You can also download up to 12 alternative wash cycles. Once a Miele, always a Miele: Miele customers around the world remain loyal to Miele and recommend Miele to others. Waiting for part. VERY good machine. AEG does come with a 5 year warranty and you do have bonus delivery and set % discount offers but it is all factored into the higher fixed price. Beko BFL7510W. IIRC the 7kg and 8kg machines are same size. Good idea, Fordtech! Miele offers only two residential washing machine options in the United States: the Miele W3038 and the Miele PW6065 Little Giant. First off, I loathe having a w and d in a closet. Is it value for money ? Be careful, lots of brands have names that sound like one part of the world, but are now made elsewhere. Yet another company that uses a foreign call centre like Telstra, QBE, ANZ insurance, etc.....all equally appalling where you are made to jump through hoops/fight/wait for your warranty rights to be met. We have Miele dishwasher and Bosch ( German) frontloader washing machine. Here is a link that might be useful: Gorgeous--but not marketed in U.S. We do very high end homes along the coast of California but I would have serious discussions with my client if they wanted that for their kitchen. As I mentioned in another thread, these are the Asko products we're considering: Asko W6884 Ultracare-series 24" front-loading washerAsko T784 Logic-series 24" front-loading dryer. We live in Los Angeles county in the South Bay, so there should be ample local support--the main concern would be waiting several weeks for parts which need to be imported from Germany, or from whatever Eastern-European country Asko products are now manufactured (no longer Swedish-built as I understand). The dryer has been relatively trouble-free and had only minor repairs during that time. I add 1 Tablespoon of Oxi-Clean also. One customer mentioned the recent buyout of Asko (possibly late 2012) by another high-line European company (one I haven't heard of), and posited that the last months of the Swedish-built Asko machines may have been assembled with less-than-committed attitude toward quality by workers who would be soon laid-off. If you're looking at the higher end market perhaps consider Siemens gear as well. An Energy Star-rated machine, it has 15 wash cycles and a 2.2 cubic-foot capacity. Had it 2 months and pretty impressed by it. An Asko dishwasher is premium product of Asko Appliances AB, a Swedish company that specializes in domestic appliances like refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers. The Pacific Sales rep said over the phone that the Miele units looked "whiter" than the Askos, but not at white as Bosch. Not that FL is difficult but don't know how we'd go when older. I’ll jump in and hijack this thread slightly if people don’t mind but I’m potentially going to need to retire our 11 year old F&P Aquasmart. And we have a septic system so water efficiency was very important to us. Made in Germany and will have a five year warranty. Looking at the dial the functionality is pretty much the same. Qualified service people seem hard to find in some areas. The Logic dryer has 13 dry cycles and a 5.1 cu. After further communication back and forth they accepted liability, but no parts in stock. 11 comments. Find out more about "Miele washing machine models" Overview of installation options How would you like your appliance to be installed? I purchased my ASKO set in 1994, almost 20 years ago.They have been wonderful, I had to replace the washer beltonce ($12.00) and ;the motor brushes once ($22.00) atthe fifteen year mark.I had to replace the dryer belt six months ago. Although they have a few styles that would be great for a laundry room. 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