Miele w 1215
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I believe . .
That the 1215 has a 6KG capacity. I'm not sure what that translates into as far as cubic feet.
Bryan
That the 1215 has a 6KG capacity. I'm not sure what that translates into as far as cubic feet.
Bryan
lavamat_jon
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6kg has a capacity of about 13 or 14 lbs. The Miele 6 kilo machines are indeed quite large inside and I can easily get 6 bath sheets, 4 bath towels, 6 hand towels, a bathroom rug, and 2 or 3 faceclothes - a typical towel load for our family. My smaller 5 kilo model doesn't hold as much, but it still takes me 2 weeks to make up a full load of washing just for myself.
Jon
Jon
lavamat_jon
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My mum has a W3922WPS, which is a UK 6kilo model - however the US 6kilo machines are even larger than my mum's so I would suppose it has more than ample capacity.
Jon
Jon
Not to sound stupid . .
And certainly not to challenge our local Miele expert, but wouldn't 6KG capacity be 6KG capacity regardless of whether it is the model offered in the UK or the US? Is it just the cabinet that is larger, or the actual capacity of the drum?
Still dreaming of having my own Miele . . .
Bryan
And certainly not to challenge our local Miele expert, but wouldn't 6KG capacity be 6KG capacity regardless of whether it is the model offered in the UK or the US? Is it just the cabinet that is larger, or the actual capacity of the drum?
Still dreaming of having my own Miele . . .
Bryan
lavamat_jon
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Byran, both are rated at 6 kilos however the European models have a 6 kilo 55 litre volume drum; and a standard sized unit; whereas the US 6 kilo models have a 59 litre drum, and are slightly deeper than the standard 5 kilo models.
Jon
Jon
Ah, cool. Thanks for the clarification. I guess that's one of the VERY FEW advantages the US Mieles have over the UK ones. I guess that extra 4 litres of H2O is supposed to make up for the fact that our machines are so dumbed down here? LOL.
I recently used a large capacity maytag in the US and was quite supprised at how little it held given its size. It was rather diappointing to see that it didn't really cope very well with a full load of towels. I could easily have packed those into a 6KG miele and had them wash flawlessly.
The Maytag was having trouble agitating the large load. It seems that those toploaders function best when half full. Where as a drum machine can generally be packed tight. The sloshing through the water isn't really that big a deal, most of the wash action is water flowing through the clothes as they rotate. i.e. gravity causing flow as the drum turns.
I think in general the issue is that a lot of US customers feel they need bigger machines because they're so used to top loaders which do need to be enormous to do a decent size wash.
The Maytag was having trouble agitating the large load. It seems that those toploaders function best when half full. Where as a drum machine can generally be packed tight. The sloshing through the water isn't really that big a deal, most of the wash action is water flowing through the clothes as they rotate. i.e. gravity causing flow as the drum turns.
I think in general the issue is that a lot of US customers feel they need bigger machines because they're so used to top loaders which do need to be enormous to do a decent size wash.
Consumer Reports did a test several years back and came to the conclusion that most washing machines perform best if loaded slightly under the stated capacity.
Weight is not a very good indicator of laundry loads for a start. Just three or maybe four hyge,thick and thirsty towels is pretty much what my 5KG Miele will take before it lets me know it is not happy. Then again my unit is an older model and uses lots of water for both washing and rinsing. If the unit loaded too much with heavy items, one can hear the tub scuffing the bottom of the washer as the load bounces around. Thankfully Miele's have good suspension systems.
Problem with top loaders is that unless well designed, over loading will cause the washing action to come to a stand still, with items near the agitator taking a pounding, while there is little or no roll over to bring everything else into action.
L.
Weight is not a very good indicator of laundry loads for a start. Just three or maybe four hyge,thick and thirsty towels is pretty much what my 5KG Miele will take before it lets me know it is not happy. Then again my unit is an older model and uses lots of water for both washing and rinsing. If the unit loaded too much with heavy items, one can hear the tub scuffing the bottom of the washer as the load bounces around. Thankfully Miele's have good suspension systems.
Problem with top loaders is that unless well designed, over loading will cause the washing action to come to a stand still, with items near the agitator taking a pounding, while there is little or no roll over to bring everything else into action.
L.
irishwashguy
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I have a US Miele W-1213
i wash alot of loads that I do fill it up.More so that the Maytag Neptune 4000 that would choke on blankets.I love the honey comb drum in the Miele, and it has a built in heater.I only have it hooked to the cold water so all water is heated to the exact temp that i set. i even reduced the amout of soap that I use in it from my old machine, it is very efficient. This is my two cents.
i wash alot of loads that I do fill it up.More so that the Maytag Neptune 4000 that would choke on blankets.I love the honey comb drum in the Miele, and it has a built in heater.I only have it hooked to the cold water so all water is heated to the exact temp that i set. i even reduced the amout of soap that I use in it from my old machine, it is very efficient. This is my two cents.
