Bosch Nexxt 500 Series Washer White Finish
Bosch Nexxt 500 Series Washer - WFMC3301. 4.0 Cubic Foot Capacity. Internal Water Heater. XXTRASANITARY Cycle. 54dB - Quiet Performance. Time Delay Feature. LED Display. White Finish
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Had a lot of problems
I’ve had this washer for 7 months. I bought because I’d heard Bosch was one of the best brands. There are a few quirks that I find very annoying on the washer. There is a signal that beeps when the load is done. There is no way to turn this off & it has a series of several LOUD beeps every 30 seconds until you turn it off when the load is done. This is annoying if you’re in the middle of something & you don’t want it to repeatedly beep for forever.
My spin cycle is not working properly. About every 3 loads - it won’t spin. I did a load of sheets that I put through 2 additional spin cycles & they came out sopping wet. I have a repair man coming out later this week.
Needless to say - this has been pretty disapointing for such an expensive washer.
5 Stars Love it, love it, love it!
I bought this after extensive comparison shopping. My Kenmore was only 20+ years old and had only one working cycle left and a broken knob, so I clearly was in no hurry to buy a new washer. At any rate, I got this one and after six months, I’m still soliciting laundry from friends and family. Can you believe I sit and watch the supid thing go round some days? The only down side to this washer is that I found out how filthy my clothes were when they came out of the old machine. My clothes are cleaner and I’m saving water cause my water bill went down. The detergent is more expensive, but I use much less. For the first time ever, I use a fabric softener because the clothes rinse out so well, my family’s skin allergies have disappeared. I never thought I’d be happy enough about LAUNDRY DAY to write a review, but BUY THIS WASHER. You’ll love it, too.
1 Star Performs well but serious design flaw
We purchased this washer and accompanying dryer in August 2007. The machines do the job very well. They run very quiet and are efficient and are generally good machines. They also look pretty good. However, we have had to call out the Bosch service technician twice to replace the console on top of the washing machine as it keeps cracking around the screws that fix it to the main body of the machine. The cracking occurs in three places, one of which was going into the liquid dispenser that could have rendered the machine useless. The Bosch service engineer that came out to fix it said it was a design fault so I do not think there is a long term solution. We are now on our third new console for the washing machine and the same cracking problem is happening to the dryer and the products are now past their warranty period. I do not know how long they will now last with this cracking problem. I would not have bought these products if had known of this and I am surprised that a company of Bosch’s quality would have built such a product and not addressed the design problem. Do not buy.
5 Stars I LOVE this washer
I have had this washer only 1 week, but just love it. I replaced a top loading Maytag that was 7 years old and had been repaired twice in that 7 years. I had some wash rags that had some black stains on them that I thought were permenant because my old washer never got them out. I put them through the sanitizer wash along with my towels and they came out completely stain free!!!! I was amazed. The washer does beep when done until you manually turn it off, but I knew this when I bought it and don’t mind that as it makes me get the clothes right out of the washer. Can’t comment on reliability after only one week, but if you’re looking for a machine that will clean your clothes this will do it, efficiently and quietly.
4 Stars Wash day
We have owned our Bosch Nexxt 500 Series Washer for about a year. It was an adjustment from being used to a top-loading machine, but, for the most part, we have been happy with it. There are both pros and cons.
The pros:
Large capacity. I’ve washed a king-sized quilt with no problem.
Large door opening for easy loading and unloading.
Nearly silent wash cycle. You don’t hear it filling with water and you don’t hear it washing.
The spin cycle is like a jet engine, but still remains fairly quiet. Clothes come out almost dry.
All manner of settings for various types of clothes.
An end-of-cycle beep to let you know when the wash cycle is complete.
Needs very little water, and automatically determines the water level, depending on the amount of clothes.
Although the high efficiency detergent is more expensive, the washer uses very little. You can even put in less than the recommended amount and have clothes come out perfectly clean.
Less wear and tear on clothes, as there is no agitator. It cleans the clothes by rotation alone.
The cons:
Very long wash cycles. (At least you know the clothes are clean.) This is typical of any Bosch machine.
It can be fussy about what it spins. In most cases, if you have a balanced load, the clothes will come out of the spin cycle nearly dry. However, I have one blanket that is like fur and gets very heavy when wet. Nothing I can do, nothing I can add to balance it, will make it spin this blanket. Also, in the beginning, I had a lot of trouble getting it to spin things, but have since learned how to balance the loads.
Unlike top-loading machines, when you have forgotten an item, you cannot open the door and add it without draining the whole machine, as the door is locked (for obvious reasons).
It is an adjustment from a top-loading machine. As you can see, there are a small but significant amount of annoyances. However, I will say that this washer cleans clothes better than any other I have owned, and I would recommend it. I would also recommend you read the manual carefully, in the hope you do not have the trouble spinning that I did for the first month.
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