Miele S381 – for your consideration…

At dooyoo Nar2 has reviewed the S381, offering the model as one of the cheaper ways to own a Miele.

The review is exceptionally detailed going into all aspects of the machine, covering price, performance, design and build quality. When it comes to performance, for Nar2, it’s about picking up the fiddly dirt,

“Threads and hair are always the worst tests for suction only floor heads, but the Miele S381 picks them up with ease only requiring one to two passes for difficult to remove fluff.”

Overall Nar2 sees the Miele S381 as a great value vacuum that doesn’t compromise on performance. To read all her thoughts follow the link.

Miele washing machines: price versus quality?

Discussion a-plenty on the UK DIY Google Group about Miele, as the age old price vs. quality argument has reared its head. Miele owner Tim S argues that in ‘today’s throw away society’ “this is definitely a Miele moment”, whilst David suggests that Miele would be top of his ‘looking’ list.

Meanwhile, although Huge has had problems with his machine after not cleaning it for 8 years, he’s still impressed because… “(i) the front opens on a hinge, so it doesn’t need to be removed from under the countertop, or tipped up, (ii) that it can be run with the front open, so faults can be seen happening & (iii) there’s a wiring diagram clipped on the front of the machine!”

Lyrrad searching for ‘hot UK’ Miele deals – he thinks he’s found them

Lyrradhas been doing some research on where to find the best deals on the Miele G1152SC dishwasher in Polaris White, and has come up with enough information for davilown to brand his work as an “excellent post -hot!” on hotukdeals.com.

Guilbert53 chimes in “Whenever Which magazine do a review of ‘white goods’ (washing machines, dishwashers etc) then Miele always come out on top”. Krjgreen added that he “was so impressed with the washing machine from them [that he] will always buy Miele from now on” leaving Broxy to wrap it up. “Heat and rep, great price for a quality appliance.”

Take a look for price and details here.

Miele washing machines - worth the money?

Amid discussion of “fault codes mean on washing machines?” over on theit.org forum, more discussion of Miele has come up – and more importantly whether the price is worth it for the quality of machine.

It seems the answer is an almost unequivocal yes.

DR2336 suggests that one should “Buy a Miele … it came with a free 10 year part and labour warranty and it’s made to last 20yrs” and bertieboo is “looking into buying a Miele at this very moment” as he “know[‘s] someone who had a Miele last year and she said it rinses better than anything she’s had in recent years”.

But it’s DR2336 who has the final word on the matter, saying that “£700 over 20 yrs isn’t an expensive machine as a 10yrs service contract would cost you most of that these days.” Join the conversation here.