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For well over 25 years we had the same washing machine, a Miele Novotronic W 715. It behaved faultlessly for all that time but then a couple of minor failings (they could probably have been fixed) persuaded us that the time had come to replace it. We were so pleased with Miele that there was no thought of buying any other make. Seeing good reviews we chose the logical successor, the Miele W 5740. Both old and new claim 1400 rpm spin speed.
Sadly we find several shortcomings with the W 5740:-
1. Washing often clings firmly to the periphery of the drum after the final spin so that the final anti-crease to-ing and fro-ing achieves nothing. The washing comes out badly creased and crumpled.
2. Whether or not clinging to the drum, the washing emerges noticeably more moist than it did with the old machine despite identical spin speeds. An additional spin removes no more moisture.
3. A minor detail: the most-used programmes take longer than with the old
machine.Everything appears to function correctly and it spins vigorously for a decent time at the end of (for example) the cottons programme.
I would like to know other users’ impressions. Is it reasonable that a new Miele should perform less well than one marketed so long ago? Or is our machine faulty?
Re: Miele W 5740 disappoints
With regards to spin efficiency, your new Miele will have the ‘Honeycomb’ drum instead of the standard ‘Microhole’ drum that your old machine had. The new drum will also be slightly bigger being 7kg capacity rather than the 5kg capacity of your old machine. I’m not sure sure if a slightly larger drum and different design would cause reduced spinning efficiency.
Our Miele spins at 1800rpm and it removes more moisture than our other two machines (a 1986 and a 1989 Zanussi) which spin at 1000rpm only.
I agree with your point that the washing often clings to the periphery of the drum after the final spin, but all our machines do this sometimes (one of the Zanussi machines has anticrease, the other doesn’t).
The third point you raise relating to longer wash times is to obtain maximum energy efficiency. Your old machine won’t have had the A energy rating because such ratings didn’t exist then. In order to obtain an A rating for washing, the amount of water used is reduced to a minimum and the machine has to compensate for this by washing for longer. Most washing machines have been affected by this in recent times.
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