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Miele T1415 dryer question |
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Post# 253518   12/11/2007 at 20:30 (5,951 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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I'm getting the matching dryer to my Miele W1215 washer sometime in January, and I want them stacked. How does this work? It appears it doesn't consist of simply putting the dryer on top of the washer but rather removing the washer's top and bolting the dryer to the top of the washer? How heavy is the dryer? Is this something that 4 ordinary people could easily lift or is it anywhere near as heavy as the washer? Do I dare trust the delivery poeple to install the dryer on top of the washer? Thanks!
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Post# 253544 , Reply# 1   12/12/2007 at 02:10 (5,951 days old) by dj-gabriele ()   |   | |
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There is a kind of platform that you have to put between the washing machine and the dryer, contact your miele dealer for the appropriate model |
Post# 253627 , Reply# 3   12/12/2007 at 13:32 (5,951 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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I'm not sure if the slide out shelf comes with the stacking kit or not, but it looks like it could be useful under the dryer door. |
Post# 253665 , Reply# 6   12/12/2007 at 17:33 (5,950 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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To knock my Miele dryer off the washer after loosening the restrainers. OK, they also dropped my dishwasher down the stairs, killed my favorite 1979 Philips 40cm TL and did various other and sundry damage. But that means to me, if they could do it, a child or an unbalanced load could, too. Get the restraining kit. If they sell the one with the slide out board in the 'States, spend the extra money. It is so very much worth it. Whatever you do, do not just plop it on there unrestrained. Way too dangerous. I have moved Miele dryers with one other man (I'm 6'2" and solid muscle between the ears) but it is a hell of a lot easier for three people to do it - the third need not be that strong, just serve to guide things. Makes it much easier. |
Post# 253684 , Reply# 7   12/12/2007 at 19:00 (5,950 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Okay, I think I'll just buy the kit and install it myself, the kit is $169 so I'm hoping it comes with the pull out table top! Now that I've got that cleared up, I have a couple questions about the dryer itself (T1415)... Does anyone know what the temperatures are for each drying cycle? What exactly does the "Turbo" option do? What exactly does the "Full Load" option do? Thanks for any info! CLICK HERE TO GO TO pulsator's LINK |
Post# 253853 , Reply# 10   12/13/2007 at 12:49 (5,950 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 253862 , Reply# 11   12/13/2007 at 13:34 (5,950 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Remember that dryers have no suspension or balance control whatsoever and that huge bedding load always tangles up as you know. Its amazing how many dryers I have seen Miele, Hoover, Lux, Hotpoint that all move with that unbalanced tangled bedding load in it and they are not sat where they were originally installed after the cycle due to rocking side to side and walking. Not worth the risk.
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Post# 254163 , Reply# 13   12/14/2007 at 16:22 (5,948 days old) by northernmary (Huddersfield - West Yorkshire)   |   | |
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Post# 254167 , Reply# 14   12/14/2007 at 17:04 (5,948 days old) by irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City)   |   | |
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I have my set side by side and they work well with the universal adapter. It came with my set, although, I bought them as a set. Yes, get the stacking kit. I believe tha the top has to come off of the washer for it to fit properly. There is one thing that is important to remember with these dryers, they are not like a typical American Dryer. Normal is still really damp when clothes are finished. This is what Miele told me as well as the people at Luwa Distributing, Germans like to Iron, so Normal would be a little bit damp dry. When setting your dryness level, make sure you set it on more dry or extra dry, I usually opt for more dry.They also tumble two dirrections, kind of unique, and very effective when drying. Most of the settings are sensor programs, I usually use Normal and set it for the anti crease .Once in a while, somethings will not be all of the way dry if it is a really thick article of clothing, I just toss it back in for 20 min, and bam! it is dry. One more thing, I do not use fabric softener like I once did after getting a Miele. You just don't need it. I have it and use it once in a while, I just find that things do not have the static cling like they did with the Maytag dryer that I once had. I am not over drying my clothes. If you do opt for softener, don't use sheets in the dryer, use it in the washer. There is alot more airflow in these machines. There is a likely hood that it will just, and this is what Miele said, just clog up the machine and end up in the fluff filter. I have done clothes for one of my friends just to help her get caught up, and the towels I wash here always come out fluffier than they do at her house. That is why she loves it when I wash for them.If you have any questions about it, just e-mail me, I have had this dryer for three years. Cheers!
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