Miele C3 vacuum cleaner cable reel / spool repair ( zero dollar solution )
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- čas přidán 25. 11. 2022
- My Miele C3 vacuum cleaner had an issue with the cable reel. The problem was that the cable stop didn’t work and that the cable kept spooling into the cleaner in stead of locking in position.
The problem was caused by a broken leaf spring in the locking and release mechanism.
The solution I’ve chosen and show in this video is to completely remove the latch that regulates the locking and releasing the reel. Result is that you have to keep the button pressed to fully spool the cable. Good news is: it works, you don’t have to buy a new cable reel and the mechanism won't break in the future :)
To see how to disassemble the Miele C3 in order to get to the reel/spool is excellently shown in a video of Steve @madabouthoovers9767
Here: • Technical: Miele S8 , ...
or from @bobichis3510
Here: • Miele Complete C3 vacu... - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Bedankt! Top dat je dit hebt gedeeld. Loste voor mij ook het probleem op!
Graag gedaan Rogier , bedankt voor je reactie!
Genius ! You saved me a lot of time and 175 € . Illustrates how Germans like to complicate simple things . Thank you very much !
Tnx for your message! Glad to be of help :)
This is absolute genius. Thank you so much. I had lived with our Miele after that tiny and brittle little part had broken after a couple of years of use. I finally decided to take it all apart, assuming I’d have to waste 30 pounds or euros on a full flex reel replacement. Thank you thank you!
You're welcome! and thanks for the feedback!
You are a legend...saved me so much money and frustration...I did chuckle when I was replicating and had the spring in my hand and you then threw away....before this I was thinking it would be a bugger getting this plastic part back in
Yes! Glad to make you smile :) But jah... getting that piece of plastic back in would have been a bugger! Good think we could loose it :)
Hello Pete, thanks from Germany. Saved my Vacuum for hopefully the next 10 Years ;)
Danke fur ihre nette respons! Schon das es auch fur Sie funktuoniert had. 👍🏼
Thanks alot. This video enabled me to fix mine. I'm delighted to have saved the money not needing to replace or get repaired.
Glad I could be of help here!
Works well. So simple. Thank you.
Glad it worked!
Thank you from New Zealand!! Not a word spoken, just straight to the point… genius This was my exact problem. We were quoted $230NZD to fix (£120)….feel like you helped my family beat the man🎉
Glad my "between breakfast and coffee"-movie making saved you the money! Tnx for your response!
So far so good with that wee fix. Good man. Thanks
You're welcome! 👍
Brilliant solution; you've saved me a ton of time and effort! ❤️
Thanks for your feedback Sean! It makes me super happy that my silent movie helps people around the world save some money and keep some waste from the environment.
simply perfect. - Thank you from Germany.
Bitte 👍🏼
Hello Dutch Pete,
great video! Exactly my problem with the vacuum cleaner. The cable stop didn't work, but in my case the leaf spring was fine.
I removed the leaf spring part as in the video.
Everything works again! Thanks very much!
Boris
Thanks for your feedback! I'm glad you could work it out from this rather messy sunday-morning-film-while-you-do video 😂 Another 30 bucks saved! 👍
I will have to report back but I have the feeling this is the exact video and exact fix! @@PeteMGTF
Let me know! I hope it will save you a beer or two ;) @@ravenheart0609
Thank you
You're welcome 👍
Die stofzuiger bij ons had precies hetzelfde probleem het onderdeel zag er nog goed uit maar deed zijn werk niet, bedankt voor het filmpje (geweldig)!
Graag gedaan Sjaak! Ik ben blij dat ik tot het inzicht kwam om het even te filmen toen ik ontdekte waar het probleem zat :)
Thanks very much, worked a treat, took no more than a hour to do👍👍👍
Got you mate! You’re welcome 👍🏼
Merci ✋👍
S’il vous plaît :)
Hahaha ik lig dubbel, één onderdeel verwijderen en het werkt weer. Thnks Pete🎉
Graag gedaan maat! (over-engineered duits spul ;)
I feel like I owe you a beer Pete, this worked like a charm. However did you work out that removing that part would make the reel work again? As someone has said below, the leaf spring in my Miele was intact but it still didn't work properly. You are an absolute diamond sharing this with the world sir... thank you
Funny that you mention it, because I did fiddle about with the thing first and when I found out this piece of plastic / spring was causing the problem and actually not being crucial at all… I thought about filming it as it might help some other people saving the money for a new spool thing. Glad it helped you and once I’m over in the UK we’ll catch up on that beer and some live music 👍🏼😀👍🏼
Thanks this is great.
You're welcome Vincent. Thanks for your response!
Reparation du dérouleur Miele C3. Fonctionne bien. On doit garder le pied sur la pedale du dérouleur pour que le fil s'enroule, mais c'est un peu comme sur un ancien aspirateur. Super Grand merci. DutchPete.
Bonjour, oui la fonction loquet n'est plus là, mais l'avantage c'est qu'elle ne peut plus casser :) Merci beaucoup pour votre réponse!
Genius!
Thanks!
Un grand merci pour ce tuto. La fonction "confort" est perdue mais au moins ce maudit câble se déroule et s'enroule correctement.
Encore merci.
Tnx Thomas! Yes I thought about putting a sticker over “comfort” 😂
TTTHHHHAAAANNNKKKK YYYYOOOOUUUUUUU very very very very much
MMMOOOSSSSTTT WWWEELLLCOOOOMMEEE. 😂 you made my day 🤣👍🏼
thanks for this solution! What was the designer’s intended function of this - now removed - part?
Welcome Time! The intend of this piece (the latch) was so you’d only have to push the reel button only once and the cord would spool fully. That why the spool button says something like “Comfort”. With the latch removed you have to keep the button pressed until the cord is spooled fully. A bit like the mechanism in a ball pen … Hope this helps 👍🏼
You saved my marriage
You're welcome scott! Actually the only reason I made this video :) Say hi to Monica for me ;)
same problem, as i like to tinker erm what is going wrong with the leaf spring itself, not enough bend in it, such a simple little part, what is wrong with that part so as not to do it's job, i bought a c3 with a bust motor, the triac thyristor (thats a thermal cutout fuse) was shot, replaced it for $6.00 motor works like new now, but the leaf spring is interesting..
Devil is in the details... like in a tiny leafspring :)
Anyone know how to get the tension back in the reel? i cant get the cord to retract?
Not quite sure what you did! Haha
Hi, does your vacuum cleaner have the problem that it keeps winding the mains cord?
Whats that part suppose to do? I pulled mine out as shown and it seems to work the same.
Hey Chris! The part is meant to enable the "Comfort" function as it says on the spool button. The comfortable aspect is that you only have to push the button once to spool the full length of the mains cable. When you take out this part (the latch), it will no longer spool automatically but you have to keep the button pressed to spool the full mains cable. Hope this helps.
@PeteMGTF thanks. I realized that later. Not a deal breaker seeing as it is more important to have the cord stay out and retract as needed.