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Difference Between Miele W3240 And W3240a

Asked almost 20 years ago 1,086 views
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hi,i am looking to buy a miele washer and am keen on a w3240.i have noticed on a few websites that there is also a w3240A,is this the same machine or a different model?

thanks paul h

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Miele W3240 and W3240A are the same washing machine

The problem
The buyer wanted to know whether a Miele W3240 and W3240A were different washing machine models.
Likely cause
The discussion indicates the 'A' suffix was not a separate model designation. It was most likely a retailer listing or cataloguing variation, with one post suggesting a website typo.
What fixed it
No repair was involved. The accepted conclusion was that W3240 and W3240A refer to the same machine. This was supported by a reported reply from Miele UK stating they only produce one W3240, and by an owner who received a machine sold as W3240A but found the paperwork marked only 'W 3240'.
Checks to try
  • Reported reply from Miele UK saying there is no difference and only one W3240 is produced
  • Owner checked the delivered machine's registration/guarantee card, which showed 'W 3240' with no 'A'
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Verified Engineer
Answered almost 20 years ago

As far as I can see it's the same. There are very few pages using the model W3240A (just 2 pages on Google) and one or two of them present it as W3240/A. With any manufacturer, there should never be two products with the same number but with a different letter at the end that have fundamental differences. It's usually minor differences. Hotpoint for example used a letter at the end of the model number to indicate the colour, so WM1A would be Almond and WM1P was polar white etc.

There's a feint possiblity the A is refering to something but the few W3240A links I found on Google just show the W3240 picture and some of them even only show W3240 with the A missing. Also, there is no reference to a W3240A on Miele's web site - only a W3240. It's possible that on the rating plate of a W3240 it could show an A, but Miele and most others just don't use it.

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Answered almost 20 years ago

I got a reply from Miele UK, they said there is no difference it's the same model.

QUOTE:

'We only produce one W3240 so these model numbers are referring to the same machine.

Please do not hesitate to contcat us with any further queries.'

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Answered almost 20 years ago

FYI

Just had my W3240'A' delivered from Dixons

and the Registration Guarantee card says 'W 3240' no reference of 'A' whatsoever.

Dixon's must have made a cataloging typo on their website.

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Verified Engineer
Answered almost 20 years ago

Glad the mystery is solved

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