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Thread Number: 20559
Almost 1 Year Old Miele Capricorn...(Broken Park Lever) |
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| Post# 230243 4/27/2013 at 11:30 (4,015 days old) by GeorgeCT (Fairfield, Connecticut) | ||
It's no secret that I hate my Miele but it's just shy of a year old (May 25,2012) and the park lever broke internally.
It was always hard to get it from the up right parked position to unlock and go flat to vacuum. Today I could not get the SEB 236 to lay flat at all. I had to dismantle the SEB power head and this is what I found. I can't wait for Riccar to release their new canister so I can retire the Capricorn to do car vacuuming. 
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| Post# 230253 , Reply# 2 4/27/2013 at 12:25 (4,015 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️) | ||
George 
according to who ? I never had one Simplicity canister in for repair when I owned my store .
That's a common problem with Miele I repaired many of those . IMO Miele hasn`t made a good vacuum since the Aluminum , Silver and Blue moons . I hope the newest models went back to that quality built vacuums . Dan | ||
| Post# 230264 , Reply# 4 4/27/2013 at 14:34 (4,015 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
I guess it all comes down to how its been used.
I think Miele tools and their vacuums are entirely different where quality and design is concerned though. I had problems in the past with Miele's telescopic 2 part tubing where the press button release doesn't work anymore, to the triscopic ones where the bottom release button doesn't work, either.
Another issue is buying up second hand Miele canister vacs where owners have evidently just used the bent handle to use for sucking up dirt as opposed to jamming one of the friction fit tools on - the handle base units before the lock buttons on the tubes just don't stand up well to being used as a suction part and splits are common along the base. As a fan of the original Miele S4, the S4 is far better made than the S2 IMHO. I sold off the last of my S4's last year and bought an S2 from Amazon UK. It's just not as well made, the standard length twin suction pipes are too tall and the hose on the S2 is too short, not to mention the 5.5 metre cord and the lack of plastic quality compared to the older S4. I don't always mind a short cord if the hose is longer. But the S2 just didn't inspire, making the choice of my recently swapped Miele S5 being all the better to use and having far more quality. | ||
| Post# 230277 , Reply# 5 4/27/2013 at 16:00 (4,015 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
Since I work in the Simplicity/Riccar factory in St. James, I do get to see what comes back. The dealers have a program where they order a new vacuum and use it as a 'courtesy vac' when a customer wants to 'borrow' a vacuum while theirs is being repaired. Also, I get to see the parts returned under warranty. And I talk with Technical Services department all the time.
Circuit board failures are seldom due to mechanical defects. Want to know one thing that can easily cause a board failure? If you fail to change the Hepa filter at the suggested intervals. The heat from a clogged Hepa filter will start to deteriorate a circuit board. We test all brands of vacuums in the new Testing Facility they recently built at the factory. We let them run constantly, day and night, until they fail. We test them with new Hepa's at the suggested time and we test them without ever changing the Hepa. Big difference in motor life. And that's just with carbon brush dust clogging the Hepa. All machines tested for motor life and circuit board life are tested with clean bags. I like Miele vacuums. I sold Miele vacuums. I collect Miele vacuums. I hate the price of Miele repair parts. Simplicity/Riccar vacuums are FAR less costly to operate (maintain). By far, the ultra light weight models (Freedom/SupraLite) get the best praise from the public. You wouldn't believe the number of people who recommend one to a friend. I like the Symmetry/Vibrance models because there are no circuit boards to fail. And they clean well. And they're built durably. Plus, they can have an optional attachment kit that will make them mimic a canister vacuum. To be perfectly honest, my home is cleaned primarily with a Miele Salsa S7 upright. That's what Dan prefers and as long as he'll vacuum, I let him use what he wants. When I do the occasional vacuuming, I use the Aerus Platinum Edition. This pic is of Dan the day he got the Miele. Before he met me, he had a Dirt Devil bagless upright. No wonder he's so happy! 
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| Post# 230317 , Reply# 7 4/27/2013 at 22:25 (4,015 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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@Rob
Your Rainbow does have a circuit board, BUT, room air is constantly being pulled over it to keep it cool. That's what the vents are for at the rear of your machine, near the top. Just keep the vents dusted off and you'll be fine. I would, however, recommend a yearly ritual for anyone with a 2 speed Rainbow. Attach the hose to the blower end. If the hose is dirty inside, put the free end into the water pan intake portion, and shake the hose to clean it out inside. Next, attach the crevice tool, and use the airflow to blow through the vent holes in the back of the machine. Your circuit board should never fail.
You have a unique vacuum in that respect. With no carbon brush dust, the circuit board in your machine should stay nice and cool, irregardless of the condition of your HEPA filter. I personally know how clean you keep your home. You'll never see dirt on your HEPA filter, ever. | ||
| Post# 230322 , Reply# 8 4/28/2013 at 01:51 (4,015 days old) by williamr1248 (USA) | ||
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Almost One Year Old Capricorn Tom, Thanks for the information about the Rainbow hepa. That information will be helpful to other 2 speed Rainbow owners. | ||
| Post# 230338 , Reply# 10 4/28/2013 at 08:37 (4,014 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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@vackid | ||
| Post# 230342 , Reply# 11 4/28/2013 at 09:06 (4,014 days old) by scvacuumguy (SC) | ||
 Miele is definitely not what it used to be for sure. They have some neat designs, the weight is great, and some of the power nozzles are pretty cute, but you'll never have the same quality as the Blue Moon/Aluminum era. That said, we find it very difficult in our stores to properly sell the Riccar cans at full retail. Early this year, we noticed a lag from last year in our canister sales, so we decided to bring in the Lindhaus Aria line. We already carried the uprights, so we figured the canisters were worth a shot. Our canister sales are back up beating out last year's sales at this time. We still sell the Impeccable and Immaculate, but the Lindhaus definitely beats out the Riccar in consumer appeal in the mid-sized category.
We get way more Mieles in for repair than Riccar canisters, but I will add, there are far more Mieles saturated in our market than Riccar canisters. | ||
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