Miele 4840 - Internal Leak

8 years ago

I need to pull out my washer for further inspection.....

We've got the yearly sugar ants invading the house this time of the year again. So while I check every crevice and corner of the house to make sure it's only in 1 area or 2, I spied this weird darkish residue on the floor on the right back corner of the machine. Upon checking further ( I have tiled flooring in the laundry room), the residue has followed one grout line vertical and then it also followed the same grout line running parallel right outside the baseboard of the adjacent cabinet next to the machine. Hmmmmm. I don't see this residue under the washing machine itself though. I'm hoping/hunching that when I do the teardown, it will be a telltale sign on the bottom pan that shows residue in this corner and nothing else.

Anyhow, figured I'd ask the GJ brethren. Anyone have any internal leaks in your Miele 48XX. If so, please do share.

Otherwise, I might have to be inspector macgyver putting UV dye in the detergent, running a load and then checking with a UV light where the leak is.

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a1an
Original Author

8 years ago

Teardown yesterday. No signs of leak coming from inside the machine. Bottom pan was clean.

Luckily, the grout we use is epoxy grout so it does not stain. I dunno.....where this liquid residue came from but I wiped it clean and will just need to observe...

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fahrenheit_451
8 years ago
Ours is going on ten years of age and nothing like you mentioned has occurred as of yet.
a1an
Original Author
8 years ago
Hmm. I don't think got any hoses loose. And I think the door gasket seal was good (I did undo-redo this gasket) --- I recently changed the struts on the washer . Definitely no staining prior. I do need to pull it out to confirm its from the machine though.

I checked the adjacent cabinet for anything that might have leaked inside to out - no signs. The only tell-tale signs is the staining by the floor on the back right of the machine + the grout trial of where the liquid followed the tile joints
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Cavimum
8 years ago
AFAIK, no known leaks with our 7 y/o W4842. Knocking on wood and keeping fingers crossed!
venmar
8 years ago
I have seen somewhere, maybe Utube, that occasionally an accordian hose inside the machine can become abraded by contact with metal parts while spinning, I think the replacement part is slightly changed to avoid this problem.
Cavimum
8 years ago
Plz keep us updated if there any new developments. I'm impressed you know how to take it apart and look for the leak.
a1an
Original Author
8 years ago
Heh. The 1st time is the hardest - afterall, you need to be aware it's plastic and old rubber...ya know. Ha, I was not racing yesterday, but I was quite impressed it too me less than 10 minutes for me to tear it down ;-0