Removeal of Miele W4446 front panel

[Twoten]

I can’t believe I have to ask this.

I went to the above Miele washing machine today. There’s water in the base so I wanted to remove the front panel to dry out the base and check for leaks.

The front panel has the usual torx screw just below the door seal but that’s where the similarity stops with the other Miele’s. There’s no kick panel or screws by the detergent dispenser.

Can someone tell me how this front panel comes off please?

[electrofix]

Re: Removeal of Miele W4446 front panel

by the looks of it

lid off , control panel off then go from there

found a few revealing pictures

this looks similar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EET4iUGlokk
might give some clues

Dave

[don]

Re: Removeal of Miele W4446 front panel

Hi

The attached may help 😉

Don

[Twoten]

Re: Removeal of Miele W4446 front panel

Thanks Dave,
That’s perfect. I tried to google it but that didn’t come up for me.
I thought it was a case of removing the control panel but when I removed the lid and then undone the screws on the right I assumed the whole fascia would have lifted off without removing the PCB. I didn’t think they would have designed something that had to be stripped down like that just get the front panel off when you consider how easy it is on their other washing machines.
I suspect the filter wasn’t tightened properly on this a caused the water to run into the base so I have drained the base with a long hose and syringe, tightened the filter and run tests so I don’t think I will need to remove the front now but I wanted to be prepared in case I have to go back to it.
Many thanks.

[Twoten]

Re: Removeal of Miele W4446 front panel

don wrote:Hi
The attached may help 😉
Don

Thanks Don

[eastlmark]

Re: Removeal of Miele W4446 front panel

Twoten wrote:Thanks Dave,
That’s perfect. I tried to google it but that didn’t come up for me.
I thought it was a case of removing the control panel but when I removed the lid and then undone the screws on the right I assumed the whole fascia would have lifted off without removing the PCB. I didn’t think they would have designed something that had to be stripped down like that just get the front panel off when you consider how easy it is on their other washing machines.
I suspect the filter wasn’t tightened properly on this a caused the water to run into the base so I have drained the base with a long hose and syringe, tightened the filter and run tests so I don’t think I will need to remove the front now but I wanted to be prepared in case I have to go back to it.
Many thanks.

Yeah, its crazy and Bosch have done the same. Those “space age” Miele’s need the top off and tilted back to get to screws under the front panel after all those years of easy access from the front.

[eastlmark]

Re: Removeal of Miele W4446 front panel

electrofix wrote:by the looks of it

lid off , control panel off then go from there

found a few revealing pictures

this looks similar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EET4iUGlokk
might give some clues

Dave

great photos, I was about to say whats the problem? just suck that leaked water out through that huge access panel under the door. then realised its some sort of cut away training or sales version!

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