On 28/05/2021 09:39, Andrew wrote:
On 27/05/2021 21:36, Steve Walker wrote:
Some years ago, it was hard work
for three of us to move and old Miele - I think that thing was almost
solid concrete!

Far from it. I was told by a repair man a couple of weeks ago that Miele
use cast iron and not concrete in their machines.

That seems quite possible. It was certainly the heaviest washing machine
that I have encountered.

My parents had a (second-hand) Meile dishwasher and I must say that I
was impressed. It was from before the days of Microcontrollers, using a
motor driven time-switch mechanism and various relays and timer relays.
Inside the cover was a full schematic, marked up with the technician's
name, the changes, the dates and descriptions of the changes made during
a couple of service visits, when the technician added/changed components
to update the machine's existing programs and add an additional one.