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Post# 362809   7/9/2009 at 12:32 (5,401 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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At last......photos of my Miele 1613. 8 months old this week




Post# 362810 , Reply# 1   7/9/2009 at 12:33 (5,401 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        
sorry

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for the size of pics, took on my phone and dont know how to resize

Post# 362811 , Reply# 2   7/9/2009 at 12:35 (5,401 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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Drum shot.....6KG

Post# 362812 , Reply# 3   7/9/2009 at 12:36 (5,401 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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What I am using just now

Post# 362813 , Reply# 4   7/9/2009 at 12:40 (5,401 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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Washing......sorry you can't see the action

Post# 362814 , Reply# 5   7/9/2009 at 12:41 (5,401 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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Last one.

Post# 362819 , Reply# 6   7/9/2009 at 13:04 (5,401 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

Beautiful machine

Wonderful performance.


Post# 362820 , Reply# 7   7/9/2009 at 13:04 (5,401 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)        

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How come it doesn't have the Honey Comb drum? I have a 6kg Miele that is over a year old with the Honey Comb drum...

Post# 362827 , Reply# 8   7/9/2009 at 13:44 (5,401 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        
Pulsator

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the 1613 has the microhole drum, it's the BOL machine. I think the 1614 has the honeycomb drum.

Thanks Thomas, I think its a stunning machine!!!


Post# 362834 , Reply# 9   7/9/2009 at 14:14 (5,401 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)        

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Ahhhhh, interesting! It is indeed beautiful!!!

Post# 362837 , Reply# 10   7/9/2009 at 14:20 (5,401 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

I didn't understand the dispenser compartments and why it has a cover...
somebody please explain it to me.


Post# 362840 , Reply# 11   7/9/2009 at 14:25 (5,401 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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Aw thanks, I love it's simplicity programme wise, ie: it doesn't have programmes that I would never use. The only gripe's I have is I can't add an extra rinse onto the "automatic" programme unless I select "no spin" and the "express wash" has a normal action wash for 10 mins.....I would prefer intense wash action for 15 mins.

Post# 362841 , Reply# 12   7/9/2009 at 14:32 (5,401 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Miele - Immer Besser...!!!

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Hi Paul, lovely machine, will last a lifetime, what is your most used programme?? have you tried the woollens wash??

The latest W5 series are selling well with the new 7kg drum, but I oh so wish they would put the 7kg in the W1756...!!! the door alone looks like it should have the 7kg drum, BUT now we do have the chrome door!!!


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Post# 362846 , Reply# 13   7/9/2009 at 14:56 (5,401 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        
Mike

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I would say I use the "cottons" prog the most, see post about towels, I go through a lot!!!

Use the "automatic" programme for small loads and "minimum iron" for most of our clothes.

Have used the "woolens" was for handwash things and its very effective.

Do you think the 7 kg drum would be much bigger or do you think they have just upped the water levels? The drum on mine is pretty big and I can get way more in a cotton wash than I could with our old Hotpoint WD440 which was rated at 6kg.

I was warned when we got this machine that I was not allowed to get bored of it and it would have to be a "keeper"!! Having said that, I can't ever seen me getting bored or fed up with this machine........plus I have the option of updates for it as well.

Am off just now......it's Torchwood time!!!


Post# 362856 , Reply# 14   7/9/2009 at 15:21 (5,401 days old) by jwilson00 ()        

The new miele 7KG range has a 60L drum size :D Does this miele have that slow and fast cottons wash profile? Oh and is torchwood any good? :D Been sky+ it all week, havent had a chance to watch any :D

Post# 362861 , Reply# 15   7/9/2009 at 16:04 (5,401 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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Yes it has that cotton wash profile. And be warned re: Torchwood, you will cry at the 4th episode!!

Post# 362866 , Reply# 16   7/9/2009 at 16:23 (5,401 days old) by jwilson00 ()        

Im thinking i might know why i'll be crying like a little girl lol, just seen a load of face book status's :(

Post# 362888 , Reply# 17   7/9/2009 at 19:16 (5,401 days old) by samsungfl (United Kingdom/London )        
Looks Great :-)

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Hi- Washer looks great, I have to say the Miele's without the chrome doors have grown on me compared to when they first came out!

Nice to see what the Microhole drum looks like close up too, not seen a proper picture of one until now.

