Miele C3 vacuum cleaner cable reel / spool repair ( zero dollar solution )

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Miele C3 vacuum cleaner cable reel / spool repair ( zero dollar solution )

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Жыл бұрын

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
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@larsdagson7822 Ай бұрын

Works perfectly. Very smart. Saved a lot of money and frustration. Good thing with the links for opening the machine.

@PeteMGTF 27 күн бұрын

@@larsdagson7822 Glad I helped you to give your vacuum cleaner a few more years! Yah putting in those links seemed usefull… but also because I was too lazy to put the machine back together and then film the dismantling again 🤣

@user-bl8mm5ix5n 8 ай бұрын

Genius ! You saved me a lot of time and 175 € . Illustrates how Germans like to complicate simple things . Thank you very much !

@PeteMGTF 8 ай бұрын

Tnx for your message! Glad to be of help :)

@olivermoore3806 Жыл бұрын

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!

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! and thanks for the feedback!

@user-zx6wz9uc9s 8 ай бұрын

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

@PeteMGTF 8 ай бұрын

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 :)

@davidbarr2729 Жыл бұрын

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🎉

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

Glad my "between breakfast and coffee"-movie making saved you the money! Tnx for your response!

@pasquiller1969 7 ай бұрын

Hello Pete, thanks from Germany. Saved my Vacuum for hopefully the next 10 Years ;)

@PeteMGTF 6 ай бұрын

Danke fur ihre nette respons! Schon das es auch fur Sie funktuoniert had. 👍🏼

@alanc7428 9 ай бұрын

Thanks alot. This video enabled me to fix mine. I'm delighted to have saved the money not needing to replace or get repaired.

@PeteMGTF 9 ай бұрын

Glad I could be of help here!

@borkapost9428 Жыл бұрын

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

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

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! 👍

@ravenheart0609 9 ай бұрын

I will have to report back but I have the feeling this is the exact video and exact fix! @@PeteMGTF

@PeteMGTF 9 ай бұрын

Let me know! I hope it will save you a beer or two ;) @@ravenheart0609

@155sjaak 9 ай бұрын

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)!

@PeteMGTF 9 ай бұрын

Graag gedaan Sjaak! Ik ben blij dat ik tot het inzicht kwam om het even te filmen toen ik ontdekte waar het probleem zat :)

@sixblades Жыл бұрын

Brilliant solution; you've saved me a ton of time and effort! ❤️

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

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.

@eamonnward6082 Жыл бұрын

So far so good with that wee fix. Good man. Thanks

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! 👍

@hori4858 Жыл бұрын

simply perfect. - Thank you from Germany.

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

Bitte 👍🏼

@aussieted3276 7 ай бұрын

Works well. So simple. Thank you.

@PeteMGTF 6 ай бұрын

Glad it worked!

@astropofincorporated6359 Жыл бұрын

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.

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

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!

@rogierlohuis5917 2 ай бұрын

Bedankt! Top dat je dit hebt gedeeld. Loste voor mij ook het probleem op!

@PeteMGTF Ай бұрын

Graag gedaan Rogier , bedankt voor je reactie!

@danwells9318 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, worked a treat, took no more than a hour to do👍👍👍

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

Got you mate! You’re welcome 👍🏼

@madmission Жыл бұрын

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

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

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 👍🏼😀👍🏼

@MultiTomHansen 9 ай бұрын

Hahaha ik lig dubbel, één onderdeel verwijderen en het werkt weer. Thnks Pete🎉

@PeteMGTF 8 ай бұрын

Graag gedaan maat! (over-engineered duits spul ;)

@user-uq4bj9nc5v Жыл бұрын

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.

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

Tnx Thomas! Yes I thought about putting a sticker over “comfort” 😂

@useRed_Red Ай бұрын

I have the save screwdriver😂. O my god! I bought it in Russia! Same chineese stuff.😂

@yijeon 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@PeteMGTF 5 ай бұрын

You're welcome 👍

@vincentruben4365 Жыл бұрын

Thanks this is great.

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Vincent. Thanks for your response!

@nataliafetisova3797 17 күн бұрын

Perfekt 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@PeteMGTF 15 күн бұрын

@@nataliafetisova3797 dankje!

@clementpathoux3834 2 ай бұрын

Merci ✋👍

@PeteMGTF Ай бұрын

S’il vous plaît :)

@time2goaway 2 ай бұрын

thanks for this solution! What was the designer’s intended function of this - now removed - part?

@PeteMGTF 2 ай бұрын

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 👍🏼

@hasanulutas5295 Жыл бұрын

TTTHHHHAAAANNNKKKK YYYYOOOOUUUUUUU very very very very much

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

MMMOOOSSSSTTT WWWEELLLCOOOOMMEEE. 😂 you made my day 🤣👍🏼

@felipegarcia05189 8 ай бұрын

Genius!

@PeteMGTF 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@dangleberries77 4 ай бұрын

Anyone know how to get the tension back in the reel? i cant get the cord to retract?

@SuperFender1964 Жыл бұрын

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..

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

Devil is in the details... like in a tiny leafspring :)

@scottbuchanan34 9 ай бұрын

You saved my marriage

@PeteMGTF 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome scott! Actually the only reason I made this video :) Say hi to Monica for me ;)

@ronachadwick7908 3 ай бұрын

Not quite sure what you did! Haha

@PeteMGTF 2 ай бұрын

Hi, does your vacuum cleaner have the problem that it keeps winding the mains cord?

@christhompson9140 Жыл бұрын

Whats that part suppose to do? I pulled mine out as shown and it seems to work the same.

@PeteMGTF Жыл бұрын

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.

@christhompson9140 Жыл бұрын

@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.