Hi James...did you pick anything else up as far as laundry detergent? Purex I'm sorry to tell you is a BOL detergent in the US. But they will do an acceptable job on light soils. Last I checked there was no enzymes so be sure and pretreat before washing. I've heard the scent of these are quite nice. Let me know how they perform. Did you like NY?

There there really wasn't much choice in Walgreens in Times Square, didn't think I'd be able to get away with a big jug of tide in my luggage so two packs of Purex will do soil level isn't really too much of a problem were not too messy We loved NY were planning on coming back in the summer, I do see your a fellow Miele lover too mamapinky0 I've read many posts from your self and they have made interesting reading x

Thank you James..are you a member over on AW?

I don't have a Miele..only in my dreams lol. But maybe someday.

I live about a days drive from NYC but have never made the trip but would like to this summer but tgat may also be just a dream lol.

The Purex Pods should do fine for you just pretreat stains first..and Welcome to The Laundry Room..stick around there's a lot of amazing folks here.

I'm a member of automaticwasher.org so I have been reading on here for a while so decided to sign up, you should make the time and visit it's out of this world I'll defo stick around I enjoy reading the posts x

Good James...and again Welcome.

Well I've arrived home and put some laundry on and I'm very surprised very low suds level and they smell Devine We shall await when there dry and see if the scent is held as after tumbled the scent is normally no longer present

More Miele washers! So very jealous!!

I also love the throw rug....and the Almat is on my list of MUST have detergents lol

Mamapinky0 I have loads of detergent to be honest I'm not faithful to one and I don't think I could ever use just one I use what ever takes my fancy for that load or if I want a change then when my family run low I farm some of it out to them and buy some new I'm terrible cannot leave a supermarket without buying some detergent X

BEAUTIFUL Miele units James!! Is your dryer vented, condensing or a heat pump? I agree with MamaP....I have always wanted to try Almat detergent. Is it any good? Should we be dying we do not have it, LOL? Or is is just average?

I see you have Ariel liquid. Try the Ariel powder. It is excellent. It can leave laundry a tad rough, but I never wash without liquid softener, so not an issue for me!

Welcome to our AMAZING laundry room family. You have been forewarned....We are nuts, like certifiable nuts, but we love each other to pieces!!! ;)

Hello larsi-gw

the dryer is condenser dryer it dries fast and even and it's been a right work horse, the Almat detergent you might get over there may be different to the USA it does a good job and the tablets have 15-30% bleach in them so there brilliant for whites This is my second set of mieles as I've upgraded from the first set I bought in 2001 ish. There brilliant machines and nothing I've used cleans like a Miele. I've got the Ariel tablets as well they smell nice when laundry is dried in the tumble one of the few detergents I find leaves a scent behind. I don't use fabric softener to be honest I've never been too keen on it. How do you find your Miele's?

Thank you for the warm welcome

Isn't Almat sold at Aldi? We have Aldi in the US but they sell Tandil here and not Almat....so Almat comes in Tablet with oxygen bleach. ..omg I must order some soon lol.

PS. I love my Miele...the one in my dreams

Mamapinky0 Yeah almat is sold by Aldi in the uk and over in the us it's called tandil most powders and tablet powders in the U.K. Contain bleach unless it's a colour powder or tablet , I'm not sure if the tandil powder has bleach in or not ?

Mieles are pretty awesome machines , what machine do you have ?

I FOrgot to mention I can only find Tandil in liquid, I don't think Tandil is sold in powder in the US but I think it was years ago when Aldi first opened over here.

James if your asking what Miele I have..I don't have a Miele but I want one. I really want one lol...I have a new Speed Queen Top Loader. Someday I will have a Miele lol.

Mamapinky0 Is the new speed queen with the electronic controls they look lovely machines . There regarded highly by people on here and aw, never used a top loader I don't know how I would get on with it as I like long wash times And having a heater to boil wash with

My Queen has the manual dials...James you will laugh at my laundry practices. .LOL..I always felt top loaders needed longer wash times however with a agitator the clothes would be beat to death so I usually let the clothes agitate half way than I shut them off for a soak for 30 minutes to several hours or all night depending what I'm washing. This has given me excellent results . Whites I usually always do a lukewarm prewash using the regular wash cycle just to remove heavy soils...than I turn the dial back around to the wash cycle and fill with hot, its true hot tap which for me is about 125, great for enzymes and I allow them to agitate 15 minutes..turn dial around and drain a bit out and add a soup pot of boiling water getting the temp well above 140 degrees F add a bit more Tide with Bleach powder ..agitate a minute and shut off for a night of soaking. The enzymes had time to work before boosting the temp so the oxygen bleach can do it whitening. And I don't have to agitate the clothes to death. Yes its more work..but my whites are brilliant and my colors bright. I enjoy doing laundry. I always say I don't let an automatic be automatic...I think I would have been a good launderess back in the day they took the laundry to the river and used a rock. Lol.

Your right though there are quite a few over on AW that love Speed Queens, reguardless if its manual or electronic. There's rarely a water shortage where I live otherwise I'd have to do things differently.

Have you used a front loader at all then? You cannot beat a good soak , the Miele has a soak option before a prolonged wash I normally use it for the whites to soak and then a good long hot wash with some unilever persil powder or a powder that takes my fancy How many are you washing for ? There is just two of us here and a dog and there is never a shortage of washing Is there any chance any of you have Facebook ?

I wish more of my laundry room family was on Facebook. So far, just me and clean and bright.

larsi-gw if you want to be friends on Facebook let me know and I'll have a look for you

I have facebook but lost my pass word ..one of these days I'll reset it.

I do laundry for 4 adults and 2 children, so I always have something to wash. I had a Westinghouse FL'er in 1980 and I loved it, but that doesn't count as modern day ones are so different. I also prefer powder detergent but have plenty of liquids that I use occasionally..Tide with Bleach powder is my very favorate for whites, towels and bedding. And in my opinion is the best offered in the US. A friend on this forum Roc sent me some Euro Persil Perls awhile back and I really like them perhaps as much as my Tide but they sure are pricey. Have you used Miele Color Care or Miele White? I also love the Miele detergents. I have quite a few detergents but only a handful I can say I love. But as far as a FL someday I plan to have one, I just don't know when.

MamaP and James....let's connect on FB. What is your name, username?

Mamapinky0 yes I have tried Miele ultra white powder and I've got some in my stash for grubby shirts which need a good boil and every now and again I bring home my mums chefs whites which she has used all week and give them a cottons 90 with a good dose of ultra white detergent and I always love the smell of a good boil wash.

Larsi-gw

that would be cool my name on Facebook is Pizzella Dane it's not my real name it's just so people from work cannot find me and want to add me then they don't become offended when I don't accept there request. What's your Facebook id or name?

James..I have thought about that word you used, which brings out the CRAZY in some of us here...STASH..so you have a stash..is it a big stash or a small stash? LOL. I know this might be personal but inquiring minds want to know...so will you tell us the size of your stash? Haha