Say Hello To The New Baby of The Family

[foraloysius]

Launderess,

Have you tried the short cycles on this machine? It makes quite a difference when you use them. There is a table on page 42 of the manual (if you can open it, it seems to use quite a bit of memory when you do).

Cottons 140F is 77 minutes instead of 118.
Permanent Press 45 instead of 78
Delicates on short and 80*F is 40 minutes.

All quite reasonable I think.

 

[launderess]

Yes, but...

Have read the manual cover to cover as it came with my machine. Only fly in the ointment is the fact cycle times printed are for 220v service. Have not checked to see how much longer (due to water heating) cycles are on 120v.

Use mainly the "short" cycles so far for cottons, even delicates as again found them more than adequate for what I was laundering.

Thanks for the tip though, keep sending those suggestions my way please.

L.

 

[frigilux]

Page 42?!

Is that thing a three volume novel or something? Is that Spielberg on the phone trying to purchase the movie rights for it, LOL?

On Cycle Times: Launderess, you're just going to have to approach a load of laundry with the patience and mindfulness of a Zen master.

 

[launderess]

Yes, page "42". *LOL*

Unlike what comes with today's washing machines, this Miele manual is quite through and easy to understand.

You can read it for yourself by downloading at the following link:

Search by model W1070

L.

Am still amazed how so far nothing bothers this 250lb plus tank of a washing machine. So far not even one bounce of an out of balance load. Then again with over 200lbs of cast iron as a structural base, what can one expect?

http://www.miele.com/manuals/search_manuals.aspx