Miele W1 • ECO 40-60 aka "The Dry Cleaning Cycle" (Please read description!) скачать в хорошем качестве

Miele W1 • ECO 40-60 aka "The Dry Cleaning Cycle" (Please read description!)

This video is meant purely for demonstrating purposes, because for reasons you’ll see throughout this video, ECO 40-60 is a cycle I straight up refuse using. This is by far the worst cycle on this machine, leaving clothes feeling weird and unclean. First of all, let me quickly explain how PowerWash 2.0 works. PW2.0 is designed for small and medium sized loads for reduction of water and energy usage by combining recirculation with adaptive drum movements (the Spin & Spray technique). During Spin & Spray, the W1 is supposed to do a thorough load sensing in order to determine whether to use PowerWash 2.0 or the classic washing method. This is done using a series of parameters like how much water is absorbed by the laundry, how quickly it is absorbed, how much water is being extracted during Spin & Spray, how many times it needs to refill, and so on. This particular load of towels, on any other cycle on this machine, would cancel the PowerWash 2.0 method because, obviously, they are too absorbent for the PowerWash system to work properly. However, due to energy ratings, EU regulations and marketing, this cycle is pushing SO HARD past the limits of what PowerWash 2.0 can do, that it renders this cycle completely useless. The threshold of when to switch to regular washing is set way too high in the programming, meaning the W1 WILL push to do PW2.0, even if the load is not suitable for this cleaning method. The result is exactly what you can see in this video. Load sensing is ended way too soon, it pulls way too little water, meaning once the water level is reset for the main wash, the laundry still isn’t saturated properly. Meaning whatever water is left in the sump, which is necessary to cover the heater element so it can generate steam to heat up the drum, will be absorbed in no time. This means this cycle essentially runs at room temperature, which is also confirmed by the "heating phase" ending right after sensing, going straight into main wash. The result is a PowerWash pump running completely dry, killing all recirculation, and essentially making this a "dry cleaning cycle". You can even tell that there's absolutely no water left in there as it completely SKIPS the drain after the main wash and goes straight into spin. Dirt stays in the fibers, nothing is flushed out, detergent doesn’t dissolve properly, and the cleaning results are accordingly. So far, every single load of laundry I’ve done in this machine on ECO 40-60 had to be rewashed using a different cycle in order for the clothes to come out clean. It does not matter what type of load you put in; as soon as there are more absorbent fabrics in the drum, the PowerWash system will fail on this cycle. Maybe this cycle would work on a load that consists of, let’s say lightweight t-shirts only. But that is not a typical load for me, rendering this cycle absolutely worthless to me. This video is supposed to highlight the limits of PowerWash 2.0 and what happens when you push past them – which is exactly what Miele aimed to do here in order to meet modern energy rating criteria. It also demonstrates perfectly how absurd regulations have become, because this cycle is MANDATORY on every machine sold. And the programming of it is also heavily regulated. For example, ECO 40-60 should be "designed for easy use" – meaning any user input on temperature, water level, extras is not allowed. You cannot alter this cycle in any way, making it a "take it or leave it" option on modern machines. But more importantly: a washing cycle that completely fails to do its job and leaving users to rewash their laundry on a different cycle, will absolutely kill any energy or water savings this cycle is designed to achieve. In fact, you actually save time, energy, water and detergent by putting it on a different cycle to begin with, contradicting the concept of this cycle entirely. One of the many examples of today’s products that are so heavily regulated in order to "protect our environment", "save our planet", make things "more user-friendly" or convenient, when in fact it creates additional issues and frustration for the average user. Two positive things I have to note for this cycle: washing time is reduced significantly for smaller loads, which is great, and also the jet is used on ALL rinses, rather than just the final rinse compared to the other cycles. But that’s about it. You’re still left with laundry that’s not cleaned properly, not rinsed properly, comes out not smelling fresh but musty, hence forcing you to re-do that load again every. Single. Time. It is a waste of resources in a failed attempt to actually SAVE resources, and I refuse to use that cycle ever again.