Decoding the icons on the Bosch washing machine

Modern Bosch washing machines are equipped with many functions. They are indicated by special symbols on the control panel. To use all the capabilities of the technology, you need to know how the icons on the Bosch washing machine are deciphered and what types of fabrics the different modes are intended for washing.

Control panel icons

Many Bosch washing machines, be it a series Maxx 4, Maxx 5 or some other, have a number of identical buttons and indicators. Among them:

1. Power button. Indicated by an icon in the shape of a circle containing a vertical line. Designed to turn the device on or off.
2. T-shirt design icon with stain. Intensive wash for heavily soiled laundry.
3. Key with the image of a pelvis with a vertical stripe. Prewash. Used to care for heavily soiled items; when activating the function, you need to add detergent not only to the main compartment of the cuvette, but also to the pre-wash compartment.
4. Iron icon – easy ironing function. When activated, the laundry crumples significantly less and is smoothed out much better.
5. A button with a symbol in the form of a basin of water with an up arrow. Water is a plus. Washing occurs with an increased amount of water, the operating time is increased, and several rinses are added.It is used when a large amount of powder is poured in, as well as when washing children's clothes or clothes of people suffering from allergic diseases. Helps completely remove detergent residue from laundry. The function is also relevant for regions with soft water.
6. Spiral icon. Spin adjustment button. Allows you to reduce or increase the spin depending on the type of fabric, or turn it off completely.
7. Key to start washing and set pause (an icon in the form of a diamond with a vertical stripe or, on other models, in the shape of a triangle and two stripes on the right).

Expensive Bosch washing machines equipped with an electronic display. They are more informative: on the screen, in addition to temperature and spin, the maximum load of the selected mode is indicated, the time until its end is displayed, and error codes appear if the device malfunctions. At the same time, they, like equipment without a screen, have special indicators that indicate at what stage of washing the equipment is. These include:

• basin with a cloud of steam on top. The main stage is washing.
• A container filled with water. The machine is in the rinsing stage.
• Spiral icon. The laundry is being spun.
• A vertical stripe with an arrow pointing to it. The work is completed.

Washing machines with a display are more technologically advanced and have a number of additional functions. Among them:

1. A button with a picture of a clock and the inscription “Speed”. Speed ​​Perfect function. Designed to reduce the cycle time when washing lightly soiled laundry.
2. A piece of paper with the letter E and the inscription “Eco”. Eco Perfect function. When choosing it, energy consumption is reduced, the water temperature is lowered, but due to the longer run time of the mode, the quality of washing remains high.
3. Dial with arrows. “End in” function or, in other words, delayed start. Allows you to delay the start of the program for up to 24 hours.

In addition to various buttons, every Bosch washing machine, be it the Classixx 5, Serie 4 or other series, is equipped with a mode selector. These are washing programs for different types of laundry.

Washing modes

Bosch washing machines are equipped with the following washing programs:

• An icon depicting a shirt hanging on a hanger. Synthetic fabrics. The duration of the mode is from 55 to 91 minutes at a temperature of 40°C.
• Dress with flower and bodysuit. Mode for cotton and linen fabrics. Water temperature – from 40 to 90° at the user’s choice. The cycle time is from 80 to 135 minutes.
• Dress with a flower and trousers (on some models – dress, shirt, bodysuit). Used for washing mixed fabrics at 40° – 60°C. Completion time – from 50 minutes.
• Shirt with butterfly. Delicate linen made of silk or satin can be washed carefully at 30°C. The spin is performed at minimum speed. Duration – half an hour.
• A skein of thread and a basin with a lowered hand. Hand wash wool. The regime is performed for 40 minutes at 30°C. The drum rotates very slowly, the amount of water is increased, and the spin speed is low.
• Sliders. Program for children's things. To remove all bacteria and germs from them, the regime is performed for a long time and at high temperatures.
• Jeans icon. Intended for washing denim fabrics for 40-80 minutes. Water temperature – 40° – 60°С.
• Drawing of a shirt or blouse. Mode for washing appropriate items.Duration – from 40 to 80 minutes at a temperature of 40° to 60°C.
• T-shirt icon with number. Wash sports items at 60°C for 80 minutes.
• Winter jacket image. Program "Down Jackets". Designed for washing items with filling at 40°C and maximum spin. The program does not allow fluff or other contents of the jacket to form a solid lump.
• Drawing of the month with stars. Night cycle. Designed for regions where the cost of water and electricity is lower at night than during the day. For this program, spinning and notification of the end of the mode are disabled. The user can enable these functions when he wakes up in the morning.
• Pelvis with an arrow pointing down. Draining. The function is launched if things do not need to be wrung out or if the program needs to be stopped.
• Mode with a dial image. Fast and energetic work within 60 minutes.
• A dial half or a quarter full means a quick 30 or 15 minute wash. Modes are used to refresh laundry. A full wash is not possible with these programs.

How to start a Bosch washing machine

To start washing on a Bosch machine, you need to sort items by material type and color, and then place fabrics of the same type inside the drum. The powder reservoir must be filled with the correct amount of suitable detergent. Next, you should install a program suitable for the selected type of fabric. If necessary, adjust the temperature, reduce or increase the spin cycle, select additional functions and press the mode start button.

Recommendations for washing clothes

In order not to damage things during the regime and to wash them efficiently, you need follow a number of simple rules.

1. Before placing things in the drum of a Bosch machine, you need to familiarize yourself with the label and symbols that are on it. Select the wash cycle and detergent only according to the instructions on the label.
2. Before installing this or that additional function, you need to find out exactly what it means and decide whether it is suitable for the selected item.
3. It is not allowed to load colored and light-colored fabrics into the drum at the same time. The first ones can fade and damage things of the second type.
4. To wash valuable, delicate items, it is better to choose the manual mode.
5. Linen, items with accessories, etc. It is recommended to place it in a special bag before putting it into the drum of a Bosch machine.

Conclusion

To use all the capabilities of the Bosch Maxx 6 washing machine or any other series, you need to know how the symbols on the device control panel are deciphered and understand the washing modes and numerous functions available to the user.