A little something German and FAST

[aquacycle]

Hi folks,

I took delivery of a little something German and very fast earlier today. A big thank you to Mike in London for selling this on and an even bigger thank you to Al from trecking all the way up north with it and dropping it off.

 

[aquacycle]

ratings plate...

 

[aquacycle]

Here she is folks, my new Miele spinner

 

[aquacycle]

drum shot

 

[aquacycle]

all loaded up and ready to go

 

[aquacycle]

this is how much excess water the spinner got out of 4 bath towels spun at 1300rpm in the washer. The water was also incredibly clear, which just goes to show you don't need excessive amounts of water to rinse effectively.

 

[aquacycle]

In full swing

 

[bajaespuma]

I so want one of these.

 

[foraloysius]

I love mine too! Congratulations!

 

[aegokocarat]

Hey
I have a German made spinner but its a White knight
haven't really used it much tbh
Tom

 

[mikeklondon]

Miele Spin dryer

I'm so pleased you like it Chris

 

[vacbear58]

Miele spinner

It was a pleasure to be able to get the spinner a new home. I was amazed to see quite how much water came out of the clothes after they had already been spin in the washer, and it will make a big difference in the drying time and energy cost - as a long time condenser dryer user I am thinking a may need to haul out an old spinarinse or Hotpoint spinner for regular use.

What Chris has omitted to mention was that he very kindly gave us a tour round the neighbouring village of Saltaire - somewhere I had never heard of. It was amazing to see a village built in the mid-1800s largely unchanged in terms of its architecture, although of course the purpose of the buildings have changed. It was such a refreshing change to see a town street which has not been made over with the usual chain brands so that one street looks like the next.

I should also add that Chris lives in a part of the country which some spectacular scenery so he might have got his spinner, we got a grand day out

Al

Saltaire - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[aquacycle]

Al, you're most welcome up here anytime. Where I live is kind of perfect for me. Within walking distance of my house is the Yorkshire moors and, of course, historic places like Saltaire (which I actually did my A level history essay on - it's one of my favourite places), Otley and Ilkely. But equally, a 15 minute train journey away is Leeds city centre, which is pretty big and has a lot of botique and designer shops, plenty of restaurants and massive nightlife, so I really have the best of both worlds up here.

I'm also within driving distance of the Yorkshie dales, with Ingleton, Malham, Settle, Grassington and Pately Bridge all local.

Big of info for those who are interested.

Bradford's heyday was really during the industrial revolution. Bradford was the wool capital of Europe and our hilly landscape was covered with enourmous wool mills. Titus Salt (who Saltaire is named after) was a Bradford mill owner. Salts Mill was built on the outskirts of Bradford and the surrounding village was built to house the workforce. Unlike most houses built for this purpose, Salt provided decent housing for all and local facilities such as a school, hospital, retirement homes, church, a wash house and the Victoria Hall Institute which often ran evening classes and social groups for the locals, whereas the rest of the working classes across Bradford were living in poor, cramped accomodation.

The whole village was designed by Salt in conjunction with Lockwood and Mawson of Bradford (who also designed and built Bradford town hall). As it's a world heritage site today, it's been preserved well over the years and become something of a tourist attraction. Hardly surprising really, it is rather stunning.

Saltaire festival is worth a visit, if anyone is about. That's coming up in September. There's a huge continental market up the main street and lots of entertainment in the park. The Victoria Hall also run a vintage home and fashion fair every few months which is certainly worth a visit. More info on the vintage fair can be found at the below link.

Anyway, enough about that. I could talk about local history 'til the cows come home. Don't even get me started on Baildon lol.

Thanks again to both Mike and Al - very pleased with the spinner .

House of Rose & Brown vintage boutique vintage clothing UK'

 

[fido]

German?

If you look at the photos you will see that it is not German!

 

[aquacycle]

it is not German

Well, it kind of is, with Miele being a German company. But "a little something Austrian and FAST" didn't quite have the same ring to it

 

[foraloysius]

I had a look at the label on my Miele spindryer, but it doesn't say in what country it was made.

 

[alr2903]

Aquacycle very nice Miele spinner.

How fast does the Miele spinner spin? Do you use it mostly for heavy cottons? Does it cause more wrinkling than the dryer can smooth out? Very nice Miele, Thank You for posting. alr2903

 

[launderess]

Have a modern "Spin-X" spin dryer made in Pakistan or some such place and though it spins a bit faster than the Miele (3200rpms vs 2800 when using extractors rules apply.

Yes, high speed extractors can save time in both line and machine drying. Indeed some items will emerge ready for ironing. However given the small diameter of the basket on home use models if you cram too much in there are bound to be wrinkles/creases that no amount of tumble drying and or ironing will remove totally.

High speed extracting for laundry regardless if done in front loaders or separate extractors can place tremendous pressure and strains on fabrics. Excessive and or prolonged use can cause damage to elastic/stretch fibers, holes and other damage. In the old days of power and commercial laundries when extractors were always part of washing (early machines only washed, not extracted this is why you see machines that do both today still sold as "washer-extractors"), often workers were illiterate or barely literate. Thus those instructing them on how to use extractors would give directions not to run the machine by time, but looking to see how much water was draining from the thing. It took time and experience to learn the proper "dry" level for a particular load. Heavy items such as towels were one thing, blouses and shirts another.

The worse would be when a worker would cram the extractor jam full and allow it to run way too long. This usually brought the laundry to a standstill (and the worker discharged if it happened too often), because now it was all hands on deck to heave out the mass of compacted/spun to death laundry and untangle the load. Often things were simply too creased to simply be ironed or tumble dried and otherwise finished. So the entire batch would have to be rewashed (at the laundry's cost).

Have found items like light cottons need just about 3mins in the spin dryer. Heavy things like terry bath linen and muslin sheets about 5mins.

Great thing about using a spin dryer even if one's front loader has high spin settings is that it takes some of those stresses off the washer.

 

[alr2903]

Launderess, thank You! I do not know anyone that has a home spinner. alr