Neptune vs. Miele update
A while ago I mentioned that the Miele 1918 was able to handle four bath sheets, while the Neptune 7500 could handle five such. Actually one can easily fit six bath sheets in the Neptune, but it has so much trouble balancing that load that it usually winds up doing a lower speed final spin which sort of defeats the purpose. And as the Neptune is just a hop skip and a jump from my office setup, I get tired of listening to the poor Neptune spinning, stopping, banging, and trying to drain repeatedly before it finally manages an anemic low speed final spin. It does not have that problem with five bath sheets.
Today I decided to tickle the tiger and stuffed five bath sheets into the W1918. The last one was a bit of a squeeze, but they all fit, once I rotated the drum and found the last bit of space for the fifth bath sheet. The cycle ran just fine, although there wasn't quite as much of a drop as is optimal. But the bath sheets came out quite clean. I used Persil Megaperls detergent for them this time. Have to see if I can get some more of that.
So, yeah, the Miele can handle just about as much as the Neptune. The Neptune isn't going anywhere, but it's interesting how two quite different front loaders handle the same load.