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New Bosch washing machine | 3 hours and 50 minutes cotton cycle | WTF?

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ThisOldThang · 06/11/2025 22:27

Our old Bosch washing machine gave up the ghost. The cotton cycle took around 90 minutes with extra rinse selected.

The new one has a 3 hour and 50 minute cycle.

How is that acceptable to anybody?

From what I've read it's all due to water efficiency. I live in Britain. We've got shit loads of water falling from the sky. This isn't an arid Greek island.

Am I unreasonable to think this is total bullshit and not what any family needs? Which morons allowed this to happen?

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SwedishEdith · 06/11/2025 22:35

Well, it'll have loads of other cycles so you don't have to use that one. But, if you do, delay the start so stuff is washed when you're ready to take it out.

bridgetreilly · 06/11/2025 22:34

Surely there’s a quick wash option?

Nutmuncher · 06/11/2025 22:34

UncertainPerson · 06/11/2025 22:30

These days I wash most things on the 15 mins cycle then an extra 1400 spin cycle. I simply CBA to wait 2.5h for the easy care cycle to run! It’s only towels and bedding that I put on the longer cycle. YANBU!

That sounds no different to just swilling them out….. 15 mins? How does that work for detergent, softener and antibacterial stages? Do you not get itchy?

RedRiverShore5 · 06/11/2025 22:33

That might be the maximum cycle, my machine is about 3.5 hours but I can shorten it to as little as an hour and other times in between.

Nutmuncher · 06/11/2025 22:31

I agree and never use the eco washes for this reason. My go to is more or less cottons at 30/40 for a minimum of 90 mins for black, colours, white, underwear and technical fabric washes. For towels or bedding then I do 60 for slightly longer.

UncertainPerson · 06/11/2025 22:30

These days I wash most things on the 15 mins cycle then an extra 1400 spin cycle. I simply CBA to wait 2.5h for the easy care cycle to run! It’s only towels and bedding that I put on the longer cycle. YANBU!