Bosch - Worth the Pricetag (Bosch Exxcel WAE 2446S)

Member Name: demonbarak

Product:	Bosch Exxcel WAE 2446S
Date:	14/08/08 (188 review reads)
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Advantages: Simple, reliable, efficient.

Disadvantages: Irritating cycle end alert

Simply the best money i've ever spent!
For years I was buying machines on deals, sampling different brands, and usually realising just how true "buy cheap buy twice" is.
This time... I've been using the machine heavily for over a year and its still going so strong its rediculous! Its quiet, efficient and simple to use.

So, a little more depth.
This machine has programmes for cottons, silks, wools, and every other material, as well as colour settings for darks, lights and mixed. If you're somebody who likes to go play in the woods and ends up plastered in mud, there's a washplus setting, that'll soak your clothes for longer, spin them for longer, and generally makes things all shiny and clean again. This is not reccomended for money.
You can also adjust the temperature, all the way from glacierwater to volcanic. personally, i've never had to use anything above a 40 on it - even white shirts that've taken 14 hours of work come out perfectly on this setting!
Finally, you can adjust the spinspeed - again, this is from "The cat is getting a little bit dizzy", to "Honey, the cat looks like a pancake!".
There's a couple of other buttons, but i'm yet to work out what they actually do - so they can't be that important!

Pros
Its quiet, to the point that yuo can be in the next room and totally forget its on.
Its simple to use - its literally, twist the dial and press the start button, nothing to it at all!
Fantastic build quality - this machine is clearly built to last, from the finishing on the hinge that covers the pump to the drum inside the machine.

Cons
Well... no real cons. Other than the pricetag. The only real niggle I have with it is that rather than just beeping a few times to let you know theres a problem, or that its finished its cycle, it beeps every two minutes for HALF AN HOUR!!! when you're cuddled up on teh sofa with the missus watching a film you just get irritable and fed up with this.
All in all, this machine is superb quality, well worth the money.

Summary: I need to change the cooker to a bosch!

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