Thread Number: 71215
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Meet our new Miele W1! |
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Post# 942624 , Reply# 1   6/9/2017 at 08:43 (2,484 days old) by UncleDave (California)   |   | |
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Post# 942641 , Reply# 2   6/9/2017 at 10:28 (2,484 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 942648 , Reply# 3   6/9/2017 at 10:54 (2,484 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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Gosh! That's a real bargain! Well done indeed. |
Post# 942663 , Reply# 4   6/9/2017 at 12:18 (2,484 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 942688 , Reply# 6   6/9/2017 at 15:48 (2,483 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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The first generation W1s (and T1s for that matter) had a lot of smaller issues (vibrations, bad wash\rinse results). But given yours has the calibration cycle already. it should be of a later revision. There should be a cleaning cycle for the dosage system, but you'd need the empty cartridges you can fill your self for that. |
Post# 942809 , Reply# 8   6/10/2017 at 04:21 (2,483 days old) by Northernmary (Huddersfield - West Yorkshire)   |   | |
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The twindos cartridges have rubber ends that you remove. At the end of the cartridges are spring mounted rubber bungs that move in and out when you insert and remove the cartridges they open and seal the cartridges.
If the machine has been stood for a long period of time the liquid inside of the twindos system will become thick and will require an engineer visit to flush the system out so its able to be used again
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Post# 942810 , Reply# 9   6/10/2017 at 04:22 (2,483 days old) by Northernmary (Huddersfield - West Yorkshire)   |   | |
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System needs a visit from tech to flush through if not used regularly
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Post# 942857 , Reply# 12   6/10/2017 at 11:54 (2,483 days old) by jerrod6 (Southeastern Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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I think the W1 is supposed to be release to the USA either this year or next. |
Post# 943205 , Reply# 13   6/12/2017 at 16:06 (2,480 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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MieleUSA hasn't had a new washer model added to the line up since the 30XX series a few years ago. Though there have been "upgrades" they are due for something new.
My guess is one big issue is to decide if a version of the W1 does come to this side of the pond should it be 120v or 220v. Since it seems MieleUSA has all but given up on 220v for domestic washers outside of the "professional" side such as the Little Giants for the USA market, will be interesting to see what if anything happens with W1 units. |
Post# 943208 , Reply# 14   6/12/2017 at 16:29 (2,480 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 943217 , Reply# 15   6/12/2017 at 17:54 (2,480 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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In large part for urban areas and other construction where vented dryers are not possible, any sort of condenser dryer is still a hard sell for much of the USA.
Here in NYC you are seeing more condenser dryers or any sort (heat pump and so forth) due to new construction and or redevelopment of former commercial space. In either case access to outside facing walls is at a premium. Also much new construction is glass façade instead of masonry walls, thus again venting a dryer would be difficult to impossible. Running a dryer for two hours or so just isn't up a large part of American's laundry habits. What with washers (front loaders) now taking one and a half to two hours (or more) to complete a load, asking some to endure another two hours for drying time is more than some will bear. You're talking about between four to five hours just to one load of washing. For those where such economical "green" or whatever appliances are up their street, fair enough. But those having grown used to the speed and ease of electric or gas vented dryers may and likely will balk. One saving grace with heat pump dryers is they can be used in temperate climates such as NYC during the warmer and humid times of year. Once temps go above say 75F and humidity kicks in (for which NYS summers are famous), my Lavatherm dryer is almost totally useless. Only way to run the thing is to also turn on the air conditioner, which to my mind is a foolish waste of money. |
Post# 943226 , Reply# 17   6/12/2017 at 19:42 (2,480 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Owner's manual claims the thing can be used to a "permissible ambient" temperature of 35°C (95F), but I've never been too sure.
Once outdoor temps reach 75F or above and thus indoor aren't much less (without turning on the AC), the thing is useless. Better to dry things by hanging them on a maiden or horse. Indeed if one turns on a fan they will dry faster than in the Lavatherm. During cooler or cold times of the year, things are more tolerable. There times are as listed above in previous post. Knowing in advance how the filter system on this model of Lavatherm isn't the best, tend not to do towels and things that give off much lint. Still am sure sooner or later the thing will need to be opened for a full cleaning. If one didn't have the Lavatherm would consider a Miele or other heat pump dryer. After all either way would be looking at drying times in excess of one and one half hours. Warm and muggy weather NYC has in spades during late Spring through much of the Fall, hence why the Lavatherm is useless to one for much of the year. " am actually tempted to go back to a sensible vented 'hose-out-the-window dryer." Yes, that is why we keep the small Whirlpool compact/portable vented dryer. Though have jigged up a window vent (bit of wood with a hole sawed out), so don't have to hang the hose out of window. It actually is the best of both worlds. In deep Winter when the Whirlpool vented dryer spews out telltale plumes of steam (a dead giveaway that a clothes dryer is being used), can switch to the Lavatherm. Not only does the latter dry one's washing, but adds some heat and moisture back into the room. Most welcomed with the dry conditions from steam radiator heating. |
Post# 945089 , Reply# 21   6/24/2017 at 18:32 (2,468 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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This stuff is jaw dropping expensive. The Ultra Phase Detergents are only like 40p a cycle. |
Post# 945189 , Reply# 23   6/25/2017 at 08:08 (2,468 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 945194 , Reply# 24   6/25/2017 at 08:43 (2,468 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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O! Ye stars and little fishies! Please! I had forgotten how awful this low-voltage system was when it comes to running anything more potent than a tea-cup stirrer. Because Americans think their ways are better than the rest of the world, we are stuck with the English Common system of measurement (14 inches to foot, four feet to a quart, three quarts to a tablespoon...and everything measured by volume). Same reason we are stuck with this stupid 120V 15A (20A if you're lucky) current. Never mind the resistance to all the other advances Europe and Asia take for granted. |
Post# 945196 , Reply# 25   6/25/2017 at 09:11 (2,468 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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I think the Original Poster's machine came from 'off-the-floor', end-of-line, display model, without all the usual odds and ends a pristine packaged model would have. |
Post# 945198 , Reply# 26   6/25/2017 at 09:18 (2,468 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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Eh? Isn't it 12" to a foot? I have seen a foot ruler divided into 10ths though. I don't if it was a genuine American device, or if it was a joke one that somebody picked up on holiday somewhere. |
Post# 945202 , Reply# 27   6/25/2017 at 09:44 (2,468 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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I was teasing. Robert Heinlein made that particular joke first, in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, but it is nuts here in the US. I still do all my own work and layouts in metric - so much easier than this stupid system my American colleagues use. Faster, more accurate, scalable.... I need to start adding /snark to my posts. |
Post# 945207 , Reply# 28   6/25/2017 at 10:04 (2,468 days old) by UncleDave (California)   |   | |
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With all the different detergents I use from load to load, from what I can see the auto dosing units wouldnt work as well for me as a regular unit with a drawer.
Cool and easy if you use the same detergent a lot, but otherwise purging and cleaning lines to go from one to the other with frequency seems like it would become a chore and wasteful as you lose the product in the lines. Or am I not understanding how this works? UD |