Thread Number: 81724
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
First acquisition of 2020: A newer Miele washer! |
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Post# 1057305   1/12/2020 at 02:18 (1,566 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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A week ago my hubby found this machine listed on FB marketplace and forwarded it to me. In the ad the seller stated "Only asking $60 because I think some of the cycles aren't functioning properly."
When messaging with the seller he said: "it doesn't work properly, it doesn't get my clothes clean". So after work I drove an hour to go look at it. It was sitting in the driveway (behind a gate) under a tarp. The seller said he moved it out there 6 month ago after buying "a cheaper washer" to replace it. He also told me he paid $3000 for it!
As we stood there talking about it, he pointed to the "Woolens" cycle button and said "this is the one I use". I thought "why would you use that cycle?" After paying him $50 (I waited 45 mins for him to get home)... I moved it to my truck to load it. As I was moving it I noticed the plug on the power cord "What? Wow, this one uses 120V instead of 240V!!"
As soon as I got home I unloaded it, hooked it up and .... long story shorter? There is NOTHING wrong with it, it works perfectly, he was just using the wrong cycle!
The following day I called Miele and gave them the serial #. They said it was sold on July 24, 2013, making it 6 1/2 years old.... meaning he used it only 6 years before replacing it!
So even though you've probably already skipped ahead to the photos, I introduce you to my Miele W3035 washer in stainless! Miele said this is the first model (for the American market) to use 120V rather than 240V like previous models and it was in production from 2007 thru 2013.
It has 18 cycles(!) Normal, Wrinkle-free, Sanitize (170 degrees!), Hand wash, Woolens, Silk, Custom (all temps, options and speeds available), the rest are accessed through the Master Care menu: Extra white, Delicates, Denim/jeans, Dress shirts, Pillows, Outerwear, Table linens, Beach towels (for removing sand), Express wash (31 mins), Drain/spin and Quick rinse (2 deep rinses - 17 mins).
Photo #5 is the "normal" cycle w/o options, 1 hr 5 mins. Photo #6 is "the twins". The washer on the left is a 14-15 years old W1215. This is a 240V machine and will do a 190 degrees sanitize wash, but doesn't have as many cycles, nor does not have "rinse only" or "drain & spin" options. I still love it though! FYI: the difference in the tub light color is due to the W1215 incandescent bulb (left) vs. the W3035 LED bulb (right).
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Post# 1057307 , Reply# 1   1/12/2020 at 04:19 (1,565 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 1057325 , Reply# 2   1/12/2020 at 08:35 (1,565 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The sellers experience is not that unusual I have talked at least a dozen customers into keeping Miele washers and dryers that were ready to ditch them.
We often see Mieles , Bosch and Asko washers and dryers on the scrap piles and have sometimes brought them to the shop and fixed them, lately I have not bothered as they are hard to sell or place in homes. we currently have a stacked Miele pair and an Asko washer that needs a home, all are 240 volt.
I am sure you will have fun with these, in a two person household with several washers these will last a good long time.
John L. |
Post# 1057364 , Reply# 4   1/12/2020 at 11:43 (1,565 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1057384 , Reply# 5   1/12/2020 at 16:50 (1,565 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Mike: He was the only one using it as he lives alone. I didn’t flat out ask him why he used the woolens (or “whallons” as Siri spells it, LOL) cycle, even though I really wanted to. But I can only assume because it’s shorter than the “normal” cycle, 39 mins vs. 1 hr 5 mins. (I did start the woolens cycle to check it and it turns the drum 1 revolution each 36 seconds.)
John: Thanks! I really like the Miele’s and have been using the one every week!
Thomas: The owner of the other Miele you’re referring to (on the left) were NOT unhappy with machine, they were just using me WRONG super-bio-nonGMO-eco-friendly detergent that caused the pump, drain hose and standpipe it drained into to smell really horrible like a sewer! The reason they sold them is because they were moving to Northern California.
Glenn: You are SO right!
One thing I noticed, but didn’t think anything about it until today, is how deep these two washers are. I measured to confirm... the older W1215 is 4.5 inches deeper than the newer W3035, 28” vs. 23.5” respectively.
Kevin
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Post# 1057395 , Reply# 6   1/12/2020 at 18:39 (1,565 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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"Other thing that I can't understand (well, I understand but it doesn't make any sense to me) is why so many people here in the USA is DESPERATE for super quick cycles. "
Simple answer as with most other laundry queries is that Americans long were used to top loading automatics with their "quick" cycles. Fourteen (14) minutes of washing, spin, rinse (about four to five minutes), final spin, everything done in about one half our or less. Early reviews/consumer testing of European front loaders ragged on all of them for excessively long cycle times. Comments such as "be prepared for washer to hold your laundry hostage for over an hour....). This being said commercial/laundromat washers manage rather well with a "normal" cycle of 31 minutes give or take. |
Post# 1057403 , Reply# 7   1/12/2020 at 20:25 (1,565 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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One reason have not wholly embraced this "plant based" or whatever green detergent movement is cannot imagine what those liquids do to inside of washers. Worse if they are part of a steady diet of lukewarm to cold water washing.
Yes,will use soap or liquids from time to time. But am careful balance usage with good old fashioned laundry detergent powder. Something that contains a decent amount of washing soda (not not overly) to not only get wash clean, but keep gunk and muck from building up in machine. |
Post# 1057414 , Reply# 8   1/12/2020 at 22:44 (1,565 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1057417 , Reply# 9   1/13/2020 at 00:05 (1,565 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 1057424 , Reply# 10   1/13/2020 at 03:13 (1,564 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 1057456 , Reply# 11   1/13/2020 at 11:01 (1,564 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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if for budget reason a top load would cost lest i would go back to a top load washer and i also heard that top load washers are taking back there number 1 spot in the market pics where google but 1 of these 2 models would be my choice
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