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electrofix wrote:am pointing to the fact it seems like a common fault
Ah, fair enough. I tend to be wary of reports online because a small number of problems can gather in one place, and the error code is on the machine to catch something, but there might be something of a trend. From what I have gathered the F14 error was more common and was often due to the capacitor, so probably helps explain the design change there. Those same solutions tend to mention the motor itself being very solid, so I’m taking a punt it’ll be ok. The pressure switch is indeed a possibility and something I’ll consider if it continues.
As something of an update (which, being specific to me, is obviously of interest to me but less so for anyone finding this with the same error), I gave the glue a couple of days to cure and just ran an empty program to completion without error. So I’ll tempt fate and fill it with dirty dishes and see what it does then.
If I get through 3-5 programs without problem I’ll report back just for interest. The impeller position makes it coming apart seem a fairly unlikely event, but if there is enough room for the top part to separate and not be turned anymore that would certainly affect the pressure produced. I think any extra friction caused by it being slightly out of position is a less likely scenario, I imagine the motor can overcome that fairly easily.
electrofix wrote:have you read this ?
https://www.productreview.com.au/listings/miele-g-1534-sc-g-1534-sci-g-1534-scu
Dave
Yep.
If you’re pointing me to the board and pump replacement, unfortunately this machine is 11 years old. I’ve read enough of Miele service to know that they’ll not be giving me anything free at this point, and any service visit (or repair!) is going to be costly. Given the age and potential other issues I’ll much more likely get a new machine if I can’t remedy it myself.
The confusing message there is the one about the technician ‘resetting’ the fault, then going away and having to do it again later – this fault doesn’t stay there after a machine restart. And my running it for 30 mins after taking it apart shows it’s not going to automatically go back to it.
Board is possible, though a little less likely given that it’s been fine for so long, and the fault timing is very consistent and seemingly unrelated to heat or power-on time. I’ll see how the impeller ‘repair’ goes once the glue has had some more time to set. Not optimistic, but hopeful!
electrofix wrote:i have no model specific info on miele but a lot of manufacturers have changed from a capacitor start motor, that will only run at one speed, to a 3 phase motor, fed by an electronically generated variable frequency 3 phase supply, which allows then to alter the speed of the motor during use
Ah, interesting. I had a better look and definitely can’t see what should be a decent size capacitor, so that makes sense. Unfortunately that does remove one potential cause and fix!
Cheers!
