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How much one can fill Miele W1070 with, versus what one should are two different things.

Learned long ago filling Big Bertha to that proverbial "fist width of room" at top can cause a load so heavy tub scrapes bottom underneath. More so during rinses where this washer uses copious amounts of water (compared to modern units anyway).

After spending dear to have shocks replaced, and rather more so for suspension springs am in no mood to push things.

This is probably is reason behind the abuse Americans put front loaders through, and why so many end up as toast after barely a few years of service. Constant over loading probably brought on by wanting to get things over with quicker by shoving much as possible into machine.

Then again have seen people do same at laundromats. Literally having to lead (or use their foot) to get door closed.

 
And yet Laundress's video shows the recommendation to ALWAYS load the Unimac washer FULLY. They go by weight, and she even adds a couple extra towels.

 

The key is that when wet the towels bed down, and the thing to watch for is to make sure the laundry drops from the "2 o'clock to 8 o'clock position". This indicates proper loading.

 
 
Thank you for sharing those great videos! Love the details on them. I have a 2 year old Siemens IQ500 series set. My washing machine doesn't have a few interesting options yours have. I love the spray jet. It certainly helps with washing duvets. Mine always struggles with that, I have tried several programmes. I also like the intensive button, adds some time to some programmes that are a bit on the short side. Also the 70 and 80 degrees settings are great to have. I can wash on 70 degrees though by choosing the eco programme on 90. Keeping an eye on your Youtube channel!
 
There is likely a very good reason why the Europeans go by load weight, not volume. Volume is highly variable depending on the fabric type. It's weight that taxes the machinery most.

 

 

Next time I'm really going to try to stuff five bath sheets into the W1918. I will let you know the result. It will take a little bit longer to accumulate them, though.

 

If the Miele can handle the same load as the Neptune, that would be very cool.
 
Early on in days of semi and fully automatic washing machines American housewives (or anyone else doing the wash) were routinely advised to weigh laundry.

Capacity of average washing machine then was between seven to eight pounds. Scales were common enough in American homes for weighing all sorts from infants to various kitchen uses (canning, cooking, baking, etc...).

This or laundry manuals, owners manuals from washing machines, along with various consumer/ housekeeping manuals had charts giving weights of common domestic textiles. Such as shirts, sheets, pillow slips, dresses, etc.... You counted up what was being washed, then did the sums.

That being said different methods of laundry had obviously various requirements.

Maytag wringer washers were only to be loaded with enough wash so things moved freely, this regardless of total weight. By and by some variation of this advice became standard for American preferred top loaders.

When you get down to it all washing machines should be loaded only so things can move easily. You'll never get 11lbs or whatever rated capacity of bed sheets into most domestic washing machines, top or side loading.
 
I wouldn`t say that weight of dry(!) clothes taxes machinery most.
Just think of a large synthetic filled comforter. Weighs next to nothing when dry but once it`s soaking wet it probably weighs a ton.
In contrast a full load of heavy denim is quite heavy when dry but might not add that much weight when wet because of rather low absorbency.

To make things even more complicated I think those ratings by dry weight in Europe are based on mixed loads of strictly standardized fabric types which in real life situation are a very rare occurrence.
 
Load size ratings

Technically, a manufacturer can put any load size rating on any machine as long as it fits for rating and testing.

There is a norm on what clothing is in a standardized test load, how much of it and how it is loaded is up to the manufacturer.

2 great examples for that:

Some manufacturers actually tell the tester piece by piece what to load.
It's a numbered list with instructions and positions and diagrams.

Another thing: Our consumer reports magazine tested a 10kg Hoover heatpump dryer some time ago.

Now we have regulations that opening a dryer door from the inside may only require a certain amount of force.
Idea is that any child trapped in there can push it open.
Same for fridges.

However, EU dryers are pretty much at their limits drum volume wise.
So that 10kg rated dryer was just as big as all the other dryers.

Result was that that dryers door would just pop open during the cycle on its own just because the clothing expanded and overcame that force.

That model has been revised since.
 
Well, the sensible answer would seem to be to combine both volume and weight into one's judgement of how much to load into a washer, esp a front loader.

 

Alternatively, get a tub and a washboard and do it all by hand.

 
 
Bosch 4D Vortex wash System, 10 KG, 1600 Spin Washing Machin

The more I see your videos the more I like this new range and styling of Bosch washing machines Matt, great to see all the different wash programmes and features.

The display is uncluttered, functional and easy to navigate - and exceptional color graphics with an "Easy To See" view panel.

Great work on the videos !!

Cheers, Mike
 
Thanks Mike.
I still have many more videos recorded! I've tried to get them all filmed before the lock down is over. As i know that then I wont be able to film as much.
But I'm enjoying filming it and using it, still discovering lots of great features!
 

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