To think that Bosch washing machines have a crappy spin cycle?

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I'm on my second Bosch washing machine. To be fair, the first one was over 10 years old when it became irreparable. It performed well but sometimes the clothing would be inexplicably sodden at the end. A second spin cycle usually sorted it out. A bit annoying and inconvenient but no big deal.

Current Bosch machine, which is under a year old, also performs very well in terms of stain removal etc. However the spin function is poor. Daughter's Oodie has emerged wet, despite having put it on a second spin. I have the spin speed turned up to the highest setting (1400 rpm). God knows what it would be like any lower!

AIBU I'm thinking that Bosch machines are good, but that the spin cycle is inadequate, unless your machine happens to be half full/without heavy fabrics? It's inconsistent too, in that sometimes it's fine and at other times not.

If it's still under warranty get them to come out, if not call a repair company to come out.

i have an LG WM, but I've had various appliances by Bosch & they've all been good.

Our Bosch is the same. If I put on a wash with one towel it'll often be very wet at the end and I end up having to re-wash with more things in the drum to get it to spin properly.

I think it's to do with a sensor of some sort.

Ours is nearly 8 years old and does about 8 washes a week. It's been so reliable but I don't find the stain removal great...

I'm probably guilty of filling mine a bit too much

We have a Bosch and it sometimes does this - I think if it's not full enough and has a couple of big things in it gets unbalanced and won't spin.

Yip I had a couple of Bosch’s could be funny about spinning, too little it refused and too much was the same. But they washed well and had a 30 and a 50 degree wash. I now have a Samsung which doesn’t wash well, and has 20, 40,60 or 90 degree wash. I’m getting rid of it soon and forgiving Bosch for its slightly diva-esque spin cycle.

No problem here.

I’m getting rid of it soon and forgiving Bosch for its slightly diva-esque spin cycle.

I'm on my 3rd Siemens (same brand as Bosch) washer in 35yrs. The first two were faultless until they died, getting a third was a no brainer. The third is a Bastard. It is supposed to be a 1400rpm spin and 9kg , but this is only on 1 program. The other programs spin at 1200 or less, but the washing comes out far less spun than the previous washer's 1200 spin, often I have to spin again. It won't spin single items, so I have to sling in a clean towel.
It auto selects 800 for a short wash, requiring you to manually cycle through all the spin speeds to get to 1200, often I forget which means wasting time and electricity spinning again.
It uses less water, which often results in smelly washing and doesnt rinse well. There's no prewash option. The eco wash takes 4hrs and the washing smells of wet dog at the the end. All the shorter washes only take a small low weight wash.

I suspect a lot of this stuff is to get an eco rating, but it just results in extra time in rewashing or spinning twice, so defeats the object.

Yes always the same with a Bosch

There should be enough room for you to put your hand in on top of your dirty laundry and 'shake hands' according to an engineering podcast I recently heard. Otherwise your machine won't function at its best.

Touch wood my Bosch has been the best machine I've ever had- it's 15yrs old and does an average of 6/7 loads a week. The only time the spin has not worked well is when I have overloaded it. Took half the washing out and spun separately and was fine. I've previously had a Hotpoint and a Zanussi x 2 in the past. - only the 1 of the Zanussi lasted over 10 yrs.

My bosch can definitely be divaesque either when big things have got a bit tangled or it's just a few heavy things and it just keeps on doing the same thing over and over expecting it to distribute more evenly and balance well enough to spin. Being on slightly bouncy floorboards does not help.

I wouldn't even consider a machine without a pre-wash with a bedwetter in the family.

@KrisAkabusi

That's useful to know, thank you!

My Bosch washing machine has just given up. The spin cycle became alarmingly loud and it sounded like the machine was going to take off. A Google search suggests that the bearings have gone in the drum. It's not cheap to repair so I'll have to get a new machine this weekend (before the laundry takes over the entire house). I've had a Zanussi, Hotpoint previously and then a Bosch. None seem to last more than a few years so I'm trying to decide if I should go up a notch and get a Miele, (purely because I rate their vacuum cleaners). I hate that obsolescence seems to be built in to appliances now.

Those of you saying your machines don't spin with just one towel in surely aren't just washing a single towel...?

A machine needs to have a fairly decently balanced load to spin properly at its full speed. If you don't have enough in there, it can't spin properly, and will damage the machine.

If you are routinely washing small loads, then lower the spin speed so you don't damage the machine. An effective spin at a lower speed will do more than an ineffective one at full speed.

And if you are only washing one towel - why?! Just wait until you're got a full load and save yourself some money.

Our Bosch is an idiot when it comes to spinning.

Put one hoodie in and it won't spin. Spoke to the engineer about it and he said the machine has decided it's too heavy to spin, so won't.

We have to wring it out and then spin.

Oh and the endless beeping when it's finished. Yes, I know you've finished, I'll unload you in a bit.

And I swear Bosch have their own version of a minute, in this house, it's called the "Bosch minute".

It actually never occurred to me that any machine, let alone a high spec machine would have no pre wash, any machine that I've used anywhere has had one. So in all my research, I didn't think to check, it's really annoying.

And to the person I asked, no I don't wash a single towel, but sometimes hand-wash wool jumpers and put a couple of them in to spin. The machine wool wash is another thing that is hopeless!

I think it's all the measures manufacturers have put in place for their eco credentials. The irony is circumventing them probably uses more energy and water than an older less eco machine. Oddly I bought a new Bosch dishwasher at the same time and it's brilliant.

I'd say to anyone who is buying a new machine, download the manual and check the programs meet your needs.

Hahaha. I call them "Bosch units of time". I'm on my second dishwasher, first washing machine, my Dad is on his third, but I will probably replace with a second when it dies!

I have a fab AEG machine, sometimes won’t spin if unbalanced load, just add couple of dry towels, normally sorts it.
Think it’s tech based

My Bosch is fine. I do find it tangles things though, and puts things inside out.

Opposite to everyone on here, I don't need multiple programmes. I only use two. 60c Cotton for towels and sheets, and 40c Synthetic for everything else! All the others are useless, too long, or superfluous. Oh, yeah,the beeper drives me nuts.

I do find it tangles things though, and puts things inside out.

And what it does to tights in the machine, god only knows. It must decide to go on knot tying practice!!

This - I have Bosch machines and mine is the same if I wash one thing like an Oodie, but a second spin does the job.

Mine is great - but like others say, it won't spin properly if it's under loaded.

I learned to use a laundry bag for tights, bras and other smalls as mine likes to tie knots or eat them!

Often have to respond things here too, on my second Bosch but would definitely buy different make next time

Mine is the same - won't spin if the load is unbalanced, or if it has something like a lot of towels in that get really heavy when wet.
What annoys me is that there isn't a stand alone spin cycle. There is a 'Gentle spin' but it only goes up to 800rpm or something wimpy like that. If I want a 1400 spin I have to put it on the 'Rinse and spin' or 'super quick' wash.
I only ever use the 40 degree mixed load or 90 degree hot wash. I have no idea what things like the Allergy or Sports programmes differ from any of the others.