My new Miele stacked pair( W-1215 washer and matching dryer) have at long last been installed and were taken on their maiden voyage last night. I washed a "large-ish" load of whites and was, for the most part, impressed. Some washer impressions:
It's going to be a chore getting used to bending over so far to fill and empty the washer. My Frigidaire was up on a pedestal which made loading and unloading a comparative breeze. And, what's up with that "mouse hole" washer opening? I certainly don't have to worry about a visiting child getting caught in there; the average small dog couldn't jump in there!
I discovered that cranking the heater up to 155 F didn't get rid of ground-in white sock dirt; I guess I'll have to go to 170 or 190 and see if that vanquishes the dirt. Hopefully, it'll leave me with intact white towels to fold! I do love that the washer can be user programmed for lots of different customizations, like a 5th (!) rinse and use of more water in the Cottons cycle, and other "neat-o" features I haven't yet had the chance to experiment with.
It seems like the Miele washer holds about as much as the Frigidaire, I certainly can't say the same for the dryer. But then again, it replaced a full-sized 1990 Whirlpool!
Getting used to using NO BLEACH or DRYER SHEETS will be its own challenge.
The Miele dryer, for it's size, sounds like a jet taking off with it's manly "whoosh". It's interesting that it stops and reverses itself every few seconds; something that's never mentioned in the manual! The beeper ("buzzer" as they call it) is worthless and sounds like a microwave beeper wrapped in towels. I'm used to an American BRRAAPPP!! when the load is ready! It's a bit silly that one has to push in an option button to get a heat setting for a full load and let the button out for a half-load; you would think that pushing the button IN would be made for a half-load, which is an uncommon choice in most households..oh well, more happy adaptations.
The installer placed the stacked set (at my suggestion) in the new laundry "niche", and I later discovered that they were beautifully leveled over the SQUEAKIEST part of the floor! I'll live with the intermittent squeaking during spin cycle, I suppose. If it gets too bad, I'll drive a wood screw through the vinyl floor at an intersection of floor and wall where it won't be so noticeable.
I also discovered, to my delight, that because this pair was purchased after June 1, 2008, that it is eligible for an warranty extension of 4 years (!) since it was installed by an "authorized" installer...for $150.00. I think that this warrany extension of 4 years (instead of two) is common in the rest of the Miele world, but is new to the USA.
All in all, I'm delighted with the pair, and confident that they'll be with us LONG after a Whirlpool or Samsung set, costing hundreds more, were hauled off. I did, you will remember, get these machines at a floor-model price of $699.00 each, less than half of retail! So they stood on the floor unsold for a couple of years...big deal! I've got them now, and they'll be well loved and used.
It's going to be a chore getting used to bending over so far to fill and empty the washer. My Frigidaire was up on a pedestal which made loading and unloading a comparative breeze. And, what's up with that "mouse hole" washer opening? I certainly don't have to worry about a visiting child getting caught in there; the average small dog couldn't jump in there!
I discovered that cranking the heater up to 155 F didn't get rid of ground-in white sock dirt; I guess I'll have to go to 170 or 190 and see if that vanquishes the dirt. Hopefully, it'll leave me with intact white towels to fold! I do love that the washer can be user programmed for lots of different customizations, like a 5th (!) rinse and use of more water in the Cottons cycle, and other "neat-o" features I haven't yet had the chance to experiment with.
It seems like the Miele washer holds about as much as the Frigidaire, I certainly can't say the same for the dryer. But then again, it replaced a full-sized 1990 Whirlpool!
Getting used to using NO BLEACH or DRYER SHEETS will be its own challenge.
The Miele dryer, for it's size, sounds like a jet taking off with it's manly "whoosh". It's interesting that it stops and reverses itself every few seconds; something that's never mentioned in the manual! The beeper ("buzzer" as they call it) is worthless and sounds like a microwave beeper wrapped in towels. I'm used to an American BRRAAPPP!! when the load is ready! It's a bit silly that one has to push in an option button to get a heat setting for a full load and let the button out for a half-load; you would think that pushing the button IN would be made for a half-load, which is an uncommon choice in most households..oh well, more happy adaptations.
The installer placed the stacked set (at my suggestion) in the new laundry "niche", and I later discovered that they were beautifully leveled over the SQUEAKIEST part of the floor! I'll live with the intermittent squeaking during spin cycle, I suppose. If it gets too bad, I'll drive a wood screw through the vinyl floor at an intersection of floor and wall where it won't be so noticeable.
I also discovered, to my delight, that because this pair was purchased after June 1, 2008, that it is eligible for an warranty extension of 4 years (!) since it was installed by an "authorized" installer...for $150.00. I think that this warrany extension of 4 years (instead of two) is common in the rest of the Miele world, but is new to the USA.
All in all, I'm delighted with the pair, and confident that they'll be with us LONG after a Whirlpool or Samsung set, costing hundreds more, were hauled off. I did, you will remember, get these machines at a floor-model price of $699.00 each, less than half of retail! So they stood on the floor unsold for a couple of years...big deal! I've got them now, and they'll be well loved and used.
