Bosch Home Appliances Serie 4 WAE24462AU

Over 10 years old and still going strong!! – I have replaced the rubber seal and the carbon brushes. She squeaks a little from time to time, but smells clean and I run a full lime scale wash every 3-4 months. Always used cold water apart from lime scale wash. So apart from the basic maintenance, she has been an awesome washing machine. Show details

Bosch makes fantastic washing machines!!! – We bought a Bosch WAE24460AU in Jan 2011, last weekend while in spin cycle it tripped the circuit breaker and then stopped spinning. I learned that ‘worn motor brushes’ could be a course. I took a look and sure enough they were worn down to less than 1cm. I replaced them at the cost of AU$78 and the machine is working like a charm again. We are… Read more ·  1

really happy with this Bosch - 5 ½ years with no trouble till now and this was just ware – we use the machine about 6-10 times a week on average. So… we’ll buy a Bosch again, that’s for sure.

MR.Q – Have had this since 2011, WAE24462AU, Have used it for washing my mechanic cloths and normal casual cloths without a fault. still washing cloths clean as if it was still brand new. IF you maintain it properly, Clean the filter, drain the machine and do a empty hot wash cycle every 3 months, like you're supposed to, it will treat your cloths and… Read more ·  1

your investment for a long time coming. Clean cloths Can be noisy at time, but depends on the balance of the load

Great machine – This machine was a replacement for a brand newSamsung WF1752WPW 7.5kg Front Load Washer that was faulty. The Good Guys, Lutwyche were very helpful and replaced the Samsung for this Bosch with no hassles, which considering it was only $89 more expensive, is an infinitely better machine. The wash is excellent and the express wash feature is… Read more

great. I really like the fact that on some of the programmes you can alter the temperature and spin speed to your choice. The 1200rpm spin is rather noisy and when the machine has finished the beeper that sounds can get a bit annoying as it keeps doing this for quite a while. However, these are small niggles for an excellent value machine. Excellent wash and great variety of programmes. Spin is a little noisy and wash completed alarm can be irritating.

Worst washing machine ever – I convinced my wife to buy this model and its performance is shocking , the towels are like sand paper we have tried extra rinse, vinegar, and all these things and more to no avail. The only good thing about it is the low water use. Can`t wait to be rid of it no wonder at`s off the market The lone plumber  Show details

Not even 4 years – I liked this machine when it worked. The last few months its depositing greasy sludge on my clothes. After cleaning it myself, etc, its still happening. Just had one of their representatives out and he confirmed the seal was clean but said he did not know what the issue was and he agreed that the amount of sludge on my clothes did not collerate… Read more

with the tiny bit of sludge he had to force of the seal. Its interesting that the technician questioned the use of fabric softener and temerature of water used. Although I do not use fabric softener and generally use the machine at 30 celsius to 90 celsius, I am not sure why the machines have a fabric softener or cold option as it sounds as they would use these tools to blame the consumer. If anyone has had similar issues, please comment. Its only just gone 4 years old.

Less than a year old and door has broken Twice - Model WAE22466AU – So so so disappointed. Had this machine since March 2016. Within a number of weeks / months the door had stripped the screws and fell off. Took near 6 weeks or more to repair / get spare part and fit. Spent loads of money and time at the laundrymat and friends places doing the washing for a 6 person family. Fixed and went well. Feb 2017 - Door… Read more

has broken again today. Not happy again and expecting to spend loads (time and money) on washing again.

Can't wait to see how efficient Bosch is this time - Beginning to think from these posts that they have trouble lining the door up properly with the bowl and rubber boots and doors are being destroyed - Model WAE22466AU

Probably wouldn't buy again – We went with Bosch due to their good reputation. But as mentioned before, the constant beeping is an absolutely ridiculous design feature - and I don't want to turn it down as I want to know when my washing is done, but I don't need it to beep at me constantly. I find most of the cycles don't leave the washing smelling particularly fresh or clean… Read more

either. Also, our machine is only 3 years old - 2 people in our household so we only wash 2-3 loads per week on average - and the power unit and operating module are dead. So that's $700 to fix that. Unfortunately due to having already paid the $200 call out/diagnosis fee, buying a whole new machine would essentially now cost us $900, so we will repair it. But such a major fault after only 3 years really makes me wonder if I should just bite the bullet and get a different brand because who knows what else will go wrong and how much further out of pocket I'll be. I probably wouldn't purchase another Bosch again.

