ dryer no self cleaning condenser, no see through door the only thing upscale I insisted on was a stainless steel drum. Compared to my previous Electrolux based (but still German made) AEG condenser it is very energy efficient, silent and even though it runs hot for a...

Same here, as a thoughtful person I never fart when going upwards on an escalator. You never know what or who`s behind you. LOL

How do these people live with themselves? Very well I think. They`re getting used to their own stink in no time and won`t notice anymore. The same thing happens if someone never changes their favorite perfume, cologne, laundry scent beads or whatever not noticing the smell anymore hence using...

As always, be it to pre rinse dishes or not, cold or hot water washing or the frequency of changing clothes, whatever works for some folks very well may not work for everyone. My grandparents generation used to bath only once a week followed by a daily touch up with a wash cloth. Outer clothes...

We`re up and running again. I returned the cheap "Miele compatible" brushes. The quality was so bad that the machine displayed an error code. The old ones showed some wear but were not worn out. There`s still life in them for a couple of more years. However they were a bit splintered at the...

So I investigated again and can tell I was totally wrong about the belt. No idea why the noise seemed to have disappeared on the test run after I cleaned the belt. Might have been a psychological phenomenon like if you perceive something just because you expect it to happen. Anyway, this time...

Pulling the hands off the clockwork and repositioning them 5 minutes back as Louis suggested will work in any case, even if the hands-clockwork connection is made of a "gear type" which wouldn`t allow to move the hands without moving the clockwork as well. So I`m with #3 too, (well at least if...

The hands might only be loosely clipped on so you could try to move them to a full hour by hand when the chime comes on.

Turned out that cleaning the belt was only a temporary solution, the noise is back. Well, it was worth a try and now I know for sure the bearings and spider are still ok so it`s nothing too serious going on. However I will not invest in a new belt (and another new shock absorber). Even though...

Hello Mike Good to know I`m not the only one who`s sometimes a bit absentminded. The good thing is when I had to reattach the wire around the door boot again I had already enough practice to do it right immediately. Lol You mean the "Aquastop" valve? I assume it`s a German only thing and...

Anyway, the noise is gone now and I`m so happy I finally did something about it. Didn`t have high expectations. LOL One of the friction dampers which I changed not too long ago seems to leak oil which is a bit disappointing but it still does its job. And of course I forgot to put the...

No idea why you can "only use drive belts tested for high voltage" Maybe someone with more insight could shed some light on it?

The belt was covered with loads of abrasive dust which felt like oil, so I decided to give it a good scrub in the bathtub.

So I had to take the front and one side panel off to take the belt off to check the bearing and motor separately. Both were fine.

My faithful old Miele made a grating noise while washing not too loud but it annoyed me for a long time. Spin cycle was fine, it was only noticeable while tumbling but I still couldn`t rule out a bad bearing for sure. Eons ago I had a loose slipping belt on an Indesit and can tell it sounded...