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).

Kevin

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.

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