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We have a fleet of Hobarts and then one Mieko.
It’s been a good machine. Of the functional components, I think we’ve only needed to replace a heating element and contactor. I can’t recall any water valve problems, which frequently fail on Hobarts (all Parker valves). I think Hobart is slowly migrating to using the much pricier, German-designed Bürkert valves -which (from my experience) RARELY fail.
The only design aspect I truly dislike about our Mieko machine are the door springs, which break allot and are a pain to replace.