You will get more answers if you post your question in the Laundry forum of this site.

Thanks Jerrod,
I put it over there too.

We've had two sets of Maytags we've been happy with but knew we'd need to replace our last set when we moved into our new home, plus get a second pair because we decided to put laundry capability on each floor (two story house).

Upstairs, a European front loading washer was our only choice, as the venting & wiring somehow got reversed on our construction plans, and the door opening would be backwards if we bought an American front loading washer. Downstairs, in our master suite area, the dryer we wanted had to be on the left side, so a right hinged door on the washer made sense there too.

We decided to go with Miele for both washers, and have been so pleased with them. Not only does the Miele get the clothes cleaner than we've ever seen, it's very gentle and there are lots of cycle choices. The wash cycle times are longer than our old top loaders, but the spin dry removes so much water that the dryer doesn't have to run as long.

We paired our upstairs Miele washer with a Miele dryer, and it too works very well. Our 14 year old son uses them to do all his own laundry.

We put a Maytag Drying Center into our master suite laundry; this appliance is tall, with a standard dryer in the bottom & a drip dry center with hangars and/or flat on mesh trays. Unfortunately, Maytag's future is very questionable & the Drying Center is no longer being sold, so we hope it works for a very long time.

Miele washers & dryers are unique in that they require 240 power rather than 120, and we only had one 240. However, the amperage requirement is low, so Miele offers a splitter box which allows both washer & dryer to share one 240 source. An electrician can wire the split too.

We opted to order a gas version of the Maytag dryer so we didn't need a Miele splitter for it.