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worth upgrading to "little giants" from w1966/t1576? |
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Post# 662967 , Reply# 4   2/28/2013 at 01:44 (4,074 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 662975 , Reply# 5   2/28/2013 at 02:53 (4,074 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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my Miele has 2 heaters in it which enable it to run really quick wash cycles, 1 of the heaters is disconnected so I can plug it into a wall socket however if I needed it to be 2x as fast at heating I would need to connect it to a 30 amp supply.
I can use the shower circuit but fast turn around is not needed I don't use it enough. I have extended the wash times as you can choose how long you want it to wash once temperature has been attained, mine is set to 20 mins and if intensive and water plus are selected it takes 2hrs to do a 40, 60 and 95 the count down stops while its heating. If you want it can do a complete cycle in 40 mins. I found an online instruction manual at www.miele.co.uk... if I can be any more use please ask. Austin |
Post# 663336 , Reply# 11   3/1/2013 at 19:30 (4,072 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Oh, I loved the hot/old fill on my washer. It would fill with some cold and then alternate hot and cold to achieve a starting temp of 40C and heat up from there. We has a recirculation pump at that place. Now, it's just filling from cold water... and it's even rock-hard well water. :(
40 minutes for a normal wash? Don't think the Professionals are any faster... The Pro dryer is probably faster and about .7 cu.ft larger. |
Post# 663362 , Reply# 12   3/1/2013 at 20:38 (4,072 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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your spot on if I wanted to use the machine with both heaters running it would get upto temp twice as fast as normal domestic washer, but speed is not required so its fine taking its time, it does have a hot water inlet but its connected to cold only due to our water heater being so far away.
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Post# 663403 , Reply# 15   3/2/2013 at 03:39 (4,072 days old) by Logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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My 40 minunte wash? No, I was referring to your statement about your Miele doing a Cotton wash in 40 minutes (without options). That is pretty fast, I think. The Little Giants at our Laundromat aren't any faster. My washer, the German Duet you can see in my profile pic, can't wash that fast because of the cold-water connection. It has a Normal cycle of 60 minutes but unless you wash a small load, like 4 kilos, it'll fail to bring the temp up to 40C within the 30 minutes given for the main wash - despite its 2.100 watts heater. I really wish I still had the hot water connection available as I never had issues with cleaning.
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Post# 663497 , Reply# 17   3/2/2013 at 13:51 (4,071 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Yes, many manufacturers are now pushing hot/cold fill for both washers and dishwashers - if one uses solar heat or any other green heat source.
RE: your question. I don't think you'll save much time going to a Little Giant washer. Even the commercial Speed Queen washers have cycle times of 35 minutes, roughly. As I said, the Little Giant at our local laundromat run for slightly over 40 minutes, 45 I think. Washers that run considerably faster are really only supposed to refresh laundry and can only be loaded loosely - given the tub size of the Miele you are looking at at really small load, I think. The vented dryer, on the other hand, has a deeper drum (the dryer is deeper overall) and more power - so it'll be faster. How much faster depends also on your venting etc. of course. Alex |
Post# 663589 , Reply# 19   3/3/2013 at 10:27 (4,070 days old) by dj-gabriele ()   |   | |
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Of course, but you won't have any kind of saving and are actually using more energy in a considerable number of situations like I previously explained. |
Post# 663782 , Reply# 21   3/4/2013 at 10:26 (4,069 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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