Servis Gem 1000 Leak
Ok this is an old machine but it works apart from the leak.
The leak is from the bottom hose connection with the drum. This connection is a push fit of the hose into the metal drum housing. It leaks because the housing has rusted around the joint, so it cannot be repaired as I see it.
Any one else have any ideas.
As an aside does buying a S/H Miele make sense, I guess it is down to condition, age and price.
Thank you
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Servis Gem 1000 leaking from corroded tub hose joint
- The problem
- A Servis Gem 1000 washing machine was reported leaking at the bottom hose connection to the drum. The hose is a push-fit into the metal drum housing, and the leak was attributed to rust around that joint.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply supported that these older machines with vitreous enamel tubs commonly corrode from the inside out after around 10 to 15 years. The leak is therefore most likely due to corrosion of the drum/tub housing at the hose connection.
- What fixed it
- No repair was confirmed. The discussion supports the diagnosis that the tub housing has corroded and is leaking at the push-fit hose joint. As no viable repair was documented, replacement rather than repair is the implied course, but the exact repair outcome was not confirmed.
- Checks to try
- Leak identified at the bottom hose connection with the drum
- Rust seen around the metal drum housing joint
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
Yes if it's got one of those old vitreous enamel tubs they used to corrode quite badly from the inside out once they got to about 10 to 15 years old. As you say with the second hand Miele it all depends on age condition and price. All I can say is that Miele machines are the best quality you can buy but if they break down they can be very expensive. They are supposedly designed for a 20 year average use life so you should be able to bear that in mind when weighing up the decision.
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