Help, My Cycle Time Takes Far Too Long!

Hello,

I have recently purchased the SAMSUNG ecobubble™ WF70F5E2W4W washing machine. It looks nice and fits well but the washing cycle times are horrendously long!

The programme duration of the standard programme is as follows:

Cotton 60c at full load = 249 minutes (yes, over four hours!)

Cotton 60c for partial load = 191 minutes (this is over three hours and simply far too long)

Cotton 40c with partial load = 171 minutes (a very long time still)

There is a quick wash that takes 15-20 minutes but this can only hold 2kg which is virtually nothing.

Basically, the times on this washing machine are incredibly long. I should have checked the time programme before I bought it but I never realised this would be such an issue. My old machine, a zanussi, would wash all that I needed in about an hour, or 90 minutes maximum. I just cannot believe the cycle time on my new machine, I also believe that is not good for the clothes to be spinning around for so long – it is just not necessary.

Does anybody own this machine and is experiencing similar issues? Does anybody know of any way in which I can shorten the cycle times to a much more manageable level because it’s driving me mad!?

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.