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Post# 192860 , Reply# 1   2/22/2007 at 13:31 (6,244 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 192880 , Reply# 2   2/22/2007 at 15:16 (6,244 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Like Stiftung Warentest here in Germany. They do a lot of tests together, by the way. I know some folks think these magazines are prejudiced and I agree they sometimes have priorities which are just plain weird. But it is nice to have an independent opinion why I spend my hard earned money on a durable good. What did Which like, by the way? |
Post# 192882 , Reply# 3   2/22/2007 at 15:21 (6,244 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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I don't subscribe anymore, but usually Miele and BSH come out top so obviously they must be doing something right :-). Jon |
Post# 193012 , Reply# 7   2/23/2007 at 02:07 (6,244 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Also sometimes will rate two "baugleich" machines differently. When I wrote them and asked them why (this was back in the early 1990's), they wrote back: 1) First, they corrected mistakes in my German. 2) Explained that they rated elements such as the instruction manual in only one language per page (not the mixture of English-French-Spanish paragraphs we often see in the US) or the use of recyclable packaging materials so highly that they could push a machine up or down a note. They gave a few examples, seem to recall that the Constructa washers of that time came with a very detailed, easy to follow, well-illustrated washing guide on the detergent door. That got them plus points over the Siemens of that model which, tho' otherwise identical, only had a blank face for the door. I have noticed that Miele seldom gets bad notes, their opinion of Whirlpool is about as bad as mine and B/S/H is never especially good or bad... What bothered me for a long time was their refusal to test and evaluate brands sold by one of the biggest chains in Europe: Aldi. They pretended it was because they used OEMs (like the others don't???!!!) but finally gave in. Pure snobbishness. |
Post# 193019 , Reply# 8   2/23/2007 at 03:16 (6,244 days old) by robm (Buxted)   |   | |
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Hi Steve I'm quite surprised at that report. Especially the sound because it really is very quiet. I did a video (sorry can't work out how to add to youtube) which I showed to Darren and Jon when I went to Lincoln. They agreed how quiet it is. Re wash results, I myself haven't had a problem although we did have a stain that didn't come out. Although I love high water levels maybe in the wash this isn't always a good thing. Todays detergents aren't really designed for high water levels and I think that these dilute the powder too much. I must remember to add more. Not good for economy I guess. Below is a pic of the whites program (washing tea towels). The level on the shirts program is right up the door, bearing in mind the drum is tilted this machine uses gallons of water. Rob |