jerrod6
Well-known member
Malcolm
Congratulations on the purchase of your Excella! Miele makes a good Dishwasher. I also have a LaPerla and use the Sensor wash cycle for many loads. Mine works a bit different than nmassman44 in that it will not change the water between the pre rinse and wash if it finds the dishes are not dirty. Instead it just releases the detergent into the pre rinse water and goes directly into the main wash. For dirty loads it inserts a rinse between the first after rinse, and final rinse so that you get three after rinses. It will also insert a rinse when using the Economy cycle if the load is dirty(even though the manual never mentions this). My machine is older so it is probably following older programming.
For me the strongest program seems to be the cheese/starch cycles because it provides a 25 minute heated pre wash before the main wash and the speed of the wash arms seem to be faster. I think it uses the same 168F to 170F temperature as pots and pans.
Glassware with no detergent or rinse Aid: I think this is a program designed to keep the head on beer from drooping. If you don’t drink beer you can always use a bit of detergent.
Have fun trying the different cycles and let us know how your Sensor wash and the other programs work and please post some before and after pictures too!
Congratulations on the purchase of your Excella! Miele makes a good Dishwasher. I also have a LaPerla and use the Sensor wash cycle for many loads. Mine works a bit different than nmassman44 in that it will not change the water between the pre rinse and wash if it finds the dishes are not dirty. Instead it just releases the detergent into the pre rinse water and goes directly into the main wash. For dirty loads it inserts a rinse between the first after rinse, and final rinse so that you get three after rinses. It will also insert a rinse when using the Economy cycle if the load is dirty(even though the manual never mentions this). My machine is older so it is probably following older programming.
For me the strongest program seems to be the cheese/starch cycles because it provides a 25 minute heated pre wash before the main wash and the speed of the wash arms seem to be faster. I think it uses the same 168F to 170F temperature as pots and pans.
Glassware with no detergent or rinse Aid: I think this is a program designed to keep the head on beer from drooping. If you don’t drink beer you can always use a bit of detergent.
Have fun trying the different cycles and let us know how your Sensor wash and the other programs work and please post some before and after pictures too!