Design fault – Bought the BOSCH front loader washing machine a few years ago. WAE24462AU. I live in MZ so not sure if the company would pay attention but this washing machine is far too overpriced. I only bought it because of the brand name value but please don't buy the BOSCH washing machine. The rubber seal between the machine and the door keeps the water… Read more

during the cycle and most of time, little garments like socks get stuck. To make it worst, it started to get rusty and I don't feel that it washes the clothes properly. Smells really bad too. Called the customer service to discuss, but he says I will have to wipe the gap every time I do the washing! Who has time for that these days!! I had Other cheaper washing machines in the past but never had any problem like this.. Fyi, it started to get rusty after 3 years.. just after the warranty.. no one told me to wipe it when I bought it in store!!!

Bosch front loader leaking water – I bought Bosch fron loader less than three weeks ago from good guys i used it 3 times only and i noticed water leaking from the door i have called Bosch customers service they were terrible! They told me i need to pay 220$ for repairs! I have 5 years gold member waaranty with good guys and they arent helpful at all! It is clear to me after… Read more

reading these reviews that this particular product is faulty. i paid 1250$ for a piece of junk, Bosch should recall this product just like they did to the dishwasher, a word of advice, dont think of buying this machine!

Absolutely Horrible Experience – I bought my Bosch washing machine. Nice and New from Harvey Norman. I'm a single guy, living on my own. After ten times use, the cascade boot (connecting the door to the machine) cracked and the machine starting leaking water. So I called Bosch customer service and they arranged for a third party to come and fix my machine. They did fix it, but… Read more

gave me a 220$ bill claiming this is not covered under warranty. I have called customer service several times, but they have been extremely rude, and basically have told me it was my fault to my the machine from the retailer. And that there is nothing they can do about it. Now I'm on overseas trip half the time, due to my job, and don't have the time to argue with these guys over the phone. So this one, they are probably going to win.

But Whatever you do, do yourself a BIG favor. do NOT buy Bosch. Terrible Service. Rude customer service. And the warranty is a joke.

Bosch "Customer Service" Reference Number: 8A1111563

Ok -but I would not buy one – We are using this machine in a furnished rental while we renovate. It has lots wash functions and does an acceptable job washing. Lots of length of time cycles and the buttons and programs are easy to use and intuitvie. The time delay function is the best i've seen as it asks how far away until finished not you working out by adding the… Read more

wash time.

The spin cycle is only 1100 rpm and is too slow -leaving clothes not wet but no where as well spun as an Asko machine we have that is 1600 rpm. I less powerful motor v the Asko is telling as it seems to struggle relatively - but does not sound like it is going to break.

BUT - the biggest issue is the $#%^%#&^! alarm when it finishes.

It is relentless.

You can not program it to not do this.

It $&&$!'s me.

And that's why I won't buy a this machine or other bosch front loaders.

Dont cover warranty – I have had bosch machines for years.My first machine blow up and credit to them they covered itwith warranty .Knowing how to use these machines .I put a nightie and a childs shirt in for a quick rinse 15 minute cycle.When I opened to door to remove the nightie the boot seal was out and torn from the outside in .There was nothing on the nightie or… Read more

my sons size 4 t shirt.A technician come out and couldn't fint the reason for it contacted Bosch about it and they have stated it is not covered .Buyers beware and buy something that has good warranty and covers all that isn't customers fault.

Bosch Max Lifestyle 8kg FL – We have been using this machine for past 4 years, and it has performed very well... last night this machine, started leaking water from the front bottom when the drum filled with water... after checking underneath and using the phone front camera we found water leaking near the drum/ balancing weight... we are not sure what to do.. can it be… Read more

repaired or is it worth it??? We are thing of buying another brand...we did not expect this machine to give up on us without warning!!

