What is Bosch quality like?
I am bidding on a second hand machine for my sister as she keeps bringing washing here . The seller will deliver the machine (Bosch 1201) He says the Machine is 5 years old but is in good working order . Is this a good machine , is there any reviews for it ?
If the machine breaks will the parts be replaceable/Available ?
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General advice on buying a second-hand Bosch 1201 washing machine
- The problem
- The buyer asked whether a 5-year-old second-hand Bosch 1201 was a good machine, and whether parts would still be available if it later broke down.
- Likely cause
- No specific fault was reported. The discussion was general opinion rather than a repair diagnosis. The strongest view was that Bosch machines were still considered decent, but built more cheaply than older Bosch models.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was that a second-hand Bosch 1201 was a reasonable machine to take a chance on, depending mainly on the asking price and specification. Parts availability was said to be generally OK, but major components such as motors and PCBs were noted as potentially expensive if they failed. No specific repair or test was confirmed because the thread was about purchase advice rather than an appliance fault.
- Checks to try
- Machine age stated as 5 years old by seller
- General consideration of price, spin speed and drum size before buying
- Discussion noted that parts should not be hard to come by
- Parts or tools mentioned
- motors
- PCBs
6 Answers
Hello Joe,
As you've pobably read by now on the other Bosch washing machine posts, Bosch are still a decent washing machine but they are pretty cheap these days so they aren't really in the high build quality range. It depends how much you are paying for it and what spin speed and drum size it has as to whether it's a good buy or not. Parts shouldn't be hard to come by but as with all washing machines some major parts like motors and PCBs are pretty expensive so it's a question of keeping fingers crossed than none of them do fail. You could do a lot worse than a second hand Bosch washing machine so I would think it's a reasonable washing machine to take a chance on - depending on how much they are asking for it of course because a new (basic) Bosch can be bought very cheaply these days.
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hi ,just bought one myself ,not over impressed a bit noisey and long wash times ,paid £75 4 yr old but in good con little used ,on with the third wash now , the last wash was a bit odd ,came to open the door and the cloths were warm so going to sit and watch this wash , sad to see my 23 yr old zanussi fl 1012 go .
assuming its a hot and cold fill might be worth checking that the taps are fitted correctly or the taps themselves are not the wrong way around. i.e. your hot tap is actually connected to cold supply.
Hello. Long wash times are common to all modern washing machines. People replacing an older washing machine usually blame their new one but they are all the same - Long wash times on washing machines As Peter says, warm washing is almost always due to the hot and cold fill supply being the wrong way round although most washing machines are now cold fill only. Make sure that old the hot supply hasn't been connected to the washing machine by mistake. It's not enough to just check the colour of the hoses or the taps because sometimes they are connected wrong by the "plumber".
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I just bought one the other day for £50, 2nd-hand. It seems to work very well and the engineer who sold it to me said that Bosch is a good make.
Bosch are still considered a good make, although they are not as good as they used to be in the past. They've reduced quality and prices a lot since they used to be a big heavy washing machine. They are still one of the best available in their price range, but they can't escape the consequences of reducing prices so much.
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