Creme de la creme...

[jkbff]

So, I've moved.. Finally... I'll post on that in the Super forum... But...

I've sold my GE's.....

Here's the replacement pair.. (Spoiler W3038 with a T8023C!)

I washed 13 aprons on sanitize before I thought about pics, 20 napkins with 8 flour sack towels in the second load, 30 bar mops with 8 hand towels, 8 wash cloths and 6 kitchen rags in the third load, 44 microfiber rags, two microfiber pads and 1 bona pro microfiber mop pad in the fourth load and 16 bath towels (various sizes) in the last load. I did each of the loads on sanitize.

Since I have access to the service manual, I turned allergy on as well as WaterPlus and Extra rinse. I can't believe how fast this machine spins. The programming from the factory was set at 1500 rpm.

The condensing dryer is odd. It's neat but I'm not used to the furnace effect.

I have the pedestals coming. I love the size of these units. I'm hoping I don't have issues washing pillows or bulky blankets.

It is really interesting how much you can cram into this washer and it still comes out clean. I did notice that the manual says not to load the drum over 3/4 full or items may get stuck on the glass.. Is that loaded and dry, or loaded and saturated? All of the loads I ran ended up being close to half the tub or lower after wet.

The only flaw I am seeing is that the boot/door gasket doesn't have holes low enough to let water out of the gasket all of the way... I find that odd.

Anyways, after the person takes delivery of the GE pair, my Miele dishwasher will come home. I'm really excited for that as well.

 

[whirlcool]

Photo #1 is almost a work of art1 All those colors with the absolute proper lighting. I'd enlarge that photo and frame it and use it as a laundry room artwork!
What kind of camera did you use for that photo?

 

[jkbff]

That's a neat idea! I have a friend that has a canvas printer, maybe she can make something for me.

The pic was taken with a Samsung Galaxy S5 phone.

 

[warmsecondrinse]

I agree but I find #6 etremely intriguing as well, not sure why.

Might be the contrast between the light & depth of the interior with the lack of both of the exterior.

I have a 'tin ear' for visual art as well as for music. And I have a friend who's a professional artist and knows this about me. He's always fascinated by what draws me in.
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I've heard comments about how certain FL's can be ridiculously overloaded (dry), yet clothes come out sparkling regardless. Haven't figured out commonalities yet.

What's the drying like with that (over)load? How much extra time was needed?

My condenser-dryer experience is limited to an Equator 3600E. The only change I ever noticed with the drum being technically overloaded was an increase in both drying time and wrinkles. Certainly the machine itself never showed any signs of struggling, ever. Then again, I think I'm the only person who ever had a perfectly functioning equator, lol.

Jim

 

[jkbff]

The longest drying time on a normal cycle took around 45 minutes, the shortest was the load of aprons that took around 28 minutes.

 

[logixx]

Nice set! As for capacity: picture 4 is about half what the drum can hold.

 

[launderess]

Loading 3/4's full

Is standard advice now on Miele washing machines it seems. Most likely has to do with the puny water/energy restrictions dictates by government.

To compare can load the commercial SQ laundromat machines filled to the gills, once saturated with water things compact down to 3/4 or less of a drum filled.

Congrats on a great new set!

 

[whirlcool]

I never would have guessed that photo was made with a phone camera. It's like a fabric explosion of a fruit punch! Cantelope, Lemon, Lime, Blueberry, and even a Pomegranite!

 

[mieleforever]

Well congratulations

on a very neat set of machines!! As stated in previous posts of mine on this forum, they are really excelent in cleaning!! We have two children and these days they generate a lot of laundry, but the Mieles just take it in their stride. The condensor machines really does cope very good with the drying of clothes and we have not had a single problem with both of the machines, given they are still relatively young, 5 years and counting but they get hammered everyday!

I do hope you enjoy them, take care of them and they will take care of you for quite some time.

Regards.

 

[frigilux]

That's a beautiful Miele set. Congratulations on them and the forthcoming dishwasher, as well!

