TZ-UK contributors back Miele

A fellow called PS ranked Captain on the TZ-UK forum, the friendly place to discuss watches without oppressive moderation, has decided it is time to talk washing machines!

“Does anyone own a Miele – if so, what is the general experience with them in terms of reliability?”

Quite a few responses have come in and on the whole have been positive. Goat is unsure of the model number but doesn’t let that discourage him from offering his experiences to the thread,

“Very pleased with my Miele. Not sure on the model number but it was the cheapest that John Lewis sold at the time – about £500 if I recall correctly, really has been faultless.”

And maybe the most striking recommendation comes from Treebirch,

“I have had quite a bit of experience with Miele on super yachts, generally they are industry standard based on the fact they are pretty much the only machine that can run 24/7, use very little water, make minimal noise and clock up epic usage. Last year I heard of one that had done 25,000 hours, getting rolled around on a busy charter sailing boat! Impressive!”

If you want to read the full thread just click on through, or if you have an opinion to share leave a comment below.

Miele S4812 Hybrid vacuum review

We’ve already had a feature on Miele’s S4812 Hybrid vacuum cleaner courtesy of DustFluffGrit and now it’s the turn of Machines That Go Bing,

“The Miele S4812 is based on the S4 vacuum cleaner but with the addition of lithium-ion batteries that can run the cleaner at 600W for up to twenty minutes (compared to 1800W normal operation). This allows you to pull the chord out of the AC supply and carry on cleaning beyond the range of the mains lead (9m).”

The review is broken down into sub-headings which makes everything easy digest. And these are comprehensive, covering everything from durability and safety, to cleaning and the attachments. There is also an assessment of the S4812’s filtration system,

“The Miele hybrid is filtered courtesy of AirClean’s latest generation of HEPA filters. Theses filters have 9 layers of filtering material to minimize amount of dust and pollutants that pass through the system and back out into the room.”

Click through to read the Miele S4812 vacuum review in its entirety and see whether or not the offering of a single replacement for the conventional ‘full-sized’ vacuum cleaner and smaller portable handheld versions could be for you.

Brief encounters – Miele Cat & Dog vacuum cleaner review

As a Cat & Dog owner for four years, Ruth01.02 has had plenty of use from her vacuum and knows her stuff. As with many other happy Miele owners, she’s decided to share her thoughts on ownership with the wider world through a brief review over on Ciao!.

She states from the off that it’s “consistently outperformed all other vacuum cleaners I’ve ever had” – which is no surprise – it’s a relationship however, that very nearly never happened. Told by the sales advisor that the Cat & Dog was “only suitable for pets with short hair”, she was concerned about how the vacuum would cope with longer, finer human hair. She needn’t have worried though as the Cat & Dog has been “wonderful” and better than her friends back-breaking solution of using “sellotape to pick them off the floor”.

She admits the four years have taken their toll though, having had to buy a replacement vacuum head, but she insists that “on balance I’d prefer to get a new vacuum head every 4 years than to waste hours struggling to vacuum up long hair” and awards the Cat & Dog a five-star recommendation.

Hop over to Ciao! and read her review in full.

Brief encounters – Miele T294C tumble dryer review

It’s not often we get a tumble dryer review on Forever Better. Perhaps it’s because it’s the unsung hero in the laundry room with the washer grabbing all the glory and more than its fair share of write-ups.

So with this review of the Miele T294C over at the Review Centre, it’s time for the humble tumble dryer to get five minutes in the limelight and what a better way to start than with a swathe of top marks from the Guest reviewer who’s awarded the T294C 10/10 for ease of use, durability, service and value.

‘Efficient’, ‘economical’, ‘quiet’ and ‘fast’ is how this owner describes using the dryer whose large family means it gets continuous usage and after “having cheaper brands that packed up every couple of months” the T294C is a “sheer delight”. Unable to fault with the dryer they point out the “the next model up gives time remaining but do you really sit and watch it decrease?…[the] buzzer is fine so you can get on with the next load!”

So the T294C gets this reviewer’s whole-hearted ‘thumbs-up’. Jump across to read their review in full and if you find it useful, why not rate it.

“Everything built to a price”

I think it’s true to say farmers tend to know a thing or two about reliability and durability. After all in their line of work you need stuff you can depend on and over at the Farming Forum member Don Mackay has turned the discussion to the subject of washing machine reliability.

When reparing an old machine some time ago, he was told by a local whitegoods dealer that apart from Miele, many washers are build down to a price and that is reflected in the cost and frequency of servicing to which Fendtdriver recounts a now familiar tale of reparing and replacing other brands of washing machine.

Andybk points out “Miele are a different class designed for 10 years everyday use (10 year guarantee with many), and will probably last 20 or more, everything is servicable and main drum carrier is cast iron”, a sentiment that is supported by Longwool, whose previous washer “didn’t last long” and was ultimately replaced with Miele washing machine and dishwasher “that has now done over 10 years of service…to buy anything else is false economy in my opinion”.

If you’ve got any thoughts on washing machine reliability and agree with the Snail’s original statement that everything’s built to a price, pop over to the forum and have your say.