Great to hear another Miele owner still loving their machine, I just cant fault mine, some may even say im a bit obsessed with it, but hey they are special machines :P! Mine is a year old on the 19th, time really has flown by and I still love it more and more everytime I use it :-)

Nice thread :-)

Rich


Post# 362906 , Reply# 18   7/9/2009 at 21:48 (5,401 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Dispenser

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Left if for pre-wash and or pre-soak (if an offered option)

Right is main wash detergent

Front dispenser(with lid) is for fabric conditioner, dispensed during the final rinse.



Post# 363215 , Reply# 19   7/11/2009 at 12:52 (5,399 days old) by favorit ()        
Right & left compartments now are swapped

Launderess, that's true in "last century" mieles ... in the last 10 years miele has swapped prewash on right and main wash on left.

My mother who was used with the "old style" W780, took a while to remember that in the W844 it was the contrary, despite of the "I" and "II" prints ....... finally she uses both machines with no mistakes :-))

Latest machines (W3000-4000-5000-6000) even have the FS dispenser no more in the front but on the left side

Thomas, the cover on the FS dispenser is useful to avoid to have the last rinse done with fabric softener and washing powder ...

In a shared house during work in summertime I had to rinse the drawer of a Candy Aquamatic before each load. A girl was used to put tablets in EACH compartment ... maybe she enjoied sudsy laundry ???



Post# 363221 , Reply# 20   7/11/2009 at 13:04 (5,399 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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Thanks guys for all the comments. Richard, it sounds like me and you are fully paid up members of the Miele fan club!! I wish I'd got one years ago, rather than buying a string of average ( ish ) and some rubbish machines.

Favorit, my sister recently bought some "wool wash" from Lidl, she thought it was fabric softener, so she too had very soapy washing!!


Post# 363231 , Reply# 21   7/11/2009 at 14:12 (5,399 days old) by rolls_rapide (.)        
Stability of Mieles on suspended wooden floors.

How well do they cope on wooden floors?

My parents have a Bosch which is fine on solid floors, but was dreadful on the previous house's chipboard floor panels. It leapt about like a 'Jack-in-the-box'. We had to bolt it to the floor.


Post# 363233 , Reply# 22   7/11/2009 at 14:14 (5,399 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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We have chipboard floors, the Miele is steady as a rock.

Post# 363861 , Reply# 23   7/14/2009 at 08:51 (5,396 days old) by favorit ()        
wool wash ........

Paul,I remember those times when Henkel came out with the "green" ATLAS series : it was a nightmare, all the bottles were almost identical.... my mother sometimes washed with softener and rinsed with detergent :-))

For our sake
-here Calgonit is called Finish
-we have soft water, so don't need Calgon

Otherwise I had the dishwasher done with Calgon tabs and towels with a sparkling 3 in 1 scent ;-))


Post# 363913 , Reply# 24   7/14/2009 at 13:43 (5,396 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        
favorit

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That would make for interesting smelling washing!!

So guys, I've shown you mine, let's see your Mieles! What are your most used/favorite programmes and is there anything you would change about your Miele?


Post# 364057 , Reply# 25   7/15/2009 at 04:05 (5,396 days old) by mrwash ()        
8 months b-day

Hey, my set got 8 months old too 2 weeks ago.

Post# 364075 , Reply# 26   7/15/2009 at 07:15 (5,395 days old) by favorit ()        
my dream ..

.. would be to have a wider settings menu, just like the Little Giants one. So I could set 4 rinses on minimum iron

Most used cycle chart :

1 Minimum Iron
2 Handwash
3 Mini (your Express)
4 Coloured/Boilwash
5 Delicates (your Synthetics)

I never use Mixed Loads (your Automatic), in these cases i use M.I, so I'm sure to have the cooldown.
It's a stupid cycle : a very small load of cottons is washed as M.I. , while it senses a medium load of poly as if it were heavy cotton (... so no cooldown and full spin)

Here a pic of a the W844

@ MrWasch tolle Navitronic !! :-)


Post# 364177 , Reply# 27   7/15/2009 at 11:40 (5,395 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        
favorit

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My "Automatic" cycle does a cool down if 40 deg is selected and the machine thinks it is a mainly synthetic load.

MrWash, your machines are lovely!


Post# 364193 , Reply# 28   7/15/2009 at 12:05 (5,395 days old) by samsungfl (United Kingdom/London )        
My Miele :-)

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As most of you probably know, we got the W3922WPS almost a year ago, a year ago on the 19th infact :-). It truly does amaze me, the build quality, the wash, rinse and spinning results, just seems flawless to me, in comparision to many other machines I've had, makes for a very smooth running machine :D I really couldnt be happier!

