If Miele vacuum stops working, it may be that your plug wiring is broken, which is a $5 fix that takes 15 minutes. I followed the very helpful video above to take apart my Miele C-1 Compact and traced the problem to the male plug wiring. I cut the plug and about 6" of wire off and replaced it with a new receptacle, and my problem was solved. I then went back and tested my old Miele Neptune that the repair man had said probably had a broken switch and would cost almost as much to repair as a buying a new one (so we bought a new one). It had the same problem, and the same solution. I am guessing the auto rewind stresses the surprisingly thin gauge receptacle wiring every time the plug hits the chassis when it is rewound. Take home lesson is that if your Miele stops working, instead of taking it apart, you might first try just replacing the plug and a little bit of the wiring upstream of the plug. No harm if it doesn't fix the problem, and then you can take the Miele apart, which is kind of fun, but a bit time consuming the first time. Had I known the plugs tend to fail, it would have saved me hours, so thought I would share the experience for the benefit of others.

Just what I needed. I had been stuck at what you identified as the "needs more brute force" spot and only needed that encouragement. :-)

I love my S2. Bought a Delphi from a Miele dealer in 2010 and it has been flawless ever since. A few friends have become Miele owners after being amazed at how quiet and smooth the machine is...and at $499 for the Delphi with the SEB 217, it was cheaper than a Dyson...picture that, a precision-made, German Miele for less money than a Malayasian Dumpster Dyson. :)

A very informative video. Thank you! Managed to open my vacuum cleaner and fix the power cable.

Since my vacuum cleaner bag had burst, I had to clean the vacuum cleaner very thoroughly. Now he's running again. Thanks for the explanations!

Thats good that Miele has there own boxs when shipping parts. Just one more thing that shows their professionalism. I work on commercial ice machines and its the same. You buy a part from scotsman ice it has "scotsman" on the cardboard.

Man thank you so much, that was helpful

Thanks for the video. I thought I was going to break something but I saw how rough you were and then put in some elbow grease.

Nice. Vary helpful. My issue was just the power cord also. Just going to replace the cord only. $28

great video. I was able to replace the physical extension cord thanks to you. hard to figure out how to crack this one open without watching your video. There are so many different miele videos but this is the first one I found for titan / c1.

"Don't do this at home"

Hi I have mine apart. Tested switch, okay. Continuity through cord reel. Can you please explain exactly how you jumped the motor? Thanks

If there is no red light indicator when hose is lifted but then goes all red when I put it on floor what does it mean? Thanks

Thanks for taking the time to make this very informative video. Have you ever seen issues with the rotary power switch detents failing? My S2121 will not hold tension on power settings. Even the slightest bump into a wall will cause it to turn slightly to another power setting. Can the tension be increased, or do I need to replace the entire potentiometer assembly

Do a repair on any Hoover vacuum cleaner

“Not just because of the glue” 😂😂😂🇨🇦

I got a used Miele S2181 recently. It does not have the dust bag holder. I ordered this bracket but it did not come with a spring. I read that some do need a torsion spring. Does my model S2181 need this spring for the dust bag holder?

where would I get the vacuum gasket seal? My Miele for some reason did not come with it

Nice job. You really know your way around a machine. I always wondered how they made the unit compact and gave it the large bag from the S5 and C3 which they couldn't with the C2. Would you consider the C2 as robust as the C1? Also if you get one of the metal Electroluxs in from the 70's and 80's (The old 1500 models) I'd like to see how one of those is disassembled. Recently Miele came out with a model called Pure Suction. Am I correct that it is being called a C1 though it appears to be a C2. I may buy one and add a turbo nozzle and an adjustable Universal dusting tool. I think that it's a C2 which I really like. The Olympus was their entry model but the Pure Suction comes with a metal sole plate on the combination tool that I much prefer. Thanx. And good show!

I have that exact same vacuum and it's about 5 years old. The plug where it goes into the wall gets pretty warm when we use it so I want to replace the cord. Do I have to buy the entire assembly or can I, after viewing your video, take it apart and just replace the cord on the reel? To me, it should be something doable. I realize that you are a factory service center but I don't want to have to buy a new reel assy. if I can help it. It would probably cost me as much as a new vacuum. I know I could just put a new cord end on the cord but I'd much rather put a cord with a molded plug on it. Thanks for taking the time to show us all how to repair our out of warranty vacuums.