Built In Scales
Wouldn't it be useful for a high end machine to have a built in scale that can measure the weight of the laundry e.g. 3kg for Express Wash.
So you would know the weight limitations for each program and load optimally as you view the weight on an LCD as you are loading the drum.
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Miele built-in laundry load measurement query clarified
- The problem
- The poster asked whether Miele washing machines have a built-in scale to show the laundry weight while loading, so programme weight limits such as for Express Wash could be checked accurately.
- Likely cause
- This was not a fault report. The discussion clarified that some washing machines do not provide a true static weighing display during loading; instead they estimate load size after the drum starts turning, typically by monitoring motor strain. The poster also found that some models show load size only in coarse increments of about +/- 25%.
- What fixed it
- No repair was needed. The accepted explanation was that load sensing, where fitted, works after drum movement begins rather than as a precise scale during loading. The poster concluded they now understood the Miele specification and decided not to upgrade for that feature.
- Checks to try
- Owner reported a Miele W4446 has a load/detergent button showing load size as a percentage and detergent guidance
- Accepted reply stated some machines estimate load weight after the drum starts turning by measuring motor strain
- Original poster checked Miele specification information and downloaded instruction manuals
- Original poster found some models indicate load in +/- 25% increments
3 Answers
Some washing machines do "measure" the weight of the load, but it's only after the drum has started turning. They can do this by measuring the strain on the motor while turning the load, they can use it to calculate what weight the drum contains. This information is then used to alter the amount of water required and make other adjustments.
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My W4446 has a load/detergent button that tells me, as a percentage, the size of the load and how much detergent I need. I find this one of the most useful features of the machine.
Thanks, I see what the Miele spec sheet means now, they didn't elaborate on it. I also downloaded the instruction manuals (me sad)
and found that some models do it by +/- 25% increments, which is a fairly coarse scale, but as admin points out the bashing about in spin cycle probably doesn't allow installation of a finer graduation scale like +/-100g which would be completely ace.
However as I've saved £250 from upgrading to the next Miele that does what you say, I might invest in a pair of scales to weigh the laundry before loading up which gives +/- 5 grams accuracy
Would be also nice like on a dishwasher where you have a salt/Calgon tank to soften the water, a softner tank (instead of a rinse agent one) to automagically dispense the correct doses - but I guess there is no more room, as somebody would have done it by now.
The top mega expensive miele has liquid detergent dispensing I believe, but not on affordable machines.
Though each added function probably adds to the cost, and makes it harder to make a reliable machine.
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