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Thread Number: 26318
Miele SF-HA50 (HEPA filter, new style) appears to have torn? |
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| Post# 295094 , Reply# 1 8/23/2014 at 07:59 (3,534 days old) by sensotronic (Englandshire) | ||
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I would contact Miele directly to explain the problem and they may send you a new one. | ||
| Post# 295101 , Reply# 2 8/23/2014 at 08:52 (3,534 days old) by DesertTortoise () | ||
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That's your improved air permeability. Joking aside, take it back where you bought it, show them what happened and tell the seller you want a new one. Stuff only gets fixed when it starts costing the manufacturer money. | ||
| Post# 295134 , Reply# 3 8/23/2014 at 13:24 (3,534 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
 Well, the other thing to remember is, check the inside of your S8 - mine (an eco model) has a black carbon material filter that is fitted to the vent. It is supposed to be removed if fitting either the AAC or HEPA filter. If I don't take it off when the AAC filter is fitted, the vent makes a whistling noise.
Since Miele have gone and changed the HEPA filter so that there is no longer a carbon insert, a few of the HEPA filters have had cracks appearing in the paper, where, sadly the constant high suction rips it open. The only way around this is to buy the AAC filter.
Good luck in what Miele say. | ||
| Post# 295174 , Reply# 4 8/23/2014 at 15:55 (3,533 days old) by Rolls_rapide (-) | ||
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I had this happen to the HEPA filters of the Dyson DC01 De Stijl. | ||
| Post# 295468 , Reply# 5 8/26/2014 at 08:58 (3,531 days old) by spiraclean (UK) | ||
I had this happen to a Miele S5 HEPA filter WITH the activated carbon layer also. Not a biggie for me as it came already fitted to the vac, and I was planning to substitute a standard electrostatic Air Clean filter when it was due for replacement anyway.
Had I bought the cleaner specifically for that feature, however, I'd have been none too pleased. Especially given the cost of the filter, and the fact the vac itself had an easy life being used in rotation with three others. | ||
| Post# 295478 , Reply# 6 8/26/2014 at 09:44 (3,531 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
 I see this rather often from Miele but the biggest culprit of this is AEG/Electrolux Hepa filters, especially on their bagles models, without a proper cyclone the dirt gets straight through the sponge filter and ruptures the hepa filter.
Most of the time when we see this on Miele's its because the bag has burst or it was not fitted properly | ||
| Post# 295481 , Reply# 7 8/26/2014 at 09:49 (3,531 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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I would find it hard to break or burst a Miele synthetic dust bag. It isn't impossible but at the same time it's not the paper ones that the older ones use and this newer filter on the market is only a couple of months old since they replace the old HEPA filters - the paper used, now that the carbon insert has gone could be the stumbling block, Gareth.
Most owners, especially collectors will also know that the filter is seating properly when it clicks into the machine.
I think the problem has more to do with the newer filters from Miele. Its a reason to why I've stuck with the AAC types. | ||
| Post# 295493 , Reply# 8 8/26/2014 at 12:37 (3,531 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 295495 , Reply# 9 8/26/2014 at 13:00 (3,531 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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