Thanks for stopping by. My name is Jason and I live... in Maine!
Have you ever just thought "It would be cool to try and make this or that"? Well, that's what this channel is all about.
My goal is to bring you along with me as I try new things for the first time, especially things involving technology, electronics, model building, woodworking, metal working, 3d printing and automobiles.
Each video will feature something I’ve thought about in the past and always wanted to attempt. Maybe it’s something you’ve always wondered about too.
Will we be successful or not? We’ll never know until we take that leap.
So let’s give it a try!
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Great work
The Miele is a fantastic quiet machine. Mine is way too heavy, but it works well. I used to use a dry baking soda carpet cleaner with my Amway vacuum. I won't be trying that with the Miele.
Beautiful video. Thank you
I feel ashamed that all I asked you to do was put a screen on my phone and fix the handle on my duffle bag. Neither would have made good video.
Nonsense! I love fixing anything and am happy to do it. You never know what might make a good video! 😉
I swear that Baking Soda as Carpet cleaner is heavily endorsed by vacuum cleaner industry whenever sales slow.
Right? I was skeptical to begin with, and I'll not make that mistake again!
I loved this! I too have been disassembling stuff since a "toddler". Dad had to assist on reassembly a few times
Dad's are great, aren't they? Get you out of a lot of jams 😀 Thank you for the comment!
When I was a youngster, I did exactly the same with discarded gadgets with the wildly optimistic hope that I could rebuild them. What an excellent channel, I've just subscribed. How is it that you've only got just over 1000? That won't last long. Environmentally, we need more people like yourself who will fix rather than just replace. Please do more curiosity teardowns if possible.
Ahhh youth - good times ;) Thank you for the very kind words. I really like that term - "curiosity teardowns"! I've got a few things in the works that will hopefully prove interesting, or at least entertaining. Thank you for the sub - much appreciated!
awesome work and cute dog. subtitles think your name is main.js, which is a funny programmer joke
That's funny! Unfortunately, that was poor quality control on my part and has now been fixed! Thank you for your kind words, and Nova appreciates the compliment as well 😉
Just found your channel with this vid. (Very well produced, btw, agree with the props from others on that point!👍) I’d watch more take-things-apart videos, it’d be good to see more of the tricks mfrs use for holding things together, to know how to get around them without destroying whatever you’re working on,
Thank you so much, I very much appreciate the encouragement. There are most certainly more videos featuring taking stuff apart in the works. Thanks for watchin!
1000th subscriber!!!!
And I thank you for it!! Who knew it would happen on a video about a vacuum cleaner? 😂
Please conduct this experiment again with the proper Miele bag.
Sounds like a great idea 😄 Thanks for watching!
Baking soda is going to screw your vacuum cleaner. The fine particles go straight through the bag and into the carbon filter. This blocks the flow through the exhaust pathway and lifts the carbon filter off the top of the machine. Baking soda will also get into the electric motor and cause problems with that too. The same thing happens with fire ash. Never vacuum spilt fire ash if you use an open fire in a fire place. In both cases you have to strip your Miele right down and clean it all up and replace the filter😢. I only had to watch the intro to this video to feel your pain. I’ve been there. Fortunately the Miele’s are robust and can be disassembled for cleaning quite easily. However it’s two hours of your life that you won’t get back.
A great summary, thank you! Fortunately, I enjoy taking things apart 🙂 Thank you for watching!
Not sure why people suggest mixing lemon or vinegar and bicarbonate of soda. The soda neutralises the acid of course, so really you’re just left with a watery weak abrasive from the soda.
Ha! I know....it would do pretty much the same as mixing with water. Maybe it's for that "fresh, lemony scent"?
@@mainejason if there’s enough lemon left behind to scent a piece of glass, there’s enough to leave a sticky layer of sugar
True!
This happened to me but on my Dyson!! I looked up videos on how to take it apart and it was too complicated for me so I just bought the $100 replacement part. TikTok is filled with those videos telling people to use baking soda to “freshen up” their upholstery/carpet not knowing the damage it causes on their vacuums!
It is certainly smart to not get in over your head... otherwise you might be left with an expensive pile of junk! I understand the idea of the baking soda neutralizing oders, but I think it's easy ( and common ) to put down way too much, and not to leave it long enough ( like, maybe a week ). So just don't bother! 😀 Glad you got your machine back up a running.
@@mainejason Seems to me it's the third party bags that didn't live up to expectations.
You are absolutely correct. A deadly combination, for sure!
Treat everything on TikTok has "Made up" as else you'll fall into another trap that could be even more costly.
That device was never designed to be disassembled and maintained. Such unnecessary complexity!
I suppose could have been easier, but I had fun nonetheless!
