Creme de la creme...

[toploader55]

Guess it was a Lemon so to speak from the get go.

Oh Well... for the most part now it's fine. I have to say with the on board heater, I haven't used Bleach since the Extra White Program has extra heat. It does a great job on white laundry.

And like most Dishwashers today, It takes so darn long. The average program is 1:12.

Express is 30 minutes.

 

[jkbff]

Having access to every dealer's inventory, I would have been able to purchase the 4842. There are a few new old stock units left around....

But, after talking to service managers and an engineer, the 4842 was made only for the North American market and it just wasn't a good machine. That's why I went with the little guys. That design is used world-wide.

That's also why I think when the W1 comes this way, it will be a good machine. It is used World Wide.

I don't trust products that global companies make for one particular market. Even if it is Miele.

 

[logixx]

"When Miele has the launch for the larger laundry for US"

What larger units?

 

[toploader55]

Hi Josh.

I did hear about the 4842 made for the U.S. That was their competitor for the "Uber" market. I thought at the time "if Miele makes it and I'm spending that kind of money it has to be great".
I was hugely disappointed in Customer Service especially when I got the attitude.

I am in the restaurant business. And I know you treat your Service Tech companies with Kid Gloves and respect. Because when you need service NOW, paying your bill and just being kind over the phone is HUGE. Miele North America in New Jersey got my Knickers in a knot when they started with the attitude there was nothing wrong with the machine and got short with me when I told them I wanted it replaced.
I don't and I don't believe any one likes to be threatened but in this case all I had to do is say "Attorney", and that changed everything.

 

[henene4]

That PG model is certanly a ofspring of the professional line.
If you look at the data sheet, it can be connected for a 5kW service, so it has the larger pump and the different cycle timing.

Both models are certanly good choices, though I'd go with the G, simply cause I don't think anybody needs this monster of a machine PG with up to 190l recirculation rate. And the G is way quieter.

 

[logixx]

I wouldn't mind having that monster of a dishwasher in my kitchen.

 

[laundromat]

I have the 1999 Miele Touchtronic washer too. It does great with whites and easily does pillows. Mine also has the drawer. Got it free. Mieleusa sent me the mother board, new dispenser drawer,new rubber leveling legs and charged me $0 for parts and labor after they heard I located and saved it from the dump. I could and should have taken its matching electric dryer. It too was in pristine condition but,at that time, I had no housepower and already knew I wanted the washer.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Congratulation on your MIeles!

Sometimes sticky situations call for lubrication and the reisling was the perfect lubricant. You are a great problem solver and machine fixer.

My W1918 will go into the higher speed spins like between the last two rinses with little finesse, even in the graduated stages, but the W1986 will ramp up gradually, unless it has tried several times. Then it just quickly goes into a low speed spin to extract what water it can, but it has a much more sophisticated motor speed control than the W1918.

I do not go away and leave machines operating. You might miss something great on the Laundry Channel.

 

[jkbff]

So... have used the pair for 5 months today, and aside from having that pressure hose pop off, all has been well...

I am curious though.. I use my sanitize temp more than anything else.... I don't wash denim, so my polyester slacks get ran through the wrinkle free cycle on very warm with miele color powder, my polyester polo shirts the same way. Mostly anything else is ran on custom > sanitize > max spin ....

By anything else, I mean my kitchen rags, my bath towels, wash cloths, socks, underwear... anything that gets 'dirty'. I run my Egyptian cotton sheets through on sanitize, because I sweat and drool when I sleep.

I don't run my down through sanitize, I mean, I do use a bit of common sense, but anything I get dirty with body dirt or food dirt gets sanitized... (The down's duvet is sanitized.)

Am I going to damage the sheets/duvet on sanitize? Why I ask is because they are 100% cotton. Why can white cotton / linen be sanitized but colored should be washed with cooler temps? I mean I get the colors will fade, and I am fine with that. I didn't pay much for the sheets, and they have lasted 5 years so far, always being ran on a sanitize wash of some form and a normal medium or medium low drying temp. (Did I mention that I drool? lol) I use the mypillow chopped up foam pillows and I bought those for the simple fact that the lady said that I could wash them on sanitize and if something were to happen, they would still replace them. I wash those pillows once a month....

Anyways, I hope all is well with everyone!!

 

[jkbff]

So.. today, I sold my Miele pair.

A good customer needed something for his camper right away, and the fastest thing I could get him was the pair I use. I got what I paid for it so I'm not out anything...

I've got 3 neptunes, a speed queen front load pair, a samsung top load and a LG 27" combo washer/dryer. I think I'll be alright for the time being.

I am purchasing an Electrolux 617 pair, but giving them to my mom. Her neptune washer is getting tired. The bearings are going, the inner tub is rubbing the outer tub and has started snagging/tearing clothes. She is fighting me because she doesn't want me to pay for them, but she really has no choice. Plus, the Luxs are the only ones that have a reversible washer door to fit the setup she has.

Anyways, I love my Miele's but I guess I'll just rotate them out like everything else.