I'm watching but don't understand the sluice program?

Edited to add....also drooling

From the manual. Just noticed that the lbs. and kg. numbers are off.

Sluice 167°F (75°C) or Sluice 146°F (65°C) max. 14.3 lbs (4.0 kg)

Heavily soiled items of cotton, linen or mixed fabrics.

Note To remove heavy soiling the laundry will be pre-rinsed twice.

Oh Larsi I just love that one! That's water being added very aggressively and lots of it! Not anyone's problem here but that would be a great, great program for new moms washing cloth diapers.

One question been meaning to ask. Is the LiGi the same height as the compact? Ie does it fit under a counter? Or taller?

Cool. I seem to recall reading that the Sluice program was only available on the gravity drain models. I suppose the reasoning as to why is unspeakable, <shudders>. Either my memory is fading, or they changed the rules somewhere along the way.

Looks like a GREAT routine for anything what might otherwise be discarded. Or diapers..

MRB

@ Rococo...I believe the Little Giant is the same height and width of your Mieles, but I think it is somewhat deeper. Specs are at Miele . com.

Are you getting one too??? :) :)

Roc..are you thinking???

I wish, truly I do. But no. I have a brand new 3035. Not even a year old. It's doesn't have the LiGi power and extras but the basics are similar. For just two of us it's perfect.

Was thinking of one for DD but doubt she would. She has 3 under 9 and mountains of laundry. Has that big LG set which is just OK but really handles the volume. She couldn't care less. Just wants it done.

You're right, mrb - Sluice used to be only available on the models with drain valve so the machine could easily dump all the... particles.

That spin is so classically Miele: distribute a little and GO! One question: it looks like the stand would wobble as the machine speeds up?

The manual for the UK version of the Little Giant cites the UK health standards met by the sluice programs. Those standards refer to "foul laundry", which seems descriptive but not overly so :-) Oh, and the UK manual says max load 4.0 kg for sluice, so 14.3 lbs. in the US manual is a typo.

There are sewage grinder pumps for house plumbing, which grind up stuff straight from the toilet. Seems to me that the Little Giant drain pump doesn't have to work quite as hard, because the tumbling action breaks stuff up. If you washed foul laundry a lot, you might want the washer to discharge into a standpipe, not a utility sink like I have.

The stand is rock-steady on the floor, and the machine is firmly attached to the stand. But the stand flexes a bit, enough so the upper part of the washer visibly rocks back and forth under some conditions. I can live with that, as long as it doesn't keep the machine from reaching full spin speed, or prolong the time needed to reach full spin. I think it is stepping up to full speed on final spin (unlike my W4840, I don't have a Kill-A-Watt meter to confirm it). The rinse spins aren't anywhere near full speed, but it doesn't seem to be having any difficulty, so I assume they're working as intended.

That kind of washprograms are use in the cleaningcompanys washingmachines for washing floormops, those need alot of water prerinsing due to heavy soiling.

That's a nice cycle.

Agree Donna-am planning a Garage Sale for this Summer and hopefully that plus saving here and there and just maybe I can get a Little Giant! Fingers crossed!

I have a question for whirlpool_trainee about Sluice programs. Just ran Sluice High, this time to actually wash something, namely household cleaning rags. I stopped by a couple of times to look, and confirmed what I thought I saw when I ran Sluice Low: At one point the display showed Main Wash 1, and the next time it showed Main Wash 2. But the video (which sees only the drum) shows one continuous main wash, with no drain or fill in the middle, which is why I annotated it as just Main Wash. Am I missing something?

I can't comment on the Miele program specifically, but in general Sluice Programs I have used are designed to break up solids in extremely soiled loads before the main wash. These are often at HIGH and LOW water levels or a combination, and a combination of temperatures, usually COLD, followed by WARM repeated several times. This could be why there is a Low and High on your program relating to water level. Once the initial flushing and draining (multiple times) is complete, it's followed by the Main Wash or washes, rinses, and extract. I will also add Miele is the only machine I have seen such a cycle on a residential washing machine.

Hi rpsinfoman. In the Little Giant "high" and "low" refer to the main wash temperature, 75C and 65C respectively. The two pre-rinses are cold (maybe different if it's set up for hot and cold input? I have cold only), and the water levels are shown in the video.

Loved the video! Impressive with the volume of water used. Every FL should have a Sluice. Unfortunately no one else has caught on yet. Great cycle, I'm jelous. LOL