OutdoorsMagic on washing machines

OutdoorsMagic, a forum designed to bring outdoor enthusiasts together, has been discussing washing machines. It all began when Metric Kate asked about replacing her old machine.

There are a couple of pages worth of responses and amongst them is support for a variety of brands including Miele. The first contributor to bring them up is Mr Sworld, an owner of a Miele fridge/freezer, dishwasher and vacuum,

“Splash the cash and buy a Miele, still a family owned company, German engineering and they last forever! They will give you 20 year guarantees!”

His recommendation is echoed by user david creighton, and Colm ab Ifan cites the Which? surveys as his reason for choosing Miele. Where as rob s puts in rather plain English,

“Go Miele they are the mutt’s nuts, my parents is over 10 years old, in a hard water area and going strong. At Uni one of my house mates brought along a 20 year old one and it lasted the 2 years of abuse we gave it, we own one and it’s great.”

To read the full thread click through.

Digital Spy contributors recommend Miele

Howardl started the thread Miele Washing Machines on the Digital Spy Forum stating,

“I know they are expensive. Are they worth the extra money? The one I was looking at was £1000.”

The response has been almost entirely positive with Miele users jumping into the thread and passing on how they’ve found the brand. Humdrummer is a Miele fan,

“We got ours as Miele was recommeneded as the best for rinsing clothes, which is a plus for us as we have eczema sufferers in the family. We got a mid-range one and it’s been fab. Not a days bother with it and it’s now two years old. I would get another one.”

And Superluke2 discusses his particular model, the W562

“Bought a Miele W562 3 years ago. Quiet, probably because it’s heavy. Paid £550. A great bit of kit well worth the money. Look around for warranties, we got 5 years from the Miele website.”

There’s loads of Miele conversation on the thread, including discussion on their service division. Click through to read it all or leave your own thoughts.

AJ693 in East Dulwich needs a vacuum

After awful luck with previous brands of vacuum’s AJ693 has decided enough is enough and asked for help from the East Dulwich Forum on where to find a decent one.

Carrie, Cora and Cate have all offered Miele as their choice. Cora did try another brand,

“I would definitely go for Miele…transgressed [to another make] at great expense….and have now come running back - very pleased with my Miele (my dad has one we bought 20yrs ago and it is still going strong?!)”

To see all the recommendations click through.

Miele washing machines recommended at Google groups

In the Google group uk.d-i-y Graham has asked for washing machine recommendations and there has already been 17 replies offering advice. Among these are numerous mentions of Miele, such as Tim W’s straight-forward suggestion,

“Miele if you want to last by itself and do its job exceedingly well (I have a washing machine).”

Another early contributor is dom@gglz.com who states,

“Miele. Mine came with a free, manufacturer’s 10 year warranty - i.e you phone the Miele service centre, and the Miele bloke in the Miele van comes round your gaff and fixes it - and no bill.”

The entire thread of conversation can be found here. It is particularly useful if you’re in the market for a new machine, and there is also a funny story about a cat…

Mooncracker couldn’t be without her Miele

Hailing from Far West Cornwall, Mooncracker has gone online at Argos and expressed that she couldn’t be without her Miele.

The Miele in question is the S5281 vacuum. After having one previously, that eventually required replacing after faithful service, Mooncracker switched to the new model,

“Improvements made, lighter and flex is longer and very sleek in black, not forgetting new mattress attachment.”

Mooncracker has also bought the turbo head attachment to deal with ‘kitten fluff’, and judging by her five star rating, statement that she’d recommend to a friend and positive final words, it’s all working out well,

“All great – very happy!”