I think so far, my favourite program is Minimum Iron, alot of my washing goes on that at usually either 40*c or 60*c, seems to be a very good cycle which gives some impressive washing and rinsing results, and actually does what it says - leaves stuff really crease free, esspecially if you hang stuff up to dry afterwards, t-shirts and the like dont seem to need ironing, the spins just the right length to remove alot of water, but not too long to set creases in :-)

Even my mum really likes the machine now, and believe you me, after the luck ( or luck we havent had) with washers in the past few years, it takes some serious convincing as she was skeptical, was is fair really :-)

Here's a few pics :-)

Rich



Post# 364195 , Reply# 29   7/15/2009 at 12:11 (5,395 days old) by samsungfl (United Kingdom/London )        

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Drum Shot..... :-)

Post# 364206 , Reply# 30   7/15/2009 at 12:47 (5,395 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        
Rich

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Lovely machine! I would love a machine with a drum light! Can you keep it on right through the cycle or does it switch off automatically?

Post# 364207 , Reply# 31   7/15/2009 at 12:52 (5,395 days old) by mrwash ()        
drum light

Too bad, but it switches off automatically after a short while. It happend a few times that it turned itself on during the cycle. Don't know why but looked pretty cool.

Post# 364216 , Reply# 32   7/15/2009 at 13:29 (5,395 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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It would be cool if you could have the light on all the time.

Here's a load of white towels,teatowels etc waiting to go in.


Post# 364217 , Reply# 33   7/15/2009 at 13:32 (5,395 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        
Washing

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Cotton cycle

Post# 364228 , Reply# 34   7/15/2009 at 14:37 (5,395 days old) by samsungfl (United Kingdom/London )        

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Great pics Paul :-) You can get so much in these machines dont you think!?

Mrwash.... Mine has done this a few times too, switching the drum light on during the cycle, It always seemed to happen when Ive been taking pictures with the flash switched on which sounds strange I know, but its good to know someone else's Miele does this too LOL

Nice Thread

Rich


Post# 364390 , Reply# 35   7/16/2009 at 01:41 (5,395 days old) by mrwash ()        

Yeah, I think our Miele's have their own life. I think they like it being shown on youtube and being photographed all the time. They are kind of stars and we are the paparazzi *lol* Maybe they say "Yeah come on, more photos baby" by turning on the light :-D

Post# 364475 , Reply# 36   7/16/2009 at 08:31 (5,394 days old) by mark1973 ()        


Hey Paul

Lovely machine you have there! Glad to hear its still working away without any problems (But what else would you expect from a miele).

I love mieles but I could never have a machine that lasted so long as I get bored of them 2 quickly...lol

Although I lie as I did have a miele in my flat when I lived in my home town of Luton. I gave it to my mum when I moved up to Scotland. She recently replaced it with a Zanussi as it was messing about apparently. I was very tempted to ask her to keep it until I was next down to visit when I would bring it back to Scotland. But she has never really treated machines well and it had become a bit of a mess cosmetically and the door seal was manky and starting not to seal. Also very hard water in Luton and the machine would have been totally scaled up.

Mark
x


Post# 364589 , Reply# 37   7/16/2009 at 14:32 (5,394 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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Hey Rich, yea I was amazed how much laundry a true 6kg load is!!

Mark, I was worried about getting bored with the machine too.....but as the newer Mieles have different wash rythms depending on the load no two washes are quite the same. Posted you a msg in the imperial section to re your LOVELY Hotpoint T/L....am super jelous!!


Post# 365863 , Reply# 38   7/21/2009 at 08:41 (5,389 days old) by favorit ()        
11 y.o. novotronic W844

here on main wash.
It would be overloaded for minimum iron, so the compromise is boilwash-coloured 30°C with quick and waterplus and spin set @ 400 rpm ----> 4 rinses.
At the end I'll take out the most wrinkable items, then respin other ones @ 1200 rpm


Post# 365864 , Reply# 39   7/21/2009 at 08:45 (5,389 days old) by favorit ()        
rinse level

2nd rinse of 4

Post# 365871 , Reply# 40   7/21/2009 at 09:01 (5,389 days old) by favorit ()        
all the stuff to do the job

from left to right :

fabric desinfectant - www.boltonhomecare.com...

anti-pilling, smell removing (sweat/smoke/cooking) detergent 4 blacks and darks - www.madel.net...

fabric softener - common unilever stuff

dye-catch sheets - Dasty Italia S.p.A. (discount brand)


Post# 365926 , Reply# 41   7/21/2009 at 12:03 (5,389 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        

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Lovely Miele Favorit


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