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[MrX]

One of my relatives bought a Samsung Eco Bubble 12kg to replace a Bosch and really I wouldn't recommend it, especially if you're installing it on a wooden floor.

The machine shakes so violently that the drawer opens, especially if it's lightly loaded. It's nothing to do with bolts or installation norms. It's just really bouncy despite the 'VRT+ technology'.

This now means that they have to use a piece of tape to keep the drawer closed LOL

Their previous Bosch machine was nice and stable.

The washing and rinsing results are also relatively poor compared to the Bosch it replaced. It uses very little water and the Eco-Bubble function doesn't really create very many bubbles with most detergents other than maybe Woolite.

To keep the drawer closed, they've resorted to a novel system involving a large band of elastic. They basically used the elastic that you can buy for dressmaking and sewed it so that there's a washing machine sized band. Otherwise, the machine's drawer shakes open and it fills water onto the floor!

The one thing that it does that is quite useful is a slow speed spin a few minutes into the wash which completely saturates the clothes in soapy water. However, the rest of its features are a bit 'meh'.

I think it's a bit of a marketing gimmick to be perfectly honest.

All in all, I think you're better off sticking to proven technologies.

I think the EcoBubble will be going to the recycling centre if anything serious goes wrong with it. I don't think they're all that keen on keeping it.

 

[rolls_rapide]

My first generation frontloading Panasonic machine from 2009, does the slow 'frothing' spin for about a minute. The idea being to thoroughly mix the detergent and water.

However, I found that liquid detergent in the drawer leaves a residue. Dosing devices make annoying clunks and rattles. So I employ the following method: I rotate the empty drum so that the paddles are at 12, 4 and 8 o' clock positions. I pour a capful of detergent along the 8 o' Clock position paddle. This seems to work fine.

 

[henene4]

Got the VG4, the up-to-date-Panasonic and it does the same. But liquid detergent is now flushed better than powders as the drawer got bigger. A drwaer tha is abeld to hold arround 400-500 ml mainwashdetergent

 

[logixx]

I add liquid detergent when my washer starts filling - no residue.

I also like Panasonic's system. Simple and effective way to desolve detergent. Better than the EcoBubble, I think. And even adds a little drama with the spinning tub.

 

[henene4]

Indeed, these Panis are worked out better than i thought. The ot-off-balance-system stopps not only spinning, the solving process is restarted up to 3 times if the load is out off balance and the reversing times can be changed if the load has balled up. And indeed, round about 60-80% of all EcoBubbles are produced by the same slow speed spin a the beginning.

 

[l86810]

henene4, congrats on the Panasonic!
I've been thinking about getting one...

Does it distribute with the 5 jets on at any point? any distribution whilst rinsing?

 

[henene4]

On the first distribution the jets are off. The distribution is after the first water intake and takes about a minute. Most of the clothes are soaked right after that, but water still needs to be adden to get really wet clothes. Just a couple of minutes later the sprays start and turn on and off with changing tumbling speeds.
On rinsing, i only recognized ones a spray-rinse and on this rinse, the jets were turned on. I think to remeber it was 60° Cottons rinse+ cycle with eco and 3/4 load...
Over all, the machine is genius. Takes only 2:01h for a 8 kg load at 40° with an extra rinse (3 rinses at all, i recomend this setting for every load). With its huge 70l drum and the 5 jets, it does a really good job. Silent, fast, well built. But if you are just a couple and do not have that big amounts of wash and the machine does not have to be that silent, the smaller machines are as good as the big ones.
No matter which washer, do NOT compare the drum capacity told by the manufactures, compare the drum size in liters. Overall you can say that 1kg of loading needs for a proper, fast and creasless wash 10 liters of drum volume. So our Panasonic takes 7kg real load, 8 kg are quite packed, so i dont recomend using the full 8 kg capacity.