Updates!
Observations.
The washer is Efficient! On average it’s 6-7 gallons of water per load.
I have done quite a few loads in it and I love the algorithm. Miele is much slower than my LG with turbo wash- but I see Miele’s beliefs in taking care for your garments.
I am comparing this Miele to washers I have owned in the past or present. Some might find it controversial. lol
Washing performance
It’s interesting to watch Kirk Rivas dirty jeans test videos, LG didn’t perform as well as Electrolux or some water hog machines. I knew buying an LG, it would suffer from a heavy duty performance, but I know I could add/change options for the washer to perform better. Miele, on one hand, felt if you selected heavy soil or sanitize option it would clean to your expectations. Clean means clean. Hence miele has the fastest sanitize cycle I’ve ever known. One hour and 27 minutes!
Overall, Miele seems to clean very well. especially when heavy soil loads are selected. Normal cycles in comparison from LG I felt are the same.
Rinsing performance
I wash wands from window washing weekly, I have done this test on numerous washers. Basically the wands are full of grime and dirt from the windows with leftover dawn dishsoap. I wash them with little laundry soap. Whirlpool duet was one of the worst at getting all the soap rinsed out. LG is the best as rinsing without using extra rinses- it has lead me to believe the spin spray rinse is a useful tool, Miele not offering this, it’s lacking in rinsing power- though, it was better than Whirlpool.
Spinning/balancing performance
I once had a Bosch axxis washer, I could load completely full and it would handle any kind of load with very little balancing problems- the Miele reminded me of that performance- I have done several full heavy loads and really didn’t have to redistribute more than 3-4 times. Vibration was minimal and smooth. LG and Whirlpool struggle to handle a full load- hence it was a large load of 4.5cu ft
Many others on there have said, the Miele W1 handles just as much or more than the W4XXX series and often performs better.