A question from a former caterer: How long did it take to untangle all the strings from those thirteen aprons, LOL? I used to wash huge loads of aprons, bar mops, dish towels, etc., after catering gigs and spent a fair amount of time detangling. I love bar mops and use them all the time.

Have fun with your Mieles and let us know more about them as you learn more. I've never seen a Miele in person, nor have I known anyone who had one.

 

[zipdang]

Swoon!

Very nice Miele set! Please keep us posted on your experiences. I'm just waiting for my 9 year-old KitchenAid front loader to croak so I can get a W3038. I may have to help things along. We have a Miele dishwasher and three vacuums and are big fans of the brand.

Do you have hard or soft water? How much detergent are you using?

 

[mrb627]

Nice.

Sounds like the condenser dryer is a better performer than the vented model it replaced. The vented dryer was the biggest reason I decoded to dump the Miele set and return to an American sized dryer.

Malcolm

 

[jkbff]

I have more pics and thoughts to post but... Now I have an issue...

I ran a load of 6 bath sheet sized towels on sanitize and left for the day...

I came back, the machine had water inlet fault, open faucet on it.

I checked the connections, tried to run a rinse (I think it faulted out on the end of the wash cycle) and it faulted again.

I ran a spin/drain cycle, it drained and spun fine, so I ran an express wash on warm. The drum filled 3/4 of the way before it faulted out again, saying the same thing.......

None of our service department has been trained on Miele.. I logged into the service site, it says check hoses etc, but I am guessing the level sensor isn't registering the proper level...

I've had this set, what two weeks? lol... whats the luck...[this post was last edited: 10/25/2015-02:21]

 

[jkbff]

Got into service mode, did a component test, the first spray on the door ran, advanced to fill to level one, it filled to the top of the drum... something is blocking the pressure switch...

I advanced until the drain ran, let it drain till empty, opened the drain catch and caught the remaining water in a pan... I saw a few granules of cat litter (a towel a few loads back had some cat litter on it) and a random twig that I'm not sure how it got there. I'm wondering if a granule or two got stuck in the hose?

Now I gotta go find my tools and take the blasted thing apart.. :/

 

[jkbff]

After attempting to make sense of the tecnical information paper on this unit, and nearly a bottle of reisling, a solution was found....

Mind you this was not mentioned anywhere on the manual... I took the lid off, unhooked the pressure switch hose from the main board and blew on it. I heard air leaking in the front panel...

After the rest of the bottle of reisling, trying to figure out how to take the front panel off, common sense kicked in and I decided to take the instructions as they were meant, word for word... Lol i figured out how to slide the button panel off, got the button assembly out and discovered the pressure switch hose wqs disconnected from a splice. Placed the hose back on and am rinsing the load that faulted out....

Im gonna guess there was a severe out of balance with these heavy towels and the tub lurched and the short hose popped off.

Anyways, have a great night!!

 

[jkbff]

The spin speed of this washer and how it just tears into a spin like a hard mount scares the crap out of me....

 

[launderess]

Miele washers are known for "tearing" into spins

Mine is much older than yours and sometimes scares me to death when the tub *whacks* against upper cabinet.

Now OTOH the Lavamat slowly revs up to spin and will not go into full if it detects things are out of sorts. It will slow down, stop, redistribute, slowly ramp up to spin and so forth unit it can detect things are within acceptable range. That being said on some loads it does "jump" a tiny bit if things are out of whack. This is mainly when doing loads with heavy items like towels and wash cloths that are soaking wet. As water is spun out and the load lightens things smooth out.

Glad you were able to sort things out. Good job you are "in the business" as it were. Saved you the $$$ and time of having Miele service come out.

L.

L.

 

[henene4]

Its actually not uncommon for a Miele to develop a fault early in its life. Early or laze, barely inbetween. I guess it was just not 100% secured and thus the OOB situation caused that fault.

And yes, the OOB controll on these is really special. These washer can spin with a weight difference of 2kg, if I remember correctly. Though they'd never do that.

 

[mrb627]

Starting a Wash

And leaving the house is a severe no-no in my book.
Glad you didn't have a flood on your hands.

Malcolm