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Thread Number: 67963
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Miele WKB120 |
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| Post# 906773 11/13/2016 at 09:39 (2,719 days old) by Paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
After much deliberation and two years of owning washing machines I wasn't completely happy with I bought myself a new Miele. It arrived on the 9th November so I've had a few days to try out the cycles. I have to say, it's an amazing machine. Very quiet, washes and rinses brilliantly, I've not needed to use the extra rinse at all, even with our very soft Scottish water.
Any questions, feel free to ask. | ||
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| Post# 906808 , Reply# 1 11/13/2016 at 15:50 (2,719 days old) by Hotpointwfwt02 (Manchester) | ||
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Post# 906810 , Reply# 2 11/13/2016 at 16:13 (2,719 days old) by henene4  (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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Is the load recognisiton any more advanced then the previous 2 load sizes/normal short system? And how are cycle times over all? | ||
| Post# 906814 , Reply# 3 11/13/2016 at 16:43 (2,718 days old) by Paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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The machine should've cost £1099 from Very but I got a discount. John Lewis are selling them for £899 just now I think.
Henene4, The load recognition seems to be more advanced, yes. However, if using the short option a small load's wash time will only drop a little. I have the "degree of soiling" function switched on, basically after you've selected a wash the machine asks how dirty the load is. If you select heavy soil the machine adds a prewash and does deeper rinses. Both minimum iron and dark garments use distribution tumble for part of the wash. The most surprising thing for me was that the delicates cycle uses a low water level but very slow tumbles. The only niggle is the express wash just does one rinse although it fills with clean water before it drains the wash water. If you deselect the short option on the express wash you get 20mins of the intensive tumbles. I've still to try the shirts cycle with its pre ironing function. | ||
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Post# 906815 , Reply# 4 11/13/2016 at 16:48 (2,718 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Hello Luv! | ||
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Post# 906848 , Reply# 6 11/13/2016 at 21:02 (2,718 days old) by aamassther (Hendersonville, NC ) |
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Welcome to the world of Miele washing! It changes everything. I'm still amazed at how clean everything is and the control they allow.
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| Post# 906850 , Reply# 7 11/13/2016 at 21:12 (2,718 days old) by richnz (New Zealand) | ||
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Lovely looking machine. Do you miss the orange door button? | ||
| Post# 906889 , Reply# 8 11/14/2016 at 06:32 (2,718 days old) by Paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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Laundress
Aw, was a nice message to wake up to! Thank you!
To answer your question, the plastic parts don't feel as substantial as older models, the detergent draw doesn't feel quite as robust but it's still better than other manufacturers machines. As for the rest of the machine I can't see any major differences in quality. There are marked improvements in the wash action and rinse times. My Miele W1613 took ages to rinse, in fact it spent more time rinsing than washing, this is not the case now. My new machine spends less than a third of the cycle time rinsing. Henene4, on paper the Miele drum is smaller than on the 12Kg Beko I had. Miele 65litre drum, Beko 71 litre drum, however, I was told by someone who works for Miele that Beko include the door boot as drum capacity where as Miele only measure the drum itself. In reality, I can get more in the drum of the Miele. I actually quite like the new buttons, I really like the touch screen for scrolling through the options and changing stuff in the settings menu. aamassther, that's a gorgeous looking Miele you have! richnz, I'm not actually missing the orange button, the orange highlight on the door kinda makes up for it. | ||
| Post# 906910 , Reply# 9 11/14/2016 at 08:45 (2,718 days old) by Paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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I forgot to post a link to the instruction book, it gives you a good idea what the machine can do and explains the settings menu.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Paulc's LINK | ||
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Post# 907026 , Reply# 11 11/15/2016 at 05:55 (2,717 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany) |
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Congratulations on your new machine!
I`ve had a Miele myself for about 12 years and wonder what I would repace it with if something seriously went wrong. It`s still going strong, but you never know... Reading the instruction book you posted one thing I don`t like is when a progamme is canceled it says it pumps out the suds. Mine doesn`t do that and I`m glad it doesn`t. I also didn`t find any hints in the booklet for an automatic soak cycle. I`ve really come to like the combination of a soak with a short cotton cycle for certain loads. Has soaking been abandoned now or is it just hidden somewhere in the menu? The possibility of limiting the max temp to 80° because of possible problems in high altitude situations is new to me. Amazing... they really seem to think of everything you could imagine and still give you a maximum of control. | ||
| Post# 907073 , Reply# 13 11/15/2016 at 10:28 (2,717 days old) by Paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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There's no soak option on my machine but there is the ability to extend the prewash time .to 31, 34 or 37 minutes. There is an add laundry function but it's only selectable for the first ten minutes or so of the programme.it is slightly annoying that if you want to select a different cycle the machine pumps out.
My last Miele had the reduced temp function if the machine is being used at high altitudes. | ||
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Post# 907122 , Reply# 14 11/15/2016 at 15:46 (2,717 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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I just checked and both the white door model of this machine as well as the new Classic line have the programmable soak option. | ||
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Post# 907123 , Reply# 15 11/15/2016 at 16:00 (2,717 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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My Lavamat | ||
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