Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel I'm here to save you time and
money and today it's the Bosch washing machine the front panel overview now
this one is on a Bosch Serie 4 VarioPerfect perfect model but it should be very
similar on other modern washing machines, in this video I'll show you what all the
buttons do on the front panel then I will take you through some of the error
codes that you might experience while you're doing a wash and explain what
those mean and then I'll take you through all the different status symbols
on the front panel and then finally we'll have a lovely cup of tea! This is
the Bosch VarioPerfect Serie 4 washing machine here and there's a link above
now where I review this washing machine, I'll just select a standard wash program
so I'm just going to select Cotton's and then I'll go through the buttons
first, so this is the 2 hour 30 minute cycle this button here is where you can
select the temperature of the water for the wash, this next button is the RPM button
this is the revolutions per minute, this is how fast the drum will spin, obviously
the faster it spins the drier the clothes come out because it gets rid of
more water, this next button is the Finished In button this basically tells
the machine when you want it to be finished so you can set this up to 24
hours so basically with a two and a half hour wash it would start in twenty one and a
half hours time, and then finish in 24 hours from the time that you press the
Start button, now this button is the speed or economy button with the speed
setting activated this washes in a shorter time but achieves the same
washing result but obviously uses more energy, with the Eco setting set this
energy optimises the washing, reduces the temperature but increases the program
duration while achieving a washing result that is pretty much similar to
the selected program, you can cycle through these Speed Eco or if you press
it again it switches them both off, the Reduced Ironing button reduces creasing
thanks to a special spin sequence followed by fluffing (?) and a reduced spin
speed, the Aquaplus setting is an increased
water level an additional rinse cycle and so it extends the washing time this
is particularly useful for areas with very soft water, and then we've got the
Start button which starts the washing program that you've selected, now during
a wash you can press this button and this will Pause the washing program and
allow you to open the door if the child lock is not on, maybe put some extra
washing in or take something out and then you can just press the Start button
and it will restart the washing program, if you start a washing cycle it's a good
idea to put the child lock on, now what you do is you press the RPM and the
Finished In buttons at the same time and hold it for three seconds and then you
will get a beeping noise and you will get the key icon up on the front panel,
likewise to deactivate the childproof lock you hold those buttons down again
for three seconds you'll get a beeping noise and the key icon will disappear,
this is the time left you've got your washing program to finish, now I'll take
you through some of the error codes that can happen during a wash, now if you've
got water sitting in your washing machine after a wash it could be that
you've got an E18 error which means the pump filter is blocked and there's a
link above now where I go into more detail about how to fix that, an E23
error means you've got water in the base plate and the appliance is leaking, turn
off the mains cold water feed into the appliance, turn off the mains power and
call the after-sales service or your local plumber. E32 is nothing to panic
about this is not a fault it's basically an unbalanced load has been detected in
your washing machine drum so maybe you've got one item of clothing that's
really heavy and another item of clothing that's not so heavy and they've
got imbalanced and it will try and correct itself by going slower and then
speeding up again going slower speeding up again, if it's really bad you can
press the Start / Reload button to pause the washing program open the door and
redistribute the items yourself and then press the Start button again to continue
the washing cycle, don't forget to deactivate the child lock first! Okay now
we'll go through the Status icons but before we do that there's a link above
now about how to install a new washing machine.
The tap icon indicates a fault with your incoming cold water supply
make sure the tap is fully turned on make sure there's no kinks in any of the
hoses and it's worth checking other taps in your property to make sure that
you've got cold water, this could also indicate that there's a problem with the
water pressure. This indicates that the temperature is too high so you need to
wait until the temperature drops a little bit or that the water level is
too high, it is not possible to add laundry if this is lit, now if this icon flashes
it could be that you've got laundry caught what you need to do is open and
close the door again and then press the Start Reload button, if this doesn't fix
it you may have to switch off the washing machine and switch it back on
again and start the washing program again. This icon shows that you need to
run the Drum Clean program or that the drum clean program is running, basically
every two or three months you should run the Drum clean program just to
completely flush out your washing machine because it does a super hot wash
and just clears out any gunk and debris and keeps it hygienically fresh, and in
fact there's a link above now about how to keep your washing machine hygienically
fresh. This means that the washing machine has started the program and is
washing your clothes. This means that the washing machine is now doing its rinse cycle.
This means that the washing machine is now doing the spin cycle basically it's
drying the laundry getting rid of any excess water. This symbol means that the
childproof lock is activated. If this lights up it indicates that too much
foam has been detected and an additional wash cycle has been activated, to avoid
this happening next time use less detergent. This will light up if you just
selected the spin program only so you're just doing a spin. These are the symbols
that we showed earlier so if you're selecting the temperature the water will
be in centigrade and also the kilogram load that you've put into your
laundry, this is the load recommendation in kilograms so this is showing you how
much laundry you can put into your washing machine and this machine can
take up to eight kilograms (8kg). This is what I showed earlier this means you've
selected the speed cycle and this is where you've selected the economy cycle.
This means you've selected the reduced ironing cycle which I explained earlier
on in the video and again the Aqua Plus which I
explained at the beginning has been activated. And then you've just got the
Start and Reload icon. And if you've got this End it means it's THE END oh.
[Wife calls] 'Lurgs do want a cup of Tea'
And there's a link above now about what goes in what compartment on this Bosch
washing machine I don't about you but I'm always forgetting what goes in what
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