Bosch Series 8 WGG244A0AU
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The Serie 8 WGG24401AU/01 is a 9Kg front loading washing machine built in Germany. 1. It is quieter than the Serie 6 Chinese assembled Bosch 5Kg machine it replaced. 2. Clothes also emerge cleaner than the previous Bosch unit which had been in service for much too long and was probably too small in capacity for our needs. That meant it was… Read more · 1
sometimes filled with too large a load and this contributed to its eventual end. 3. The German unit is smoother and quieter but the 9Kg loads it can handle can take much longer than smaller loads. If you opt for 9kg load with prewash it tells you 4hours will be needed. Our solution to this is to run those big loads using the “finish by” option. We set it to run overnight and finish by 6:00. 4. The way the control window works and options are set is pleasing. Getting to know how to use it and which of the dozens of options to use requires some careful reading of the manual. I even managed to follow the weird instructions for increasing the volume of the end of wash beeps. That only makes sense with patience and reading the steps two or three times. Fortunately the day to day washing is easy to set up and you can opt for changes in temperature, spin speed, adding a pre-wash, or extra rinse very easily. 5. The regular maintenance recommendations include using 60°C washes which the drum and the rest of the parts clean every few weeks. Apparently you shouldn’t run it too long at 40°C or less for too long. It will remind you if you do that. I do use 60° but only occasionally. 6. Shirts come out less crumpled and dirty cuffs on white shirts are noticeably whiter. I am happy with that. 7. I haven’t used the stain removal special cycles yet. These are longer cycles and invove soaking for extended periods. It probably makes sense to do these overnight too. UPDATE: The Series 8 did an excellent job with a pet stain on a white cotton blanket. The stain looked difficult to remove. I used prewash and chose the first of the stain removal options. It involved a fairly long wash. The blanket came out much whiter than I recall it being before, with absolutely no sign of stains anywhere. I am surprised that this feature works so well, but it did. Impressive!
I bought the Bosch Series 8 i-DOS washing machine expecting premium quality, but it has been a huge letdown. 1. Spin cycle is poor – Even on the highest spin setting, the clothes always come out too wet. I have to run a second spin cycle every time, which wastes time and electricity. 2. Serious design flaw with the door seal – Because the door… Read more
opens to the left, you naturally load/unload with your right hand, and the clothes drag across the same part of the bottom right rubber seal each time. This causes premature wear in one spot, leading to leaks.
3. Warranty issues – I’ve already had the door seal replaced once under warranty. Now, the same problem has happened again while still within the warranty period, but Bosch claims its not covered and wants to charge me $280 for another replacement. I have owned front loaders before and NEVER had this problem.
For a machine in this price range, I expected far better quality and customer support. Unfortunately, this will be the last Bosch product I buy.
Washing Machine CANNOT clean. So far we have been using powder and have even tried less than the recommended powder dosage. Very little water is automatically added to the load for washing. Highest temperature has been tried for the wash. No matter how you wash, the load will be completed with washing powder in the clothes. I've… Read more
tried using full Cotton Wash followed by Delicate Wash cycle OR Cotton Wash cycle then extra full Rinse. Still with powder.
The only way to wash is to do high temperature Cotton Wash and 3 Runs of extra Rinses.
Pathetic.
Bosch used to be very good. Customer Service is extremely poor too.
DO NOT be attracted by their promotions of e-Gift Cards. 1. The Bosch Promotions Team (BPT) has NO Capability of reading Invoices and will say that the Invoice issued by a reputable retailer is Invalid. Team cannot read Invoice Dates. 2. Back and forth emails will continue to display their incapacity to read Invoices. Emails will include INSULTS that one has tried to use an invalid invoice to claim Promotion Gift Cards. 3. The BPT cannot be reached by phone. 4. No Esclation is allowed.
Bosch Customer Service Team members are rude and snappy.
The saga continues.
