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@Iowegian I understand that almost nothing is 100% made in a specific country these days, but I was saying that electronics made in China - especially the whole panel - are probably not as reliable as something made in Korea or Taiwan. Now I hope most of the electronics in the Miele do not...

Congrats on your purchase! Please keep us posted!

The last time I visited the SQ dealer, the salesperson told me that her customers have had electrical problems with their FLs after 5 years. It's mainly due to the electrical switches on the panel, since they're sourced from somewhere else *cough* China/Mexico.

I'm looking for a new washer as well (my current one ain't dead yet, so I still have time to look around), and have narrowed down my choices to SQ and Miele. Although I've been assured many times on this forum that the drum in the Miele is more than adequate for a family of three, I still think...

I thought Germans were very scientific..... :) Half a kilogram is quite a bit, in science of course! That's what I thought too, the 5.5kg and 6kg machines are the same.

For some odd reason, according to Miele Marine website the W1612 and W3033 are rated as 6kg washers. The machines look exactly the same as the ones on Mieleusa.com. http://www.mielemarineusa.com/us/campaign/marine/5486_6149.htm

From my own experience, I think it's hard for the average North American to accept a smaller machine to be in their laundry room. We question whether everything we have (3 people) will fit in that drum, let alone seeing clothes moving around in it while washing. The TL washers and dryers we're...

Sorry, I take my words back..... My mom and I went to another appliance store today, and looked at the Miele W3033. There was a W1612 as well, but the drum was considerably bigger than the one we saw yesterday. This is strange: With 3 pairs of eyes (not very good eyes though!), we all saw...

If I offended anyone here, I'm deeply sorry, but I didn& No, I'm not trying to insult anyone here. The picture of the stockpot was just a reference of what I saw in the W1612. I also haven't seen the W3033 in person, it was an assumption that the drum would be the same size as the W1612. The...

My parents and I went to a big box appliance wholesale store yesterday, and the salesperson had no clue as to what he was talking about! He said Samsung washers were really Miele units, made in Korea, so prices would be more affordable to consumers (like me)! We then headed to the SQ/Huebsch...

@launderess Wow. Just wow. I'm speechless! I wonder if a King-sized duvet cover and fitted sheet would work; now I have to find a place that will let me try! @logixx The drum of your washer is larger than the one I saw in the W1612. I would say the drum size in the Miele was close to the...

There is a possibility that the drum unit in the W1612 is smaller (5.5kg according to Miele Canada) than other 6kg machines (W3033 - but it's also rated 5.5kg in Canada, but 6kg in the US); so dare I say that it is not possible to wash four King-sized sheets in the W1612, but possible in other...

@ Launderess I would assume you literally stuffed the drum full with no space at the top? I thought it was no-no to overload the washer like that!

Just an update: My parents and I went to 2 places to look at the machines in mind. We went to a big box appliance wholesale to see the Miele W3033, but they didn't carry that model, just the Novotronic W1612. The drum of the machine was SMALL; there's no way that you can put a Queen sized...

@Malcolm: I just figured out from this site that you also have the Miele W3033; compared to the Speed Queen, how much smaller is the drum of the Miele? Are you able to wash just as much clothing as the SQ, or you have to downsize?