Difference Between Miele W3240 And W3240a
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'
4 Answers
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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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.'
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.
Glad the mystery is solved
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