Miele Novotronic W918 :-)

[drhardee]

Anyone in the Miele 19XX club

like yours truly with a W1930 will always benefit from a repair manual. I so happen to have a PDF version of such a thing if anyone needs to borrow one.

 

[jerrod6]

in the 19xx club

YES. I have a W1986 and would like to get a copy of this manual. Mine has had one repair in the 10 years I've had it- was the replacement of the cold water fill valves two years ago. I want to keep this 220V machine as long as I can, not interested in any of the newer models of any brand.

My 1986 only spins to 1200 on Max spin speed but I rarely ever use that speed anymore. I don't see that much difference between high and Max as far as moisture removal so High speed which I guess is 1000 is a far as I go and if this lower spin speed improves the longevity of my machine---that's even better---I keep doin it.

 

[bosch2460]

the 19xx club

I have the 1966. I would love to have to a copy of that, too, if at all possible.

 

[GrahamW]

Bearings

Busy with a young family and haven't been around much lately. See the url below for a description of what is involved in repairing the main bearing.

Backstorey: I picked up the machine as a 'spare parts' machine for $50 as I needed a new door seal and always wanted a delay timer in my W1903 washer. I decided to tear it down for fun to see if a main bearing failure could be repaired. IMHO, if the main bearing is failing, you may want to start looking for a replacement machine. The bearing kits can be found on ebay.co.uk, but the shaft wear and rust I observed on the spyder suggest that any repair would probably be short-lived. When I contacted Miele Canada about replacing the spider + shaft seal, they noted that the stainless inner/outer drum assembly was sold as a unit

In the end, I broke it down for parts as I had intended. The timing circuit and electronics served as an upgrade to my W1903 and I have two boxes of spares should anything break.

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?32606

 

[freshlinen]

miele w1918

dear matty i own a W925 (FROM NETHERLANDS W9245) in south africa.
i must buya new electronic module in order for me to use the delay start etc etc
currently the unit is working on a module from an older w......series range.

it works ok.my final spin is 1450rpm and its is great.please let me know more of your unit.?

 

[cmpmal]

Is it still going well?

I have the opportunity to buy a 2nd hand W918 tomorrow and I'm just wondering if it's still worth getting?

Kindest regards.

cmpmal (aka Malcolm)

 

[bewitched]

Miele w918 was my second Miele machine and it was fabulous. I miss it and I hope the guy i gave it still has it. It had many things other machines only dreamed of like the auto levelling feet. It allowed to skip parts of the cycle just turning the knob on stop and then replacing the knob on the last position. I changed it for a w377 i still have. It has a brushless motor and it is very quiet. Then i got a w487, the first miele with honeycomb drum. it reached 1800 rpm and also had a brushless motor. wonderful and life lasting machines.