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Italmex, I don't think anyone here thinks that what you're doing is a good idea. Why don't you have an electrician come out to your house to take a look at the machine and the wiring? You will probably get a faster answer that way as opposed to waiting for someone here to help.

Just a quick clarification to my previous post... in the handful of times that I did use Sanitary, I had no reason to believe it did not achieve the correct temperature. In fact, I checked the error codes in the service menu and I did not see any error codes relating to temperature or heater.

@ italmex I don't wash whites on Normal. I wash darks and colored clothes on Normal. I wash whites using Extra White on Very Warm or HOT. I have rarely needed to use the Sanitary cycle - I simply have no need for the 158F temperature. That is too hot for most fabrics - that is, if you want your...

The W3033 and W48XX clean clothes very well and at lower temps than their European brethren. These machines were designed for US style washing, utilizing the large 40-50 gallon hot water supply at most American homes. THESE WERE NOT DESIGNED AS COLD FILL ONLY MACHINES AND SHOULD NOT BE USED IN...

COUNTRY SETTINGS Yes, the W3033 and W48XX series have country settings that can be selected from the "secret" program menu. However, at least on the W48XX, selecting anything but USA causes all cycles to default to about 40 mins. It doesn't matter if you select Sanitary or Normal or Delicate...

@ brisnat81 I meant Canada, not Australia. @ mrb627 I totally agree. Get a machine built for 240v. @ italmex Your costs will not change, it's a mathematical fact. No amount of "I believe it will be cheaper" will change the math. If your machine takes 10 minutes to heat with 220v, it will...

@ italmex Is the W3033 not cleaning to your satisfaction? My W4842 has no problem heating an 8kg load to158F. That's what it was designed to do and that's exactly what it does. A 1,000-watt heater is just fine to heat up to 160F-170F. In fact, Miele sells a 110v machine in Australia that heats...

@ italmex I dont' know where you are getting the information that the W3033 programming is from European models. No, it's not. The programming in the W3033 and W48XX were designed for the US market. Max temps only go to 158F regardless of your heater output and cycle times are decidedly...

What on earth are you people washing in your dishwashers that you need phosphates? I use non-phosphated Cascade Complete powder in my Miele La Perla and everything comes out clean as a whistle. In fact, it's impossible to get the dishes any cleaner. Do you guys have really hard water or put...

I suggest you buy one.

Capacity needs in Europe are different than in North America. In North America, nobody puts a washer/dryer in the kitchen or under the cabinet, whereas in Europe that is a very important design criteria. Since European machines are designed to fit in a smaller space, naturally the drum sizes...

Any washer in the State of Arizona during the months of May-September will have warm rinses as standard regardless of what temperature you select! :)

Liters, Kilograms, IEC, DOE, so confused... How do kg ratings compare to drum volume in liters? I'm asking because vZug claims their 60 liter machine can take 8 kg of clothes. I'm in the USA and my Miele W4842 has an 80 liter drum volume (33% larger than vZug) yet still claims an 8 kg load...

Quickly Off Topic, then back... ** off topic ** Hi Jerrod, I have a Miele La Perla bought in 2006.

I just tried posting but I did not see my new thread, I apologize if this is a duplicate... Can anyone else chime in and let me know if their Sanitary Cycle works the same as mine? On most of my cycles, the washer fills twice through the detergent drawer and the rest of the fills are done using...

The maximum spin speed of the W484X is 1,400 RPM, not 1,600 RPM. Also, its spin balancing system is not nearly as sophisticated as what's available in Samsung, Electrolux or even Euro-size Asko machines. With that said, I own a W4842 and it's the best machine I've ever had. The build quality is...

What's up with his shorts? Or is he just happy to be doing laundry? LOL

There is a fungus among us...

It's always a bad idea to start experimenting with making your own laundry detergent when you don't know anything about your water chemistry or how the different ingredients will interact with your water. If you have hard or medium hard water, your homemade laundry detergent will quickly cause...

Do you understand g-forces? A large drum spinning at 1,400 RPM will extract more water and subject the laundry to higher g-forces than a small drum spinning at 1,600 RPM. You cannot judge a machine's spin speed without also taking the drum diameter into account. It's a very basic equation to...