The idea of boil washes or super hot washes has always been to remove stains-NOT for the purpose of "sanitizing" the clothes.
The idea of sanitizing is more for the purpose of soothing the paranoia that Amercian Corporations like to scare into us.
As for some of the questions and answers on here, the North American LARGE capacity Miele's only heat the water to 150-153F, but their smaller European imports from Germany do heat the water to 200F.
As for the Bosch, my new VISION works similar to my former NEXXT in that it heats the water to 170, holds it there for precisely 3 mintes, then reduces back to 155 for the remainder of the cycle to further reduce wear and tear of the fabrics. The 800 series doesn't count down like most machines do, instead, you have to have the clock set for the current time, and then the dispaly actually tells you the approximate TIME that the load will be finished based on what it "assumes" is normal washing conditions. If the machine needs to run longer or shorter, the finish time will adjust itself accordingly. For example, instead of looking at the display and it reading 45 min. remaining, it will show 4:45p/m as the time of day the wash will be finished.
The main reason I went with a Bosch in the first place was that it was the only North American machine that had the HOTTEST wash temp (170) without having to convert my electrical system. Not something one can do in a rental apt.
NO other North American machine (not even the Mieles) gets as hot as the Bosch. And The only 2 cycles I ever use are the XXSANITARY (170) and the BABY CARE (155). I NEVER wash in anything other than the hottest water avaialbe for everything.
Cold water for washing never has and never will be used in my home.
Hot water is necessary to properly clean clothes and that is an absolute fact.
The idea of sanitizing is more for the purpose of soothing the paranoia that Amercian Corporations like to scare into us.
As for some of the questions and answers on here, the North American LARGE capacity Miele's only heat the water to 150-153F, but their smaller European imports from Germany do heat the water to 200F.
As for the Bosch, my new VISION works similar to my former NEXXT in that it heats the water to 170, holds it there for precisely 3 mintes, then reduces back to 155 for the remainder of the cycle to further reduce wear and tear of the fabrics. The 800 series doesn't count down like most machines do, instead, you have to have the clock set for the current time, and then the dispaly actually tells you the approximate TIME that the load will be finished based on what it "assumes" is normal washing conditions. If the machine needs to run longer or shorter, the finish time will adjust itself accordingly. For example, instead of looking at the display and it reading 45 min. remaining, it will show 4:45p/m as the time of day the wash will be finished.
The main reason I went with a Bosch in the first place was that it was the only North American machine that had the HOTTEST wash temp (170) without having to convert my electrical system. Not something one can do in a rental apt.
NO other North American machine (not even the Mieles) gets as hot as the Bosch. And The only 2 cycles I ever use are the XXSANITARY (170) and the BABY CARE (155). I NEVER wash in anything other than the hottest water avaialbe for everything.
Cold water for washing never has and never will be used in my home.
Hot water is necessary to properly clean clothes and that is an absolute fact.
