oliveoiltinfoil
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Don't think I have mentioned this yet, but I have a new Bosch Serie 6 washing machine
It is a very good machine and I am very happy with it.
But, since my Hotpoint aquiltis, which had nearly all different programs, I am trying to get my head around the new set of programs Bosch have tuned into this machine.
I had my aqulitis for around 10 years and the two most common programs I used were "coloureds" and "synthetics 60c".
Now both programs used to take a long time to complete. The everyday colours wash would take around 2 and a half hours, while the synthetic programs used to take over 3 hours.
The synthetic programs only used to spin at 800rpm.
Now what I assume is Bosch equivalent of "colours" is the "mixed load". It only take 1 hour and 3 minutes to complete and up until this week, I have been using that for everyday washing, minus whites and shirts.
However, I have started using the cotton program, which washes at 60c versus 40 on the mixed loads. It takes just under 3 hours to complete, but the clothes come out cleaner and quite a bit drier even though both programs spin at the maximum 1400rpm.
I cant remember the Hotpoint ever having a cotton program. Would the cotton program on the bosch be the best program for normal loads? I notice that on comparison charts on which? magazine, they compare each washing machine using the cotton programs.
Oh yeah, also there is a program on the Bosch called "down. It take about an hour to complete but I have no idea what it is for, and I cant see any information in the instructions explaining the programs.


But, since my Hotpoint aquiltis, which had nearly all different programs, I am trying to get my head around the new set of programs Bosch have tuned into this machine.
I had my aqulitis for around 10 years and the two most common programs I used were "coloureds" and "synthetics 60c".
Now both programs used to take a long time to complete. The everyday colours wash would take around 2 and a half hours, while the synthetic programs used to take over 3 hours.
The synthetic programs only used to spin at 800rpm.
Now what I assume is Bosch equivalent of "colours" is the "mixed load". It only take 1 hour and 3 minutes to complete and up until this week, I have been using that for everyday washing, minus whites and shirts.
However, I have started using the cotton program, which washes at 60c versus 40 on the mixed loads. It takes just under 3 hours to complete, but the clothes come out cleaner and quite a bit drier even though both programs spin at the maximum 1400rpm.
I cant remember the Hotpoint ever having a cotton program. Would the cotton program on the bosch be the best program for normal loads? I notice that on comparison charts on which? magazine, they compare each washing machine using the cotton programs.
Oh yeah, also there is a program on the Bosch called "down. It take about an hour to complete but I have no idea what it is for, and I cant see any information in the instructions explaining the programs.
