Miele USA W1's Prewash/Soak/Add Item June 2022 Update Fix Ready
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Comments (47)Livebetter - I am sure you will be thrilled w/your new Miele's at least I hope so. So far I am thrilled w/my Bosch set. If I could have stacked the Miele's, I probably would have gone that route, however, I could not manage the price plus redoing a just done laundry to make them fit. It's interesting between the different appliance people and what they think of Samsung. My guy wants to dump them as soon as the contract is up do to the many, many repair calls. Yours recommended them. I find that interesting. Also, the delivery personal we had did an excellent job. One of them also owns the Bosch Vision series and he loves his as well. So that's 2 people from the same store both raving about what I just bought. I'm not overly concerned that Bosch is getting out of the 27" laundry set. Did concern me for a minute, however, my 7 yo dishwasher model I don't think is produced anymore, but they continue to use basically the same parts and well, it just hasn't needed serviced. I'm hoping I find the same for my washer. I love having the bigger drum. I believe mine is 4.3, coming from my approx 1.6 euro style Danby, it's like a cavern. I have yet to over fill it, but it's cut my laundry time in approx 1/2. I hope to see my water bill go down as well. I can't tell you the difference in how much each is using. Bosch claims 13 gals for an entire load, not sure what the Danby used, it doesn't say in the book, but if I've got to run 3 loads in there compared to 1 in the Bosch, I have to be saving something. All that said, I think you will find the 4.0 to be a good size. I have not tried my Q comforter yet, so I will let you know when I do. As for the steam in the dryer. I can't see myself using it very much. As I said, most items come up virtually wrinkle free to start with. We don't wear many dress shirts here, so I won't need it for that either. I will do some sweaters, but the heat it uses worries me for some things. I guess what I will have to do, is let a load dry, let it sit so it will wrinkle and then try the steam function to see if I can get it back to just been dried. So I would not worry about not having it....See MoreHE5t Questions
Comments (31)Isn't stain treat always set to "hot"?--- Yes, it deselects if not hot. Would be perfect, if it did not. What cycle were you using to get the HE5t to use the heater on "warm"? --- Either WW or HD, both turn the heater on with all spins, temp, extra HS spin time, Stain Treat, extra rinses, pre-wash options can be overridden. This is good. BTW, I think the only thing HD is just set the Stain Treat to on by default- maybe some extra wash time. I am finding the use of "My cycle" can be set with your usual wash temp, spin, rinses. Power On, hit it, change temp (most likely the only change) and press Start. The manual says the machine uses the heater in "heavy duty". Would be interesting to hear if this is true for warm, hot and extra hot and what the approximate temps are. ---- Pretty sure the temp ranges are what I posted above. Like I noted above, you can essential override anything. Also, what does ATC manage for "Normal" cycle in the warm, hot and extra hot range? It would be interesting to confirm that it *doesn't* use the internal heater. ----Normal does not use heater. But Stain Treat does turn heater on, even for Normal. This is what I like about the HE5t, none of this if it is Tuesday at noon, but not on Saturday evening.. type of thinking. Just on/off. Cool temp is really around 80F either by ATC or heater or both on HD/WW. Since my water is still "cool" even during summer, I put washer on "cool' WW cycle and noticed the heater engaged. During winter here this is almost mandatory. Cold really means NO HEAT via ATC or heater. Not sure why one would ever use this, BTW. Do you open the drum to shoot the IR-based temp or shoot off the glass? Yes, read directly off clothes (see technique above in earlier post). Shooting off glass, does not work at all for Craftsman IR. I think my instrument is rated as +-2F or so. Summary to your questions, the only thing I really wish was different was the ability to change Stain Treat to any heated temp choice. As it stands, the LG, Samsung, Whirlpool Duet, Miele W4xxx do not have this profile wash. Perhaps the Bosch still does. Not sure. Thought. One could feed the HE5T with a cold water fill (via Y-connector). I could effectively always get a profile wash. Only downside, you would never be able to use ATC, but if you did this, you did not want it anyway. What makes the HE5t work over the Miele for me, is the ability to go up/down and use most temp and options on cycle that use heater. Miele locked me out too often. Miele had too mnay things like sanitary cycle always forcing me to do a pre-wash- why? Let me decide. Maybe not 'really' dirty, but just want to kills germs, for example. What does pre-wash add? So far I think I have more control using this over Miele W48xx. Interesting, the Whirlpool high-end Duet is like the Miele. Just too simple. Kenmore really added some value. Dryer is just a clone, however of Duet. The lack of vibration so far is impressive. 10 minutes to setup and level and seems to work perfect. Matching dryer is larger, a lot more controls than T9800 and quieter. Build quality definitely a notch down over Miele, however....See MoreNew Electrolux Compact Washer & Dryer versus Miele
Comments (21)We got a chance to see the Electrolux yesterday. Thank you, whirlpool trainee. Your link encouraged us to travel to see the pair. Unfortunately the scented gasket makes it a non-option for me (Contacted Electrolux; they do not offer a non-scented option.) If the gasket were unscented, I would have gone with the pair. Lowes has it on sale for $899 each and offers an extended 5 year warranty. From the review I read, the condenser jug needs to be emptied every second or third cycle unless you direct drain the dryer, which is an option. There is a condensing filter, located at the bottom, front of the machine which also needs rinsing frequently -- consideration for people who have trouble getting on bended knee; you might plan a pedestal set-up. The reviewer stated that a normal load took an average of two (gulp) hours to dry. Hubby and I have decided that we'll continue to air-dry what we can to save on our ever-increasing electric bill since whatever we buy will be a condensing dryer. Not much reported on the washer other than it offers a lot of options and steam and it is 2.4 cubic feet -- largest of the compacts. It has an on-board heater like the Miele (also 110v). Though it is NSF certified, I didn't check whether it meets the more stringent of the two certifications. From the owner's manual I was unsure of when the on-board heater was activated; clearly during the sanitary cycle, but I couldn't tell if it heats water for a HOT load or just takes straight hot house water. But then, Miele isn't any help there either; if it weren't for rococogurl I wouldn't have a clue as to what my Miele is doing behind the scenes. We really liked the looks and feel of the pair and were disappointed to come home empty-handed....See MoreNew Electrolux Washers & Dryers
Comments (152)I was fortunate enough to see the 617 which our local mega dealer has on the floor. I am in NE Ohio. This machine certainly has eye catching appeal, and I don't get why no big box retailer dedicates floor space or stocks locally. Without seeing, touching, comparing, few buyers will purchase sight unseen. IMO the 70 series was feature laden with specialty cycles and stain treat options and a fantastic 3 slot custom memory. I get the impression Lux chucked the otherwise difficult to navigate interface of the 70 series, simplfied popular options, and gave it an overhaul chic appeal! It appears to be a very well built machine and drum looks to be identical to the 70 series. I am not so much sold on the detergent pre-mixing tank, especially if your a powered detergent or pod user. My concern is does the machine fill through the tank and effectively flush between uses, or is there a potential to have crud residue, and stench built up? Its difficult to differentiate between detergent and water in the sump, and sprayed on the load during fill as many machines do. The only advantage I see to the Lux system is perhaps a more complete mixing of detergent and water applied to the load uniformly. You could always bypass it and add product directly to the drum. My only other peeve is the display is not back lit and difficult to see, but not a deal breaker by any means. My overhaul impression is this machine is a winner and will have no problem compeating, that is providing the retailers allocate floorspace. It offers top tier features and P172 certificaton, at a price point (899.00) that is several hundred dollars less than the competion. I will look forward to actual usage reports....See MoreMark
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