beko1987
Well-known member
Answered an email from freecycle yesterday lunchtime about a Miele that had been in a shed the last few years...
WCPGW?
Turned up after work, and the bloke led me down his garden to this massive almost barn. Inside was the Miele sat on some racking. All tools handed over, I thanked him and drove home.
Sadly when he was fetching it off the racking I noticed the tool compartment cover was broken, and the tubes were rusty, so this would be a parts machine. Then I thought about making it into a shed vac. Either way, I got home and had a look.
Plonked it on the table and nearly just plugged it in and tried it but I opened the bag compartment and dropped it back down again in surprise when a mouse popped out of the hose entry part!
Amy went and picked it up and I got a box to put it in and got Eva so she could see the mousey. Sadly it freaked a bit and jumped out the box onto the table. Amy picked it up and it ran up her arm over her back and away.
Oh dear, never mind says I as I go to take the chewed bag out...
From Mouse Miele!
WTF...
From Mouse Miele!
3 mice rolled out the bag, and 2 more were inside it. We cut the bag open carefully and got them out and put the bag in the black bin.
From Mouse Miele!
We called Amys sister who is a farmy type who said to take them to our local animal sanctury, luckily only a few minutes up the road, so off we went
From Mouse Miele!
From Mouse Miele!
The little brown woodmice were taken into triage and fed. Job done we went home.
And it all went downhill from there...
From Mouse Miele!
From Mouse Miele!
I did fire Miele an email off asking if they still sold these but it's a bit academic now...
missing the bag door latch
From Mouse Miele!
From Mouse Miele!
Very rusty
From Mouse Miele!
Will clean up ok
From Mouse Miele!
surprisingly the tools were almost immaculate
From Mouse Miele!
As was the hose
From Mouse Miele!
Plugged it in and the motor barely span and sounded awful. Took out the rusty screws and Ah...
From Mouse Miele!
From Mouse Miele!
Ruined! Did toy with getting it running again as these motors do split down but it stinks of mouse wee! Currently its all sat in a bin bag destined for the wheelie bin along with the bottom chassis. If it smells a bit better when I get home from work I may take it out and run the pressure washer over it all to make it more bearable. Or just bin it. not decided.
Good parts available for anyone include:
Cord Winder
Tools (excl tubes)
Top part of the chassis/bag compartment
control unit plastics
It's certainly a first in my collecting life!
WCPGW?
Turned up after work, and the bloke led me down his garden to this massive almost barn. Inside was the Miele sat on some racking. All tools handed over, I thanked him and drove home.
Sadly when he was fetching it off the racking I noticed the tool compartment cover was broken, and the tubes were rusty, so this would be a parts machine. Then I thought about making it into a shed vac. Either way, I got home and had a look.
Plonked it on the table and nearly just plugged it in and tried it but I opened the bag compartment and dropped it back down again in surprise when a mouse popped out of the hose entry part!
Amy went and picked it up and I got a box to put it in and got Eva so she could see the mousey. Sadly it freaked a bit and jumped out the box onto the table. Amy picked it up and it ran up her arm over her back and away.
Oh dear, never mind says I as I go to take the chewed bag out...
From Mouse Miele!WTF...
From Mouse Miele!3 mice rolled out the bag, and 2 more were inside it. We cut the bag open carefully and got them out and put the bag in the black bin.
From Mouse Miele!We called Amys sister who is a farmy type who said to take them to our local animal sanctury, luckily only a few minutes up the road, so off we went
From Mouse Miele!From Mouse Miele!The little brown woodmice were taken into triage and fed. Job done we went home.
And it all went downhill from there...
From Mouse Miele!From Mouse Miele!I did fire Miele an email off asking if they still sold these but it's a bit academic now...
missing the bag door latch
From Mouse Miele!From Mouse Miele!Very rusty
From Mouse Miele!Will clean up ok
From Mouse Miele!surprisingly the tools were almost immaculate
From Mouse Miele!As was the hose
From Mouse Miele!Plugged it in and the motor barely span and sounded awful. Took out the rusty screws and Ah...
From Mouse Miele!From Mouse Miele!Ruined! Did toy with getting it running again as these motors do split down but it stinks of mouse wee! Currently its all sat in a bin bag destined for the wheelie bin along with the bottom chassis. If it smells a bit better when I get home from work I may take it out and run the pressure washer over it all to make it more bearable. Or just bin it. not decided.
Good parts available for anyone include:
Cord Winder
Tools (excl tubes)
Top part of the chassis/bag compartment
control unit plastics
It's certainly a first in my collecting life!
