Thread Number: 24161
W1612 : a 120 Volt boilwashing canadian Miele |
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Post# 375541 , Reply# 1   8/29/2009 at 11:13 (5,325 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Apparently it is a model only being sold in Canada at the moment, with no plans (that Miele tech support knew about), to bring them down south. Another strange thing Miele related, if one purchases a Miele appliance in Canada and brings it to the United States, or vice versa, it voids the warranty. So think carefully before purchasing a new Miele and moving house. L. |
Post# 375582 , Reply# 2   8/29/2009 at 15:43 (5,324 days old) by mysteryclock (Franklin, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 375861 , Reply# 4   8/30/2009 at 21:41 (5,323 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Yes, but European front loading detergents were and for the most part still are designed for the long "boil wash" cycles common on that side of the pond. Being as the above may, in response to the "rapid" cycles being offered on many UK/Euro washing machines, Persil, Ariel and other detergents now come in formulas supposedly giving equal results with short wash cycles. Remember also that the long cycles were designed to give different portions of the detergent a chance to work. Oxygen bleaches in particular tend to require long contact times, though the advent of activated perborate and or switching to percarbonate bleaching systems means the process starts sooner (in cool to warm water), thus one can shorten cycle times. Being as all the above may, you are correct in that it is better for grossly soiled laundry to have a pre-wash then a wash rather than one long wash cycle. |
Post# 375872 , Reply# 6   8/30/2009 at 22:26 (5,323 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Keep in mind that many vintage Euro/UK front loading washing machines, especially those with manual timers held heating cycles based on time not temp. Wash cycle could last much longer than necessary if the set temperature was reached but one waited for the timer to advance based upon whatever parameters the machine used. My vintage Miele W1070 (W700 in Europe)allows a certian amount of time for heating water, regardless of incoming temperature being 40C or 70C. Of course the thermostat will click off the heater once desired temp is reached, but the timer will not advance until it is supposed to. OTHO if the wash temp is not reached and it is time for the timer to move, it will click on, however the heating will continue, and indeed goes on until the proper temp is reached. Though have a hunch once it starts getting near the end of the cycle thermostat will shut off regardless, though am not sure. Running on 22V, and decent Euro front loader should bring "cold" tap water from a house in Sweden in winter to temp rather quickly. |