We just purchased a Miele upright s7000. I vacuumed for 5 minutes (literally) and it completely shut down. Waited the suggested 30 minutes for cool down, but nothing happens. Waited another 30 minutes and still nothing. My husband checked for clogs according to the manual but still nothing at all. Is it just a dud?

SOURCE: My Miele silver canister vacuum has a clog in its

sure you can. get a broom handle, pound a large finish nail into the end and bend the nail into a hook shape. stick the broom handle in the hose which needs to be straight and use the nail hook to grab and pull out the clog. hope this helps you.

Tom Carson

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• Posted on Aug 23, 2010

SOURCE: my Miele Twist Vacuum cleaner

All I can gather from searching the net, is that there's a clip feature that allows it to go fully upright. Check on the unit for a foot clip lever, or other lever that will move to allow it to go upright. There's always this device on most vacuums, and once discovered, works!
Good luck, thanks for using FixYa, and hope this helps.

SOURCE: I need to remove the

First, remove the upholstery cleaning attachment from the back of the vacuum. Next, move the cord to the side. In the recessed slot where the upholstery brush fits, you will see a small hole. Push a small, regular screwdriver in to the hole. At the same time, pull up on the Miele handle to disengage and to remove the handle from the body of the vacuum cleaner.

I did this by placing the vacuum on the floor with the handle down and pressing the screw driver against the floor with the blade of the screwdriver going into the hole. I held the vacuum with my feet and pulled firmly on the handle.

SOURCE: Our miele red star(s314i) vacuum was running great

Ok, so if the cord test didn't fix the problem, then it sounds like either the plug has gone bad, or the switch. The plug is a very common problem to go bad, and can be caused by just simply yanking the plug out of the wall, or putting too much tension on the cord while you're vacuuming. Here's a link showing how to replace a plug on your Miele. You may purchase a plug at a Home Depot for very cheap. If this doesn't fix your problem, then it is either going to be the entire cord reel assembly that's gone bad, or the switch. The plug is the easiest, cheapest next best option, so hopefully this is your problem. Here's a link on how to change the plug out;
http://electrical.about.com/od/diyprojectsmadeeasy/ss/replacecordplug.htm

Please just use the comment field again if this doesn't fix it, and I'll walk you through step by step the more detailed process of replacing the cord reel.

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