Bosch Maxx Classic Wae2026 Taking 3 Hours
Hi All,
My Bosch maxx Classic is taking FOREVER to complete a wash which normally takes an hour and 12 min. It really does take about 3 hours. I read some where that there is an unbalance sensor that can add extra time to a wash cycle. I have tried a cycle with nothing in the machine and it still takes forever. Any ideas as the machine is only 2 years old.
Thanks
Mike
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Bosch Maxx Classic WAE2026 wash cycles running for about 3 hours
- The problem
- A Bosch Maxx Classic WAE2026 washing machine that normally completed a wash in about 1 hour 12 minutes was reported to be taking around 3 hours, including when run empty.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply said excessive cycle time can be caused by the out-of-balance control repeatedly trying to redistribute the load during drain and spin stages. However, because the same behaviour occurred with no laundry in the drum, the discussion also supports other possible causes such as taking in too much water or a heating fault that prevents the programme advancing without showing an error. The exact cause was not confirmed.
- What fixed it
- Recommended action was to observe exactly where in the programme the machine is spending extra time, especially after draining and before spin. If it repeatedly turns slowly, pauses, or reverses direction for several minutes, this would support a balancing-related issue. If that pattern is not seen, the fault is likely elsewhere. No confirmed repair was documented.
- Checks to try
- Ran a cycle with nothing in the machine and it still took a very long time
- Observe whether delays happen after draining on rinses or before final spin
- Check if the drum keeps turning slowly, pausing, or reversing for several minutes while trying to balance the load
- Identify which section of the wash cycle it appears to stick on
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
Hello Mike, yes out of balance software can add a lot of extra time to a wash cycle. If this is happening you should expect to be able to observe the washing machine sticking for lengthy periods when it drains out the water after some rinses and on the final spin. After draining out the water a washing machine should turn the drum slowly for a minute or so to distribute the laundry evenly around the drum. It shouldn't go into spin until it's happy the laundry is distributed fairly evenly otherwise it could jump around violently and cause damage.
If it drains the water and then spends several minutes either turning slowly but constantly or occasionally stopping and turning the opposite way it could be trying to balance the load or could have a faulty out of balance system. If you don't observe something like this it is likely to be something else. You would need to observe which section of the wash cycle it seems to be sticking on. If it can't balance the load after repeated attempts though most machines will either abort with an error or just finish but with wet laundry.
Other things that can slow a wash cycle down are anomalies such as taking in too much water or where a heating fault prevents it moving on but doesn't produce an error code (where it should).
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