A lemon! I will never buy any Bosch product again – This is the worse washing machine I ever had the unfortune to purchase. If there is a zero start option, I will select it. After only 7 months, the machine stopped working due a little of piece of plastic smaller than the size of a grain stuck in the pump . I have used two washing machines before , all Korean or Japanese brands, but never have… Read more

any problem with removing items stuck into the pump even if sometime paper or toy got thrown into washing machine by mistake. When items were stuck in these washing, it was extremely easy to clear these, follow the detail instruction in the manual. Not so with Bosch, the access to the pump was so small you can not removed anything without dissembling the machine and there is minimal instruction to solve the problem in the instruction manual. The cost just to removed this piece of plastic is over hundred dollar as Bosch think this is the user problem and not the bad design of the machine. And the aftersales services are atrocious, in no other company I deal with has a part time customer support to deal with customer issue. After this experience, I will never buy any product from Bosch product again and make sure no one I know about the bad quality of their product

Design of this washing machine worse than a cheap Korean one, bad aftersales service, the customer support

Unhappy Consumer – I bought this front loader washing machine just over 2 1/2 years ago and it has failed. No electronics at all, dead as a door knob. Now out of warranty and Bosch service centre has out of date listed service agents. Today they gave me Caterquip Proserpine as a service agent. Just phoned them to find out they have not provided this service well… Read more

over 2 years. The other agent Dial a Leckie will not do house calls to Midge Point, I have to take the machine to them! How I ask a 70kg plus machine. I believe if you live in regional areas check on repair/ service agents before you purchase white goods. Not happy, the washer was perfect for 2 years then now no warning, a washer that is useless! Good while it worked Poor quality electronics obviously

Motor failed – I bought two front loader Bosh washing machines (maxx classics) about 3 years ago. One for work that gets used once a week ( for the hand towels) the other at home. The work one drum seized about a year ago. Tried to get warranty but they just fobbed us off said it must be us. Being on a commercial premises consumer guarantee act doesn't apply. … Read more

One at home went OK apart from a broken door but they fixed that after some pointed comments that we must have abused it ( we didn't). Now it stopped spinning or agitating. I had a quick look at it is clear motor is stuffed. Up to work and got my spare motor now all fixed. I should claim warranty but just can't bear the thought of arguing the point.

I removed the brushes and they are both worn right out. One to the hard pin which has scored the commutator badly.

I always used Fischer and Paykel top loaders in the past and got 15+ years of trouble free use. I replaced work one with a used F & P and think I will do the same at home when the Bosch dies next.

In this day and age we should be getting 10 years from a machine. If f & P can use brushless smart drives with no belts for last 20 years why can't the Europeans catch up. I' m really one cheesed off consumer. Water efficiency Clothes not that soft unless you add softener etc. not very reliable. A decent wash takes long time.

FAO Bosch Official – I imagine you have some smart people working for Bosch, I mean you make good stuff but somewhere along the product line you went wrong. Are there maybe some eggheads sitting around in a board shooting off some ideas. "We've made this great little washing machine, what could we do to let the consumer know that the wash is finished?" "How about… Read more

we put an annoying beep at the end?"

"hmm, do you think a minute would suffice?"

"No better make it an hour of constant beeping to make sure the average consumer doesn't miss it"

"that may annoy the average consumer."

"of-course not!"

I don't know how much that person is paid ( the man the came up with the beep idea) but I can tell you right now he is overpaid and should let him.

At least turn off by default. Good washing machine. Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes, a deaf friend.

Design or manufacturing flaw – It is extremely noisy on spin and takes an age to complete a wash. The door to drum rubber seal fills up with gunk and doesn't drain adequately so there is a build up which is hard to clean out. If it is not kept clean the gunk deposits itself on your just-washed clothes. It has been reliable - until now. After 5 years of barely acceptable service… Read more

the 'spider' which supports the inner drum on the 'axle' has broken and the drum flops around. Cactus. Dead. Our repair man (authorised Bosch repairs) tells us it will cost $500-700 to fix plus another $200 for the heating element that is almost certainly damaged by the drum bashing it as it flopped around.

Bosch are apparently aware of the problem of the 'spider' breaking prematurely (why should it ever break at all - ridiculous!) on these machines but will not accept the blame for this design flaw. We also have a Bosch dishwasher which is fine except for ultra-sensitivity to water pressure which causes endless error messages and puts its little computer brain into melt-down. I will not buy a Bosch product again. We will now replace the washer with a Miele which is what I should have bought in the first place. Bosch marketing is based on them saying what wonderful and superior products they produce and if they keep saying that long enough people (suckers like me) will start to believe the rhetoric and consider them a viable alternative - incidentally this is how politicians get elected. Nothing much. It worked for 5 years before it broke Flawed design and or manufacture of a major internal part. It broke.

