Mile 1215 worth it in the end? Hello new W1

[jerrod_six]

I generally get good service from Miele although I live close the NJ, so maybe that's why. During the Covid-19 shutdown in NJ, and PA., I even had one rep email answers to my questions about a dishwasher so that was great.

The Normal cycle. The Normal program is the Energy Star or Eco cycle, so it will heat the water but not as much as other cycles, only 13 minutes, the rest of the cycles will heat until the last 10 minutes of the wash. Many any of the cotton cycles tumble fast especially the Quick Intense Wash which uses a slow spin type tumble throughout the entire cycle, spraying the clothes as it slowlly spins. Most of the cottons cycles allow temps from 85F to 140F, and will do a spin of up to 1400rpm. Sanitize cycle is is 167F, Extra white is 140F.

I tend to use the Baby Clothes program for cottons since it provides 3 rinses by default and 4 if you use an extra rinse, and uses a higher water level for the rinses than Normal. There are a few other cycles for cottons that I like too.

Search youtube for W1 videos, You will find those from Europe and some of them show the quick intense wash.

 

[uncledave]

6 year update.

W1 has had a substantially easier life cycle wise than the 1215 with all the ankle biters gone out of the house.

Having nat gas up here pushed me toward the Speed Queen DR7 you see here. I'll get a stand for it.

This is a solid combo.

We have terrible power continuity up here in the sierras and being able to power the dryer off a genset is a very real possibility and this lowers the load tremendously from an electrical unit.

I miss the lightning fast water heating the 240V system got me, but the W1 is a step up every where else.

I'm at 19 ML soap for a full 8KG load, using persil refilling twindos carts.

Our clothes are being fed the equivalent of Evian out of the ground run through several stages of filtration correction and carbon.

Hope everyone is doing great, have a great laundry day.