Thread Number: 71276
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Miele Novotronic W1918 |
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Post# 943387   6/13/2017 at 22:33 (2,519 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Finally, one showed up on CL! The pair was listed Monday afternoon, I replied within a couple of hours and picked it up last night. The seller had the pair (vented dryer) but I only really wanted the washer so left the dryer behind. First pic is washer home and running, the rest are the seller's pics.
Only have cleaned it up a little so it's not ready for close-ups and am running a clean cycle - Cottons 155F, Water-Plus. I pulled the filter and cleaned it and the pump housing, though it wasn't too terrible. I'm using a 1/3 cup of Lemi-Shine for this run, will run a little bleach next cycle. So far so good, spins up to 1600 smoothly and quietly.
I've used Jeff's but have very little Mile experience so I'm anxious to put it through it's paces.
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Post# 943396 , Reply# 2   6/14/2017 at 00:16 (2,519 days old) by Revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Congrats Greg! It looks very similar to the W1926 I recently purchased. WOW, 1600 rpm! Mine only runs to 1200. Is that one 6 kg or 7 kg capacity? It may be too late by now but the owners manual specifically says DO NOT USE liquid chlorine bleach as it will damage the machine. I'm sure you will really enjoy it as I really like mine! Kevin |
Post# 943411 , Reply# 3   6/14/2017 at 07:41 (2,519 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 943412 , Reply# 4   6/14/2017 at 07:57 (2,519 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Congratulations Greg!
The W1918 is a 5 kg machine. It's similar to the W900 European series. The 6 kg models are deeper than the width. The 1600 rpm machines from that time were only available in 5 kg capacity. The 6 kg machines (IIRC the 1926) were based on the Little Giant series. IMHO a quick rinse with just a little bleach can't do much harm. Also take out the detergent dispenser and see if the housing of it is clean. Mold can accumulate there, even when you leave the dispenser open between loads. Besides that it's good to clean the gasket regularly, there is a hole in it, but it might not always get empty. |
Post# 943413 , Reply# 5   6/14/2017 at 08:08 (2,519 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Yes true, especially with bleach as the main wash is approx. 45 mins. As you noticed when running the citric acid cycle, the total cycle time is 1:40, which appears to be the norm for all the cotton cycles (I've not tried any others yet). FYI pre-wash adds 10 mins to the cycle.
The "rapid wash" button knocks an hour off the (cottons) cycle time by shortening the main wash and eliminating 2 of the 4 rinses. However it does fill 1/4 up the door glass for those rinses.
TIP: If you want/need to change or restart a cycle after you've started it, turn the cycle knob to the top start/finish position and wait for the cycle progress lights to cycle through and the "end" light comes on. Otherwise to temporarily stop / pause a cycle, press the on/off button. Also, at least on mine, once the washer has filled with water (even the lower default level) the door will not open during the cycle by pressing the release button. Open the pump access door and pull down on the round tab to release the door.
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Post# 943414 , Reply# 6   6/14/2017 at 08:13 (2,519 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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BTW, the manual is still available on the Miele USA website.
www.mieleusa.com/forms2/u... It's a PDF file. |
Post# 943415 , Reply# 7   6/14/2017 at 08:17 (2,519 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Congratulations, Greg!
I love my Mieles.
Be very careful with chlorine bleach. It is not used much in Europe and I don't think the seals and other parts are made to withstand it. |
Post# 943416 , Reply# 8   6/14/2017 at 08:31 (2,519 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 943431 , Reply# 9   6/14/2017 at 11:34 (2,519 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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My grandma used bleach heavily in our W961, even on boilwash cycles. Never an issue. What was the idea again that bleach is supposed to do in terms of harm? |
Post# 943446 , Reply# 10   6/14/2017 at 14:21 (2,519 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Thanks for the tips, guys. Haven't had a chance to play any since last night so will do a first load tonight with actual clothes. After the citric acid cycle, the machine smells fresh and clean so I probably am going to be good to go without worrying about the bleach. As Louis said, 190F should kill off any remaining cooties but the washer is very clean overall. There was some scuzzy residue in the dispenser housing, but the brushing and LA's Totally Awesome cleaner seems to have taken care of that.
