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.
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Samsung ecobubble WF70F5E2W4W has very long programme times
- The problem
- A new SAMSUNG ecobubble WF70F5E2W4W washing machine was reported to run very long standard cycles: Cotton 60°C full load about 249 minutes, Cotton 60°C partial load about 191 minutes, and Cotton 40°C partial load about 171 minutes. The owner wanted to know if this was normal and whether cycle times could be shortened.
- Likely cause
- The only supported diagnosis is that modern washing machines often have long wash programmes. The accepted reply suggests comparing the observed times with the instruction book to establish whether they are normal for this model or unusually long. No specific fault was identified.
- What fixed it
- Check whether the programme durations match the times stated in the instruction book. If they do, the long cycles are likely normal for the machine rather than a repair fault. No documented adjustment or repair to shorten the cycles was provided in the discussion.
- Checks to try
- Compared reported Cotton programme times with expected times in the instruction book
1 Answer
Modern washing machines have long wash times but some of those wash times are ridiculously long. Are they roughly the times quoted in the instruction book or much longer? (Why washing machines take so long to wash)
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