Laboratories that reprocess glassware and instruments in a Miele PG 8535 or PG 8536 use the O 188/2 as the upper level of the load. Laboratory technicians and glass-washing staff fill the basket with the inserts that suit the day's work, and the basket goes into the machine as one part. Miele files it as an upper basket or basket carrier, so it serves as the base for whichever inserts a laboratory chooses.
The basket suits a laboratory that changes its loads. It is made for loading different inserts, and its vertical clearance of 165 mm can be adjusted by ±20 mm, so the mounting height follows the inserts in use. Whatever mix of items returns from the bench, the upper level has a defined height to work from.
The integrated magnetic spray arm gives the upper level its own spray arm. A magnet works with the spray arm sensors on the PG 8535 and PG 8536, so the washer's sensors can read the arm, and the arm and basket arrive together as one fitting. Staff handle a single part when they set up the upper level.
The basket is made of stainless steel and weighs 2.40 kg net, or 3.16 kg gross. It measures 475 × 215 × 280 mm, and its carton of 555 × 540 × 285 mm calls for a clear receiving area on delivery. Miele states both weights, which helps a laboratory plan the carry from the receiving area. Material number 07333030 and EAN 4002514556178 identify the basket for reorder, and the older article number is 69118802D.