New washing machine advice

[Markpd]

I take it that 2nd ‘can’ in your sentence about averages was meant to be a ‘can’t’? 😉

Anyway, yea I’m familiar with kw being an instantaneous figure, what I was forgetting/getting confused about was kwh, for some reason I thought it was the energy used for just 1hr in their tests 😮 , when it is in fact the averaged figure giving the total energy used for that whole cycle.

Don
Thanks for the explanation on that one, I did see the annual figures for all 3 machines, but I wasn’t sure what the 220 cycles consisted of.
Seeing as I nearly always wash at 40C (at least with my old machine) I looked at the figures for the 3 different programs they measured consumption for, specifically the 40C one.

[Markpd]

Going back to the 2 machines I’m looking at (28281 vs 28201), I can’t decide which one I want, theirs no clear winner for me. Bearing in mind I don’t normally wash at 60C. Maybe if I set them out I can decide! 😉
Pro’s for the 28281 for me – shorter 40C cotton programme (just 20mins though), 2-3 dBa quieter washing, 2 dBa quieter spin (so again, not much), 2cm larger porthole. ‘Active water’ function uses fewer sensors so less to go wrong.

Con’s – New model, I generally avoid any new model of anything because they are untested in the ‘wild’ so bugs/flaws haven’t yet been flushed out. No long term reliability info. Active water function is less refined so slightly less water/energy saving vs Active water plus (negligible??). Costs £40 more.

Pro’s for the 28201 for me vs 28281 – less energy used (11{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}) in the 40C cotton programme (even less for 40C colour programme, ~14{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}). Aqua plus (so option of greater rinsing), Economy programme (but I don’t know how well that washes, might be useless??). Active water plus (more refined water filling quantity so slightly more energy/water saving, but negligible??), established and known model (good rep, right?), costs £40 less! :).

Con’s (mostly opposites of the 28281) – longer 40C part load cotton programme, slightly noisier (2-3 dBa washing, 2 dBa spin, but probably quieter than my current machine? Hoover Select 1600), smaller porthole (2cm), Active water plus apparently uses 256 sensors! So more to go wrong?*

*Have their been any significant problems with these?

I wonder if I can find the consumption figures etc for my Hoover Select 1600…….

[don]

The differences are minor, it’s all in the marketing 😉

I would just order one quick while there is stock available.

Don

[Markpd]

Bosch WAN28201GB ordered, should be arriving Thursday :), £409 from BL Vision, including delivery and collection of old machine.

If anyone wants my old Hoover select 1600 for parts, better be quick! ;).

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