Now, I've been used to label\Eco cycles using about simmilar amounts of energy on both 40°C and 60°C in half load scenario test cycles, sometimes even inverted usages (40 uses more then 60).
But this here just showed me that somebody must have gone insane on cycle design at BSH.
With their refreshed line-up, we saw them splitting Cottons and Cottons Eco. Cottons Eco is now the label cycle, instead of Cottons plus EcoPerfect, thus EcoPerfect is no longer in relation to any label cycle.
I was already unpleasently surprised that the cycle update last time arround (which included their purely software enabled load size increase from 8kg to 9kg max) made the Cottons 40°C with a full load run longer then the 60°C version, clocking in at 3h approx.
So far, so good.
Now, their new Wifi models went up on their website, including the manuals.
Downloaded.
Scrolled.
Shocked.
Now, not only does the 40°C Cotton cycle still take longer then the 60°C Cotton cycle, it uses MORE energy. MORE!!!
Lower temp on a cycle that should - I emphasize SHOULD - reach target temp now means more energy usage? So either they designed a crappy 40°C or they somehow magicly saved time and energy on the 60°C selection without compromized performance.
And, to my dislike, somehow the 20°C uses less then 1/4th the energy the 40° cycle does.
Oh, and they upped their Easy Care cycle to 70+l for a 4kg load.
I mean, I really get mad at them now. Before, a consumer was at least verbaly encouraged to use low temperature cycles. But now, they seem to design cycles with the specific purpose of the consumer rather not using them. And especially other alternative cycles (like Easy Care) which once were really OK cycles in a balance between not too much and not too less.
This kind of "innovation" is really driving me insane.
Sorry for the rant. Have a nice X-Mas.
Henrik
But this here just showed me that somebody must have gone insane on cycle design at BSH.
With their refreshed line-up, we saw them splitting Cottons and Cottons Eco. Cottons Eco is now the label cycle, instead of Cottons plus EcoPerfect, thus EcoPerfect is no longer in relation to any label cycle.
I was already unpleasently surprised that the cycle update last time arround (which included their purely software enabled load size increase from 8kg to 9kg max) made the Cottons 40°C with a full load run longer then the 60°C version, clocking in at 3h approx.
So far, so good.
Now, their new Wifi models went up on their website, including the manuals.
Downloaded.
Scrolled.
Shocked.
Now, not only does the 40°C Cotton cycle still take longer then the 60°C Cotton cycle, it uses MORE energy. MORE!!!
Lower temp on a cycle that should - I emphasize SHOULD - reach target temp now means more energy usage? So either they designed a crappy 40°C or they somehow magicly saved time and energy on the 60°C selection without compromized performance.
And, to my dislike, somehow the 20°C uses less then 1/4th the energy the 40° cycle does.
Oh, and they upped their Easy Care cycle to 70+l for a 4kg load.
I mean, I really get mad at them now. Before, a consumer was at least verbaly encouraged to use low temperature cycles. But now, they seem to design cycles with the specific purpose of the consumer rather not using them. And especially other alternative cycles (like Easy Care) which once were really OK cycles in a balance between not too much and not too less.
This kind of "innovation" is really driving me insane.
Sorry for the rant. Have a nice X-Mas.
Henrik
