Miele vacuum cleaner - how do I open it up?!

londonman81

I am trying to access the motor in my Miele vacuum cleaner (s5210) as it seems to have burnt out.

However, opening up the vacuum cleaner is proving extremely difficult.

I have found screws at the front (near handle) and the back (near the power switch and cord winder) along with under the filter. But even after unscrewing these, nothing seems to come loose apart from the front of the machine (near handles). The back is still solidly in place.

Does anyone know how to open up one of these Miele cylinder cleaners??

Thanks!

CKdesigner

Hi

If the motor has gone why don't you use Miele's fixed price repair service? Obviously the model is not very old - is it still under guarantee? Have a look at the customer service section of the Miele website.

CK

mazinmouse

There is a site on the web put up by a man who had exactly this problem -

http://www.sannerud.com/house/miele.html

Power switch went on my Miele and this was a helpful site.