After finally getting a e-Card in an email "out of their goodwill"; not because, it was clearly promoted and from the purchase eligibility, one will have to spend hours trying to redeem the Card. It's near impossible.
Forms and forms and filling up your particulars from Bosch Promotions to My Prepaid Centre to Blackhawk Network; all managed overseas.
After jumping all the hoops, you find that the details of the Card disappears and one cannot add the Card to the Apple Wallet with pop-up errors. This is after they have collected all your private information. Redemption Code originally provided would not work. The message is that one has redeemed the card. Verification Codes have expired.
I googled Blackhawk Network and users report in Reddit of balances being drained automatically. To add the card, one also has to download the MyCardWallet and many users reviewed the App will not allow cards to be added to wallet.
The whole process is beyond confusing and enjoyable.
Finally the card has now been manually added but I shall see whether I can use any of the balance or it is going to be drained by itself slowly as experienced by others.
I will not trust Bosch again.
I wish that the washing machine drains out the washing powder in a cycle of the top range washing machine and that the balance redeemed for the purchase will not be drained as others have experienced with the Blackhawk Network.
Great performance, informative easy to use control panel – Great washer, menu options, performance, easy to use, and quiet. Things I love about this machine is the program flexibility and the display is very informative. The display tells you everything about the program, from recommended load size in kg, time, water temp, spin speed, with options to reduce the time via SpeedPerfect, creases (yes creases… Read more
are noticably reduced), delay start etc. This makes the machine very informative and intuitive to use. The options to change the program are on the control panel and easy to turn on and off. Like all Bosch washers, it seems to have less lint on clothes than other brands I have tried. When spinning it is very quiet and the load is balanced.
It is a 9kg machine, however, note that this is available only on Cottons and Cottons Eco program, the times respectively are 2hrs 30min and 3hrs 30min. SpeedPerfect, is a function which reduces the cycle time and I have found for normal soiled clothes this is great. With SpeedPerfect turned on, Cottons program is 5kg and 1hr, I use this most and it suits my needs well. SpeedPerfect is not available with Cottons Eco program.
I have had it 1 month now and I have tried a few other programs also such as Sportswear, Super 15 and 30 (a short wash in 15min or 30min, great for small loads, also Quick Mixed (4kg, 1hr or 46min with SpeedPerfect). I find the programs have preset temperatures, spin speeds etc that well match the fabrics and the variety of programs is more than sufficient with options which are easy to access and vary as required.
I bought this model because it had iDOS and while I have only tried it with fabric softener, I like how it performs. I am still using my supplies of laundry detergent but plan to use iDOS for detergent soon too.
This is my 3rd Bosch washing machine, first one lasted 10 years, last one 14 years and still going (I decided to leave at the property I sold vs moving it). Bosch is one of the few machines with a Finished In option, this is Bosch's delay start function. I like this logic more than delayed start, I don't really care when the machine starts, what I care about is when will it be finished. If I am going to bed at 10pm and want the washing ready at 7am, I set 9hrs and the machine auto calculates when it needs to start. I have found it is ready at that time. This is much easier than other machine which are delayed start when after thinking about 9hrs, you would then have to consider the cycle time and calculate back to the start time, eg 5:30min.
I like the stacking kit which can securely place a Bosch dryer on top. However, I have not been happy with the Bosch dryer or Bosch customer service on the dryer purchase and unlike the last 2 washing machine purchases I will not be going into the store and asking for another Bosch, I will be keeping an open mind. If I was rating the washing machine performance I would rate 5 stars but have downgraded to 4 stars due to Bosch's poor customer service.
Recommendation: I highly recommend this washing machine and the performance. But be warned Bosch are difficult to deal with if something goes wrong.
good washing machine – this machine does a very good wash. has many settings but I usually use the fast wash. i only ever use cold water and does an effective wash Show details
Best washing machine I’ve ever had ! – This machine is brilliant . Washes everything so well. I’ve never had an issue since I purchased it. Show details · 1
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