New Miele washer and dryer

[nmaineman36]

Hey all I thought I would share a few pics of my new babys. The washer was dead on arrival. It would fill but not much else. I called Miele and they sent out a guy today...not bad for a 1 day turn around and he diagnosed the problem...I had a bad klixon switch in the motor. He had a new motor available and I took a few pics of it apart. So far I am very impressed with the service and the performance of this washer and dryer. The dryer is super FAST.Anyways enough of my babbling and on with the pics.

 

[nmaineman36]

top view

inside the washer

 

[nmaineman36]

side view

notice the plastic drum

 

[nmaineman36]

the pair

Miele washer and dryer

 

[nmaineman36]

dryer inside

love the Honeycomb drum. The drum is 6.36 cu ft

 

[nmaineman36]

washer drum

Honeycomb washer drum

 

[zipdang]

Those are gorgeous. Congratulations!

 

[the7]

Mieli use "plastic" outer drums in their full-size washers like most other full-size FLs.

Seems the drum is hanged by 4 springs and sits on 2 dampers.

 

[launderess]

Not Plastic

But a type of fiberglass. IIRC Miele stated it was sort of the same as what the hulls of some top yachts are made from, in which case quite durable stuff indeed one would think.

L.

Great machines by the way, congrats!

L.

 

[sudsmaster]

Nice pair

You were smart to take some photos while these were apart. Interesting that the frame looks like stamped sheet metal. But since I don't see any concrete weight blocks, I'm assuming that the counterweights are cast iron. Is this right?

Also, interested to know if the dryer can vent downward into the floor... which is how my laundry closet is currently set up. If and when I replace my Neptune 7500 pair, this 4 cu ft Miele would be at the top of my list.

 

[nmaineman36]

You assumed correctly Sudsmaster. The front of the washer drum has the cast iron counterweights. On the dryer I dont know if it can be vented down. The dryer came with adapters for various vent hoses. The one thing about the dryer that I will have to be honest about is the fact that its not quiet. The airflow is very noticeable. My guesstimate would be that there has to be close to 350 cfms running thru the drum. The laundry is literally pushed to the front it seems. I dont mind that since the dry times are impressive. I did my first load of whites...dry time was 25 mins. Sheets came in at 15 mins. And the dryer lets me know at what stage of drying the clothes are at. When it meets normal stage it goes right into cooldown. The dryer also features reverse drum tumbling. I watched a load of sheets that got into a ball get undone plus the dryer sensed the ball and automatically reversed itself.
The washer is equally impressive. It uses Miele's hydromatic system is slow tumble and them revs up to power out the dirt. The washer spins at 1300 rpms and the drum looks decieving in its size...it does hold as much as the Maytag Neptune that I have in Mass. So far after using them on my first day it was money well spent. Oh and the washer doesnt pussyfoot when it comes to the cycle like the Neptune. It gets on with the job and the cycle times are not as bad as I feared.

 

[launderess]

Posters over on THS who own the new uber Miele dryers have noted that they are rather "loud". Apparently this is because of increased air flow, which Miele uses to gain energy effficency. One poster mentioned something about a retro fit thing for his dryer vent or something to cut down on what he felt was excessive noise, but cannot remember.

 

[askomiele]

oooo pictures or video's in action would be nice. The construction base is the same as the normal miele's but some things are different like the pump who is usually place under the detergent tray etc...

 

[hoover3060]

Beautiful!...Just Beautiful! Congratulations!

Mark

 

[launderess]

Miele has always used cast iron as counter weights,instead of the cheaper concrete found on some front loaders.

 

[nmaineman36]

I just took a load of towels out of the dryer...I thought with my Whirlpool dryer that the towels seemed nice and fluffy. With the Miele they are even more fluffy..if that makes sense. They seemed to be higher when I was folding and stacking them. I did discover that on the washer I wont be able to use the mix of regular and Tide HE...it suds up too much during spin. The oversuds light lit up. SA8 even suds up in this washer. I have been using a scoop and a half but I will have to cut it back to one scoop. It does love Persil...no suds.
As I use this set I am finding that the Germans know how to build a machine. From my dishwasher that I love to this set and my vacuum that are all Miele...I can see why people love them.

 

[peterh770]

When I was at a nearby Miele dealer to inquire about the valve for my 1918 washer, I did take time to look over all the Miele appliances. Man, I want one of the dishwashers so bad! The laundry products are so nice and sturdy, and this model in this thread is just the cat's meow!

Congrats!

 

[nmaineman36]

My sister saw these today and she said to me that if I get bored with them that she would take them. I told her I dont think I will get bored with these. One thing on the washer that I noticed is that after the main wash cycle the washer will drain and spin the load at high speed to get the soapy water out of the clothes. My Frigidaire washer that I had really didnt spin for long and sometimes not at all between rinses. By the time the final rinse comes the water is clear in the Miele.
I wonder how it will rate when Consumer Reports does the washer and dryer ratings. I know they might whine about the dryer noise but thats a trade off I think for a dryer that moves so much air. In fact the manual says to open a window so the dryer can have adequate make up air. If it doesnt get what it needs then the dryer will take longer. I am looking forward to the dry winter air to come to see how much faster this dryer is with bone dry air.

 

[launderess]

Miele Washers And Detergents

Took the nearly full boxes of Tide with Bleach and Tide Coldwater to mother's for her or other family members to use. Only use either Persil or a commercial European detergent for colours in my Miele. Both seem to do much better, with less rinsing issues, and by the fourth rinse the water is always clear.

The only non-European or "HE" detergent I use is the Caldrea powder for my linens, but it is non-sudsing no so worries there.

Americans can build front loaders to rival Miele's, they've been doing so for commercial use for ages now, it is just that the consumer just won't open their wallets