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Today my Miele app notified me that there is a firmware update available for my WXR 860 WCS. The only information given is “This update includes the latest Miele developments.” Has anybody installed the update, and if so, what changes have you noticed? Any information would be greatly...

I will second gizmo’s suggestion to use more detergent. I think that you are being too cautious and dosing as if using a front loading machine such as 1 tide pod or a small amount of liquid detergent. You say you do a lot of laundry and have kids so I’d guess you’re doing large loads at least...

Many thanks to all those who contributed with suggestions and input! I’ve received the Miele UltraWhite and tested it with bath and kitchen towels as well as white bedding. Most of this washing is at 60C. The results have been good. It is capable of bleaching out hot sauce stains from kitchen...

@henene4, I forgot to mention, there is no short option on any cycle on USA machines. It seems to be the default here due to the hot fill.

@henene4, I have also seen my USA model add the additional time. It makes sense now that you say it is for heavier loads, although I didn't think the loads it was doing that with were so large, maybe a couple pants and shirts. I haven't used the cycle enough to get a great feel for its behavior...

@littlegreeny, you should make sure your drain hose is not too far down your drain pipe and that it is zip tied to maintain its height. While this machine does have excessive OOB sensitivity on some cycles, a Miele tech told me that many spinning delay issues are caused by backflow/reflux on...

@launderess, your comments are very applicable to Miele’s Express cycle which is intended for lightly soiled laundry only and features a cycle time of 30 minutes or 20 minutes with the “Lightly Soiled” option selected. QuickIntenseWash is a little stranger. It clocks in at 49 minutes and...

@littlegreeny I'm sorry to hear about your issues with the Towels cycle. I have not had much of a chance to use the Towels cycle as I have always gotten excellent results using the Extra White cycle for my full loads of towels. I do understand if you feel that cycle is too long and intense for...

@jerrod_six, exactly which model do you have? Are you saying that you notice increased water levels with a drop added in the programming menu even if you have not selected the Water Plus option in the app?

@chachp While I agree with littlegreeny that water levels are usually good in the WXR 860 I would enjoy the Water Plus option in the following situations: 1. Extremely heavily soiled laundry, like with hydraulic oil or grease. More water really helps dissolve the soils in this situation. 2...

@littlegreeny, Thank you for the image. That’s what it looks like on mine too. Changing it is the easy part, figuring out exactly what it does in interaction with various cycles and options, if anything, is more challenging. I’ll attempt to test to see if I can tell a difference and report if I...

While the WXR 860 WCS USA manual makes no mention of Water Plus and the option is only accessible through the app, Euro market manuals vary in how they describe the Water Plus Level setting. While it seems that for derrick352’s WWF060 the setting is always active, the Euro market WCR 860 WCS’s...

If you do change the Water Plus level in settings please report back. I was under the impression it only changed the level when Water Plus was selected in the app. If it ALWAYS activates a higher water level that would be great since I wouldn’t have to use the terrible app.

@littlegreeny The Water Plus option can only be selected in the nearly non-functional app, not on the touchscreen itself unfortunately, notwithstanding the adjustability in Programming Mode. I believe that Temperature Increase increases the main wash temperature in some cycles by 5C. I...

I greatly appreciate all of the detailed responses! It sounds like Miele’s Ultra White features an excellent amount of sodium carbonate peroxide as well as TAED activator. I also like that it has a compliment of six enzymes. I’m a little suspicious of Miele’s refusal to provide ingredient lists...

@launderess, Thank you very much for the detailed response! Unfortunately I think I caused some confusion by misstating exactly how I’m washing whites. I’m not currently using Miele’s Ultra White powder detergent, rather I’m using Persil liquid and OxiClean in my Miele machine’s “Extra White”...

@littlegreeny The ability to save favorites is fantastic on the WXR 860! You can even save specific stain options to a favorite. Its both useful and fun to have your most-used customized cycles easily accessible and there is something very satisfying about having your chosen name displayed for...

@jerrod_six I also use three rinses with spins for just about everything except towels where the Ultra White cycle seems to do fine with two and its fast interstitial spins. Not sure on your machine, but for mine the manual specifies that Baby Clothes has two rinses but it actually has three...

I'm looking to improve my detergent for whites, particularly towels. At the moment I use Miele's Ultra White 60C cycle for full loads of mixed bath and kitchen towels with about 40ml of Persil ProClean Stain Fighter and small scoop (line 1) of OxiClean Free in soft water. This combination rinses...

@littlegreeny Congratulations on ordering the set! I think you will like the configurability and options quite a lot! @jerrod_six That is a very interesting breakdown of your cycle uses, thank you. I've also tried Table Linens/Drapes for sheets. It surely cleans them quickly and thoroughly...