Miele WS5073 Sluice washing machine: Changing the sluice to a drain pump: will it work?

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I replaced the commercial sluice drain in this professional washing machine with a miele pump from a domestic washing machine. Will it wash?
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@Paasiaishanu Ай бұрын

Would you believe it took me 5 seconds to find a manual for that machine? It surprisingly explains all the functions.

@bootsowen Ай бұрын

I believe you. I did the same. Doesn’t explain the timer issue

@Paasiaishanu Ай бұрын

At least in the Finnish manual there is a section explaining the timer function (page 18). But if the machines logic is effed up, it's no use. I think the manual must be for that exact machine (ws 5073 mc) for it to contain the timer function. Your machine may be programmed differently than a standard machine. If it used to be coin/token operated and that was removed it might be difficult to restore it back to normal. It might be possible to reset the logic. But as said, yours logic might be effed up.

@mikigry9838 Ай бұрын

@@Paasiaishanu This might be the reason. A poory executed covertion from coin machine to normal machine which messed up the logic. Last resort - one of the function buttons might be stuck closed causing it to behave "like that"

@WasherFan75 Ай бұрын

I believe the reason for the sluice drain is that they are low maintenance and reliable. Where there are many machines, often a drain trough is used to filter the waste water to prevent clogs further down the drain.

@DelticEngine Ай бұрын

All those hard plastic 90-degree bends will add up to quite a restriction on the pump. It may have been worth joining the shorter drain hose onto the one on the machine so it could have a relatively smooth run.

@MasterOfWash Ай бұрын

Nice that the pump works, but god the electronics (?) are truly all over the place

@DelticEngine Ай бұрын

I haven't seen the control board, but if it isn't sealed then replacing the board capacitors could fix any electronic gremlins. It's not a nice environment for electronics being in a washing machine.

@mikigry9838 Ай бұрын

Check the manual. Flashing drain indicator means that it"'s not draining fast enough :(

@bootsowen Ай бұрын

I got the manual. You’re right. It wasn’t draining fast enough but it still carried on with the program

@DrFod Ай бұрын

The WRAS approval means that it has built in backflow prevention.

@bootsowen Ай бұрын

Where’s that protection? It looks the same as other washers

@DrFod Ай бұрын

@@bootsowen Not sure with this model though I've seen double check valves as a requirement for WRAS approval before. It just ensures that there's no chance of contaminated water being back syphoned into the water supply.

@LNM0000 Ай бұрын

Is the £1500 unit better than mainstream stuff ? Edit.. shte, 3 phase ? 😬

@bootsowen Ай бұрын

It's stronger and looks heavier generally, Designed to be taken apart. But parts will be expensive. It is designed to be serviced by a miele engineer. A lot of the parts are the same as consumer miele stuff of its day, e.g. motor, buttons, elements. but the stuff like the door is way stronger and the door gasket that you would have on a consumer machine is not there presumably because it wouldn't last in a commercial environment. Better, what is better?

@theoddjobcentre6686 Ай бұрын

The countdown display won't come on till it's heated to the right temperature, steam vent in the back of the drum which comes out of the back of the machine, it was stuck in a program when you started It hence why it was flashing 20 at the start

@bootsowen Ай бұрын

I think in this case it was stuck in the sluice program and that program can’t be changed or stopped.

@mikigry9838 Ай бұрын

Can you run "drain and spin" or (any other programme with "no spin") ? Or is it non-selectable ?

@andrewcutajar6221 Ай бұрын

Interesting!

@bootsowen Ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@TheInfoworks Ай бұрын

Esoteric but we know where this should go. Looks like a machine for wasting water and power, cheers

@bootsowen Ай бұрын

It should use the same amount of energy but more power to heat the water faster. As for wasting water I guess I’d have to take some measurements. It certainly is a waster of space and my time! But time is all we have. And I got the oat roller to perform! There is time that I will never recover

@MG63 Ай бұрын

Could it be a faulty control board.

@bootsowen Ай бұрын

It could. But what would be the reason specifically on the board?

@MG63 Ай бұрын

@@bootsowenI am no expert but if your delay times are going crazy and the lights are flashing in the program sequence, it seems like a control board issue. Whether it's the relays or other components on the control board I don't know for sure. It's just seems likely considering the mechanical physical parts seem ok.

@ivankirola2707 27 күн бұрын

Heating is tlo slow that's the problem i think.

@HughMcVea Ай бұрын

That plastic thing is to stop the drain pump from air locking

@bootsowen Ай бұрын

cool, any idea how it works?

@HughMcVea Ай бұрын

@@bootsowen I'm not totally sure but it's in all Miele machines with a pump. I think it must retain a longer column of water and constant pressure on the pump.