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| Post# 414095 , Reply# 1 2/9/2010 at 21:08 (5,187 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
Hey there...I have a Miele w4800 washer and the t9800 dryer. You can hook up the machines to cold water but you would have to use a Y adapter. But why would you want to other than the stain thing? I have mine connected to hot and cold. The washer doesnt take long to reach the target temp of the cycle. But one thing you have to know is that certain cycles lock you into a set range of temps. Take Extra White cycle. The only options for temp is very warm or hot. The wash cycle HydroMatic system is different from a Normal cycle. The water level is a bit lower in the Whites cycle compared to a Normal cycle as well. One thing I have to say that with stains this washer will power out stains better than any washer you may have used in the past. The drum plays a big part in it. I find that even with heavily soiled loads that I dont even need a prewash or Extended wash. The dryer I will have to say is very good but be ready for it to be louder than what your using now. Its no slouch drying and clothes come out without static and not shrunk. No matter how I try to shrink something in that dryer it wont let me. The sensor system the dryer has is top notch and it will shut the dryer down within a minute if there is nothing in the dryer. Oh and another thing DO NOT USE DRYER SHEETS in this dryer. It will clog the lint filter. Here is a pic of my set 
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| Post# 414105 , Reply# 2 2/9/2010 at 21:44 (5,187 days old) by somonica () | ||
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Hi! another W4840 owner here.... :) just a friendly reminder, you're expecting too much from a 1000W heater.... ;) 
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Post# 414109 , Reply# 3 2/9/2010 at 21:57 (5,187 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Welcome and isn't it a great feeling to discover you're not alone at all? Front loaders is what got me hooked on washers when I was 18 months old. I've been reading forums on another site all about these Mieles. I'm really interested in them. There's one things I've seeen mentioned a time or two about the 4842 (and I"m not sure if it's true for the 4840), but supposedly there is some sort of turbidity (soil) sensor that measures soil/dirtiness of the water when the heavy soil option is used (which causes a pre-wash) and I"m assuming a cold pre-wash. Anyway, this sensor, if it doesn't measure a certain amount of dirt in the water, will skip the drain of the pre-wash water and proceed into the regular wash cycle, which would then cause the cold water to be heated all the way up to whatever the target temp is--be it warm, very warm, hot, or sanitize. Don't know if you're aware, but to get a better energy star rating for the U.S. market, the heater is not engaged at all on the normal wash program, regardless of incoming water temp. You simply use the custom program and select spin speed and wash water temp you want as a substitute cycle for normal.
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| Post# 414116 , Reply# 6 2/9/2010 at 22:29 (5,187 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Post# 414123 , Reply# 7 2/9/2010 at 22:54 (5,187 days old) by spiralator60 (Los Angeles) |
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Welcome Welcome Mieleforme! Where in California are you? | ||
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Post# 414173 , Reply# 10 2/10/2010 at 08:44 (5,186 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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No turbidity sensor in Mieles. It does have a rinse sensor, which is essentially the temperature sensor. However, the sensor rinse is disabled on the US machines via the software. For protein stains, I'd either run a pre-wash or you can turn the hot water tap off and the machine will switch over to cold fill after a few minutes. Alex | ||
| Post# 414189 , Reply# 12 2/10/2010 at 10:37 (5,186 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent) | ||
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Hmm I would say, tape that sequence and let us discuss it here, or just make a whole study about it :D.... | ||
| Post# 414208 , Reply# 13 2/10/2010 at 12:54 (5,186 days old) by catalystboy () | ||
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Congrats on your new set! by the way congrats, Miele is quality no doubt, i have a capricorn. great suction. | ||
| Post# 414226 , Reply# 14 2/10/2010 at 14:10 (5,186 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
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Post# 414257 , Reply# 15 2/10/2010 at 18:05 (5,186 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Suburbanmd, thanks for letting me know I wasn't loosing my mind seeing if i remembered such a concept being executed. Does anyone know if the prewashes are cold fills? If so and the load isn't all that dirty and skips the drain and starts heating for awhite load, then it's starting with cold water and heating to hot just like Mieleforme wants. | ||
| Post# 414259 , Reply# 17 2/10/2010 at 18:17 (5,186 days old) by somonica () | ||
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pre-wash use the same temperature setting as the main wash... | ||
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Post# 414270 , Reply# 18 2/10/2010 at 18:46 (5,186 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia) |
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I'm interested in the Prewash on the US machines being the same temp as the main wash. On the euro machines the prewash is cold, it drains with no spin and then refills for the main wash. | ||
| Post# 414276 , Reply# 20 2/10/2010 at 19:13 (5,186 days old) by somonica () | ||
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mmmm... water got out from the pre-wash was steaming hot... not 100% it was heated all the way to 70C though... time to borrow some company asset over the weekend... ;) | ||
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Post# 414339 , Reply# 22 2/10/2010 at 22:10 (5,186 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 414340 , Reply# 23 2/10/2010 at 22:11 (5,186 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 414344 , Reply# 24 2/10/2010 at 22:20 (5,186 days old) by favorit () | ||
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sorry Bob actually it isn't a link ... i wrote the subject drift in the wrong place. | ||
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Post# 414373 , Reply# 25 2/11/2010 at 00:05 (5,186 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 414436 , Reply# 26 2/11/2010 at 09:53 (5,185 days old) by rayjay (Carteret, New Jersey) | ||
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Hi. I was wondering if the Miele 4842 can be programmed to add more water to at least the rinse cycles?? I have heard this somewhere, but cannot remember where> Please let us know. Thanks Ray | ||
| Post# 414600 , Reply# 28 2/11/2010 at 20:13 (5,185 days old) by favorit () | ||
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W844 rinse level on cottons with a very adsorbant load This very level is also used in the "very soft water" mode 
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| Post# 414756 , Reply# 29 2/12/2010 at 13:11 (5,184 days old) by somonica () | ||
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Maximum Water Level... Hi Ray, get yourself into the programming mode, and get that Maximum Water Level switch on.... :) | ||
| Post# 414761 , Reply# 31 2/12/2010 at 13:44 (5,184 days old) by rayjay (Carteret, New Jersey) | ||
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hi Favorit. Nice water level on that load. I hope I can get the same results on the American Model. | ||
| Post# 414799 , Reply# 32 2/12/2010 at 16:51 (5,184 days old) by somonica () | ||
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you are welcome Ray.... you'll get *that* much rinse water for "Normal" and "extra white" cycles... :) 
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