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FreeMDU: Open-source Miele appliance diagnostic tools

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334 points Medusalix | 2 comments | 17 Nov 25 13:40 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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wiz21c ◴[17 Nov 25 14:11 UTC] No.45953701[source]▶
what we miss is a universal control computer to control those washing machines. It is very often that part that breaks and that is "so expensive that you'd better replace the whole machine".
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1. Aurornis ◴[17 Nov 25 14:57 UTC] No.45954131[source]▶
I’ve been having good luck buying pieces of part-outs on eBay for old appliances.

Someone will take a machine apart and list all of the pieces individually. It’s a fraction of the price of a new one. It’s a used part so it’s a gamble, but they can be so cheap I just buy two and have a spare.

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2. kjs3 ◴[17 Nov 25 16:39 UTC] No.45955251[source]▶
If you live in a reasonably large metro area (at least in the US), there is an ecosystem of used appliance places that will often sell you parts from parted out machines. I've saved silly amounts of money this way. Dunno is that's 'better' than eBay, but you can at least inspect the part for obvious defect.