@@mainejason Fun is important and glad you had the experience ^_^
That was actually not bad. Dyson, on the other hand…
I don’t have much interest in the subject matter but this video is so beautifully put together I’ve subscribed anyway. Just like Barbra Streisand could sing the instructions to my vacuum cleaner and still be entertaining, I can watch a video about soemone else’s vacuum cleaner and be entertained if the video itself is good enough. That’s my convoluted way of saying I think you’re particularly good at what you do here.
That may be one of the most kind and inspirational comments I have received. The fact that your subscription was based on the delivery rather than the content is unique and, quite frankly, uplifting. I thank you sincerely for your subscription, as well as for your comment.
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Thanks for watching!
Plastic trim expert- do you own a BMW? Nice vid!
Well, as a matter of fact... 😉 Thank you very much!
I just subscribed, hope to see more disassembly and repair videos in the future!
Thank you for watching and for the sub! I'm sure I won't be able to help myself 😉
That was a delight to watch! Thank you
Thank you very much - I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
can you assemble a hoover max pro? i call the repair man but some guy alwaya shows up in a van and says "here's your new identity" .
I’m not exactly certain what that means, but I thank you for watching!
Whats with the slackjawed look in the thumbnail?
I'm showing my utter disbelief at the damage caused by baking soda and a bag bag! 😂
@@mainejason oh wow, for a moment I was thinking it shows the quality of the content.
@@VEC7ORltNot familiar with KZread thumbnails?
@@boydsterling3193 did I forget to spell out 'sarcasm' for you in big eye friendly letters?
Only use cheap bags on old vacuums that came with paper bags never on high quality filtration machine
Great advice, for sure. I certainly learned my lesson!
Do it! You are a natural! Quality channel.
Thank you for the encouragement! Comments like this make it all worthwhile.
Next time, use a Dyson and you won't loose suction.
I had a Dyson before this one. Good vacuum cleaner! My main complaint was the design of the catch bin - I always had to reach in with my hand to empty it completely. It looks like they have tried to address that issue on newer models. Maybe I should take one apart! 🤔 Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
I have almost exactly the same model of cleaner and a similar problem (not baking soda, though). Thank you for showing us so clearly how to open up this machine and clean it out. Thanks also for the comparison about bags - even here in France I find the original Miele bags difficult to get.
I'm happy you found the video helpful. It does appear that bag quality makes a difference - more than I would have expected. Good luck with the bag hunt! Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
Wowee, that's really high production value for a channel with less than a thousand subscribers. You've got a great radio voice, and your visuals are very well put together.
Thank you so much. I am humbled and inspired by your appreciation of the video. Building a channel is most certainly a journey! Thank you for your comment, and thanks for watching!
Is that the C3 Brilliant? I have the same vacuum. Not cheap, good thing you saved it. You have patience.
It most certainly is, and it most certainly isn't! 😉 I really like the Miele stuff, works great ( as long as one doesn't cheap out on the bags - learned that the hard way! ) Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
Fellow Maine channel, greetings! Always loved tech disassembly videos and also took everything apart as a kid. I wish I could have posted it all online, vacuum cleaners were especially interesting with all the ways air was routed and the motor impellers, all interesting to me for some reason.
Hey, fellow Mainer! If KZread would have been around when I was 10, I could have posted 5 videos a week! 😆 I agree that vacuum cleaners are surprisingly interesting pieces of engineering. Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
Yes! Need more electronic disassembly!
Noted - I'll see what I can come up with. Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
Wow man, you deserve way more subscribers! The quality of your content is insane! I was just like you when i was younger, taking everything apart then putting it back together, to fix it, learn something and sometimes try to improve it (with varying levels of success). Oh, and by younger i mean like a half hour younger. Some things just never change...
Thank you so much for the kind words. I try to make videos that I'd like to watch myself. I'm glad you are enjoying them. Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
cheap bags!
Never again! Thanks for the comment, and thanks for watching!
"... see what else I can take apart" *glances at dog I dunno man, maybe stick with electronics
Lol - I know! After I uploaded, I watched it again and thought, "That doesn't look good!" So much so that I had to make note of it in the description. Real talk - I have no intention of dismantling my dog! 😉 Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
This is precisely why i detest that sand based shake and vac! Glade for those in the uk, We had only just bought a brand new dyson 14, and the first thing my mum goes and puts through it was that horrible stuff, a lovely new and crystal clear dustbin sanded to the edge of its life!a it made it into the pre motor filters but thankfully not into the motor! It is good to see that you are using the fabric bags they capture a darn sight lot more dust, infact henery hoovers use them to meet the hepa standard,
Ya, I'm pretty convinced that putting more things on the rug to then have to vacuum up is never a good idea! As I found out the hard way - cloth bags are great, as long as they are QUALITY cloth bags! Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
I had the same when I bought the wrong bags, motor was all clogged up. Instead of throwing away my 200 euro vacuum cleaner I bought a 200 euro silent air compressor to fix it. It's always good to have an excuse for a new tool purchase. 😏
Absolutely! One always needs more tools 😀 Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
That's what you get for not using genuine Miele bags.