The seller said it was in the house when they bought it and now that they have their first child (18 mos.) they felt they needed more capacity so they bought a Bosch Axxis set (probably on CL).
Thanks for the link to the manual, Kevin sent me a PDF of it this morning too. :-)
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Post# 943449 , Reply# 11   6/14/2017 at 14:47 (2,519 days old) by Brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)   |   | |
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Hey Greg, I've used bleach occaisionally at temps up to 60c and never had a problem. If you want to clean it use some powder dishwasher detergent and a long hot wash. If it's to whiten clothes then just try a 60c cycle with a good detergent and you might be amazed. Cheers Nathan |
Post# 943483 , Reply# 16   6/14/2017 at 19:07 (2,519 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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Post# 943561 , Reply# 17   6/15/2017 at 08:53 (2,518 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 943646 , Reply# 19   6/15/2017 at 20:50 (2,518 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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It's like having Albert Einstein and Mary Margaret MacMertz do your laundry. Or those poor servants in Gosford Park.
Be prepared, unfortunately, for dissatisfaction with the performance of every other washer out there.
IMHO nothing does the job better than a Miele (but, being the perpetual spoiled child, I wouldn't mind a bigger tub, the 1800 spin speeds I'm beginning to see out in the market, a few more short cycles and a bleach dispenser that worked the way the Bauknecht's do where the bleach gets dispensed in the first warm rinse). We were taught in culinary school sanitation classes that chlorine bleach solutions do their work better in lukewarm water, not hot water because most of the chlorine volatilizes. Whenever I use bleach in any machine I have, I usually add it to a separate warm rinse.
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Post# 943648 , Reply# 20   6/15/2017 at 21:04 (2,518 days old) by aamassther (Hendersonville, NC )   |   | |
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I second what @bajaespuma said. Once you go Miele, you never go back, lol. I like to bleach my white, kitchen microfibres, but also like long, hot washes at 75c for hygiene and whitening. I wash the microfibres first on a 30c quick wash with a tiny bit of detergent and a half cap of Clorox bleach crystals. I then add my white tea towels to the load and start a 75c cottons hygiene cycle with an enzyme and percarbonate bleach- result is bright whites and no bleach damage or yellowing. This is the only load I need to add chorine bleach to, as my white microfibres tend to hold coffee/tea stains. Everything else is sparkling white.
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Post# 943711 , Reply# 21   6/16/2017 at 06:37 (2,517 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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BTW, I use old-fashioned Ammonia in my Miele all the time. Ammonia is a solvent for a lot of the natural detritus leached from human skin that cause whites to yellow, even after they're bleached, over time. Nothing in the Miele manuals says anything about use of Ammonia so I cross my fingers and pour. |
Post# 943726 , Reply# 22   6/16/2017 at 08:15 (2,517 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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I assume that when you cross your fingers and pour, you have removed your formal gloves. |
Post# 943736 , Reply# 23   6/16/2017 at 09:14 (2,517 days old) by aamassther (Hendersonville, NC )   |   | |
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Post# 957760 , Reply# 24   9/16/2017 at 12:13 (2,425 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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So Greg, you've had your little Miele 1918 for 3 months now, can you give us a full report on your usage - experiences - thoughts with / and about it?
While I have run other loads through my 1926 (and surprised how much it can actually hold), I've been using it mostly for loads of whites on the 180F or 190F cycle w/ Persil Megaperls. I used to run water in the sink to get hot water in the pipes before starting the washers. Since the Miele heats it's water, now I just start it first and by time it's done filling, hot water is in the pipes for the other machines. I still feel 1 hr 40 mins is a loooong time for one load, but I'm getting used to it.
Kevin |