Lewyt 1947 - 1960

[centralsweeper63]

CheeseWonton, where in the patent application did it say that?

 

[cheesewonton]

Manufacturers often forget misuse/abuse. The Miele S7/U1 range is an excellent example of that.

They were heavy too. I remember trying one at a Miele dealer and a couple of minutes playing had me sweating. The twist feature put a lot of weight on the handle. Nein danke.

 

[huskyvacs]

Manufacturers often forget misuse/abuse. The Miele S7/U1 range is an excellent example of that.

The Miele Salsa is pretty tough. I've got one I got as a box of dismantled parts the seller was selling, he had taken all the screws and the soleplate, and was selling the rest of it as a lot. No idea why. The vacuum had also been in a flood and the motor is covered in surface rust. I put it all back together and got all the parts back in place after it took me 5 years to get the correct OEM screws which I had to import from the UK, and it just started up and ran. The motor needs a good burnishing with a wire brush and get all the rust crust off, but otherwise it's a fully working vacuum.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Interesting! Most of the Miele problems I see come from wrongly installed bags. I have just got a s7210, and it has 3 original 2011 bags. The seal is better and doesn't leak.

 

[cheesewonton]

Interesting! Most of the Miele problems I see come from wrongly installed bags. I have just got a s7210, and it has 3 original 2011 bags. The seal is better and doesn't leak.

Both of my Mieles leak dust where the spout on the inside of the lid pokes through the bag using genuine Miele bags. The spring loaded flap in the bag opening is constantly pushing the mounting card down and off the spout no matter how carefully you mount the bag. I can close the lid and you can see that stupid spring loaded flap against the inside of the hose opening. There is always a fine layer of dust on the inside of the lid. OEM bags correctly mounted in a vacuum I fuss over to make sure everything is perfect. Both still leak. A bag with no flap in the opening would be a better choice along with a foam seal or maybe a springy rubber seal like Electroluxes have around the spout on the inside of the lid.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I find the seal on the old, as in 3-4 generations older, bags better.

 

[cheesewonton]

I find the seal on the old, as in 3-4 generations older, bags better.

What bag is that? Both of mine use the FJM bag.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I am talking about the S7 type of bags, the type U. It has a proper rubber seal.

 

[cheesewonton]

I am talking about the S7 type of bags, the type U. It has a proper rubber seal.

The FJM bag has a pretty stout rubber seal, but the spring loaded flat pushing against the spout creates a leak. I think the cure it to get rid of the spring loaded flap.