Lesson learned for sure! Thanks for the comment, and thanks for watching!
In my experience the baking soda also slowly eats through the bags/ filters.
That baking soda - it's a silent killer! 😄 Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
Been there, done that. In my case, the root cause for the vacuum cleaner losing its vacuum was slightly different. The housing that holds the motor needs to be airtight, otherwise no proper underpressure can be produced.. On my vacuum cleaner (which is also a Miele) this housing had a sort of an emergency bypass. I think this shall open if the main air intake is blocked (because the bag is overfilled) to prevent the motor from overheating. Anyway, this emergency bypass did not close properly ... I did not find anything really wrong with it, but it would open at very small amounts of underpressure. So, I finally made the decision to close it permanently. This was 2 years ago ... the vacuum cleaner works ok since then.
That's very interesting. The Miele machines are really nicely designed. Those small air channels and holes are certainly there for a reason. The fact that the motor housing has that rubber gasket (at least on mine) certainly affirms the idea of the motor needing to be in an airtight atmosphere. Thanks you for telling your experience, and thanks for watching!
My friend had a similar looking vacuum cleaner maybe 15 years ago. I was wondering why it sucks so little. So, I opened it up and noticed that the motor was installed sideways with some excessive force. It's kinda miraculous that it even worked before and left the factory. I didn't think about it back then but someone had probably assembled tens or hundreds of those vacuums incorrectly 😅
Thank you for the very satisfying video.
I'm glad the video delivered on satisfaction! Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
Just found your channel. Would love to see more vids like this. Gotta say though, the baking soda doesnt seem like it was the real issue here, rather seems like the bags failure lead to the damage of the machine. At any rate, cheers fella. Have a sub.
I agree the baking soda was the collateral damage. The bag was most certainly the culprit, but the baking soda was the reason ( or excuse ) to take the machine apart :) Thank you for the sub, for the comment, and thanks for watching!
That's the 3 am kinda video. It's 3 am rn and it feels really goodd
Nice! I'm glad to supply some lste night viewing. Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
It’s 3:18 am I can confirm
What the hell, same here
Why not just use glass stovetop cleaner?
That is a great and reasonable question! I have maybe 4 brands of such cleaner under the sink and tried them all. Of course, they did some good, but I just wasn't getting the results I wanted. I think, by the time I made this video, I was just "past" or "over" trying to use those products and had moved on to the next level. It was certainly an oversight to leave that critical bit of history out of the video, and you are correct to point it out. Thank you for the great comment, and thanks for watching!
LIKE!
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
Watched both videos start to finish and concluded that when the time comes for my M Roadster, I'm hiring a pro to do this job. A+ for the videos!
I certainly don't blame you - it turned out to be a big job! Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
@@mainejason Yeah I don't have your skill or patience!
Me and my sweets are attempting to restore a Z3 at the moment and I’m piling up as much information as I can considering I won’t be the flash light holder this time 😂
Fantastic! It's a fun car to work on, and the rewards of getting it done are vast. I'm honored to be among your information trove! Best of luck with your restoration. Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
You are a champ, great explination, great show, entertaining, well made video. :)
Hey, thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
Job done here in Vancouver, Canada. Without your tutorial, I would never have tried. Thank you so much! My Z3 has a very deteriorated soft top but with this replacement it is like new again. Thank you so much! I was not easy, not at all but feasible. My only 2 cents, I used my old top to protect my new one when it was time to apply the glue. Otherwise, I followed every step as you taught!
Fantastic!! I’m very happy your install went well - great job! I’m also pleased to hear that the videos were helpful. It is excellent that you persevered and got the job done. Great tip about using the old top to mask off when applying the adhesive - thank you for that. Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
Does this work with the F-15C?
I don’t know as I have not tried it. If you try it and it works, let me know! Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
Great video Jason... I have to replace mine. Glad you mentioned the gasket.
Thanks much! I'm glad the video was helpful to you. Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
After following instructions and clicking on the BMS Launcher Update I got the same new version of the updater is available? Do you have a DL link that is current?
There may just be multiple updates. Just run the updates, and they should stop once caught up. You can get an offline updater but it used torrents and is messy. The updater process should work. Thank you for the comment, and thanks for watching!
@@mainejason thanks for the reply in game it says version 4.37 when I try any 4.37.4 update it says I already have it. BMS installs can be a challenge for me. I think I hosed the install. Regardless the game runs fine and I have several other theaters added to the all working ok. I think I will just let it go until the next big update.
That's strange... I just tried to update mine and it loaded the hotfix 1. What build number do you have? The most up-to-date would be build 2840.
@@mainejason how do I view the build number? Thanks in advance.
When you launch the game and arrive at the menu screen with Instant Action, Dogfight, Tactical Engagement, etc, the lower right should tell you the release number ( 4.37.4 for example ) as well as the build number ( 2840 currently ). Hope that helps.