So Disspointed...Error code E18 – Bought this washing machine from the Good guys after reading fairly good reviews online, but to say we are disappointed is an under statement, we have had the machine for 2 months and have nothing but problems with the E18 code, every single wash throws up the error code, we have changed the inlet and outlet pipes twice, every time we clear out… Read more

the filter on the bottom right of the machine, we are still waiting for Good guys and Bosch to reply back to us. nothing yet as we havent been able to do a complete wash. E18 error code every single wash.

Annd still going – Exactly. After 7 years of faithfiul service. it is about to go in for its first check up. Out here in the country our two major killers of appliances is High mineralised water and power surges. It has passed all those where other have faulted in less than twelve months. Econmical on water but does take a bit longer than a top loader Uses less water A bit too long washing

I love Bosch – This is my 2nd Bosch washing machine. First one lasted 10 years. Both have worked really well. I use the washing machine for everything, including sports cleaning, woollen jumpers and even runners (bit noisy with the thump thump tho!!!!). Leaving a tissue in or mixing fluffy towels with linen t-shirts etc is not an issue, everything comes out lint… Read more

and fluff free. Great for doing non-iron shirts on the Easy Iron setting, although if you use this setting it only spins to 800 rpm which leaves clothes a little wet if transferring to a dryer. My last Bosch washer had a better Easy Iron setting, this washer clothes crease a little more but definitely no where near as bad as a top loader or cheaper front loader. The best function is the delay start. Just count how many hours to the time you want the load finished and it will automatically calculate when to start, far more intuitive than most other washers including more expensive Miele! "ready in" delay start Easy iron does not spin as fast

Brilliant machine but… – Ten wash programs I’ll never use, a load takes ages, the buttons are so sensitive you barely need to touch them, but what an excellent wash! Economical in all respects but time. Quiet apart from the fast spin: an efficient jet turbine like howl which is loud but preferable any day to the wall shaking nonsenses of my old top-loader. Full marks to… Read more ·  1

an excellent machine that does a super clean, lint free and, on fast spin, almost dry wash. But who is responsible for the pitiful excuse for an instruction manual? Seriously Mr Bosch sack the instruction manual person and get a proper one.

So far so good – Just replaced a 16yo F & P Top Loader and completed my first load with the front loader. So far so good. Found out that on some models (incl this one) you can switch off the annoying beep. Close door, knob in off position, turn 1 click to right, press and hold rpm button whilst turning knob one more click to right, then release rpm button. You… Read more

will see a single number displayed and it will make a beep, press rpm button until you have desired volume or leave on 0 to stop beeps altogether. Just done it, so fingers crossed it won't beep after next wash - GUESS WHAT it still beeps!!!. A little bit annoyed that the machine won't auto turn off. Adjusting to loading a front loader (looks alot smaller than the top loader), actually went and weighed the washing it was surprisingly lighter than I thought it would be. Can't wait to play a bit more, hoping I will notice my clothes are cleaner. Delayed start. Looks good. Heaps of wash functions. Good energy/water rating. Easy to use. No auto off. Instructions not easy to follow (lucky its easy to use anyway). A little noisier than I had expected but no noiser than my old top loader.

Excellent washing machine – This was exceptionally good purchase for such excellent machine. We paid for Bosch WAE24462AU only AU $1000,~ in this price was included delivery from Harvey Norman - Bella Vista NSW and 12kg Omo washing powder. Machine is very stable and quiet. It can be paused, opened and you can put there additional items. It is programmable, so if you want to… Read more

soak, you just program it for how ever long time you want to soak and than it switches it's self on and start washing...fantastic! It has quite loud beep sound when finish washing. I found this very practical, as you don't forgot the washing in machine.

It has plenty of programs and if Omo is used it washes absolutely perfectly! Reliable, energy efficient and washes excellently

All good so far – I chose this model to replace a 15 year old Asko front loader, with which I have always been very happy. However it was difficult to justify the price of a new Asko compared to the deals offered by Bosch. The only concern was in terms of comparable quality. However, I have been pleasantly surprised, with the Bosch doing an excellent job and with… Read more

relatively short cycle times in terms of a front loader. It's very quiet and stable, and lots of choices in washing cycles, temperatures and spin speeds. I'm not sure I can tell much difference between some of the choices, and not much explanation in terms of instructions. However, the controls are fairly self explanatory and the result is always of a high standard. Economical in use of detergent, water and energy. A great feature is the washing time readout, showing time required for cycle chosen and remaining time during the cycle. The delay start is also useful, enabling an early load to be set up the night before. A small pool of water collects at the bottom of the door seal and requires wiping each time to prevent mold. A pity there's no choice in right or left opening door, although the door does open 180 degrees.

