Even a miele can go nuts.

[targus]

@samsungfl:

My aunts machine has never moved, it just vibrates a lot but you can hear it bang very loud. But if it would do this with broken shocks it would deffinately walk. Besides mieles aren't the only brand that allow very unbalanced spins for instance my aeg spins also very unbalanced and sometimes even with smashing the insides.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Maybe the Miele is trying to convert itself to a rigid base machine. I hear rigid base machines don't work very well unbolted. *OR* It could just be upset that its owners aren't showing it very much love.

 

[mielerod69]

This is straight out of Miele's instruction manual

!If the machine is installed on a
raised plinth, it has to be secured
against slippage during spinning
using retaining clips (available from
the Miele Spare Parts Dept).

The problem is that people think its easy just to raise the machine off the ground without some sort of fastening. Miele washing machines will spin with an imbalance of 2kg, but ofcourse not at high speed. The max it will spin with an unbalanced load is 900 rpm.
Competitor machines will not spin if they sense the slightest imbalance.
This is testament to Miele's solid construction and weight which can handle unbalanced loads better. BTW the new W 5000 series have had their suspension modified to handle the larger drum and capacity. They now have 3 shock absorbers instead of 2. The 4 springs still remain and have be reinforced.

 

[brisnat81]

Hi Rod,

When will the 5xxx series make it to Australia?

The far bigger capacity would be a big motivator to move from the W2888.

 

[toggleswitch]

.
One would probably benefit from bolting a 2 x 4 stud down (with coutner-sunk bolts) into the front end of that plinth /platform to prevent any machine from creeping and crawling forward and falling off.

(What the hell is a 2 x 4 wall-stud called in metric lands, anyway?)

 

[brisnat81]

A 2 x 4 toggles

For some reason some stuff still uses imperial measures

 

[matthewza]

tumble dryer

could we have a pic of the tumble dryer to see the damages?