A wonderful machine – Recently upgraded to this machine from a 10 year old top loader. Am very impressed so far. Bought this machine on star ratings for water and energy; clear designed control panel; washing programming selections and price for a quality built machine. Best feature of this machine is the ease of use (not having used a front loader previously)… Read more

and the available selection of washing cycles.

Price wise - shop around - you may get it cheaper than what is stated on this website. I did.

The only downside to the design of this machine is that a small amount of water pools in the door seal. This just needs to be soaked up and the door left ajar for any moisture to evaporate after completing a wash.

A very happy Bosch customer.

nothing but problems – within 6 months got bobby pin stuck in lint holder ( not covered by warranty) within 8 months machine wouldnt spin properly (parts replaced under warranty) within 12 months machine leaked hole in drum (machine drum replaced under warranty) within 14 months got bobby pin stuck in lint holder ( not covered by warranty within 18 months machine leaked hole in drum - bosch said drum not covered by warranty It's very unreliable!

Why is this $1779.00 in New Zealand – I have a fisher and paykel fw1000 which is ive been told a bosch machine, although I love this machine and its run for 7 years without any trouble at all and is still running fine, its a bit small for a growing family. 100% are selling these at almost $1800.00 whats the story there??? apparently its 30% off on special which brings it down to… Read more ·  3

$1244.00 but that's still a massive rip for what these are being sold for in Australia even with the dollar conversion!! Im the kind of guy to import one from there just to stick it to local rip off retailers!!!! I love the ease of use with Bosch, even my power tools are bosch! No Complaints, My 5.0kg just too small now as family growing! hahaha

Excellent replacement – Been using a top loader for as long as I can remember but decided to finally switch to a top loader after my one broke down. I researched that front loaders are much more water and energy efficient. Very impressed by the machine so far. Clothes aren't as crumbly when they come out and it saves alot more water. The timer also means that I can… Read more ·  3

adjust the cycle to finish just before I get up in the morning. You can also pause it so your washing can be soaked if its extra dirty. Only drawback is that i have to clean hairs off the front glass door and some water remains in the plastic front rim after every cycle. We also got a 12 boxes of omo detergent free with our purchase and the price included delivery and removal of our old machine. Quite, washes well, clothes less crumbly and saves water water and hair have to be wiped off the front door after every cycle. the loud and constant beep after the cycle can be annoying

Really good washing machine ! – Well I cannot believe how happy I am with my new Bosch front loader !! Washes beautifully , lots of different washing programs, no flint of fluff ! Fabulous washing machine ! I wish I had of converted to a front loader years ago. So for those of you who are unsure ! I have to tell you I am very particular with my washing and am so glad i made the switch from top loader to front !!!! Everything. Great value  Show reply

A huge advance from the 1987 Simpson top Loader – I have been nursing the old machine for around 12 months and it finally died. I did internet research for other brands and hadn't considered Bosch as I thought it was out of my price range. It was reduced by $400 and I bargained another $180 off and then received a $500 travel voucher when I purchased it. Got to be happy with that :) My cousin has… Read more

had a front loader for years and is very happy with it (LG) So I made the change. Compared to the old machine, it's quiet, uses a 1/6th of detergent and does an excellent job. My first load, I used too much detergent, but I guess it's trial and error. Have since read to dilute fabric softener to 1 part softener and 7 parts water. I did this today and the towels came out really well.. The manual is crap. On the first load the machine tried to leave home by jumping all over the floor. If it wasn't for this website, I wouldn't have known that it was because I hadn't removed the transportation protection devices

Breakdown – This machine is great. I bought it over 3 years ago now and it has had a hard life. It broke down last week and instead of calling out a repairman I thought id have a look myself first. All that had happened was that the nut that holds the large pulley behind the bowl had come loose and the belt had worked it's way off the pulleys. I tightened the… Read more ·  3

nut put the belt back on and it's as good as new. Less water and energy efficient and super quiet The constant beeping after the cycle has finished