Washing machines: Compare features & prices Bosch WAE24368GB review http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/laundry-and-cleaning/reviews/washing-machines/bosch-wae24368gb/review/

One criticsm is that it does not appear to have 'spin only' programme, only a 'rinse and spin'. The review mentions a lot of noise when spinning, I have not noticed this.

The machine has been in and is working fine, clothes seem good and clean and the spin speed is much higher than our old one so clothes come out a lot drier. Only gripe, which I have not read elsewhere as being an issue, is that we have this machine under a work surface and behind a wooden door. The soap drawer does not come out far enough to get the powder in! So we either have to take the whole drawer out or use a funnel I have fashioned from an old milk carton. Our old machine (23 years) did not have this issue - I think the reason is that this new Bosch has a sloping front panel rather than a square one (modern design), so the drawer is just set that much further back and does not come out far enough. Apart from that, fine

Sometimes I cannot manage to use the reload action, but overall I find the machine does what it is supposed to do. I find the information sheet a little short on info. I cannot seem to find exactly what I want in it, but that could be me!! I have not used many of the programmes but the short wash of 15 mins. is very useful, but I have to use the spin programme after wards because the clothes are still quite wet. I think that I still prefer the Miele but it costs too much.

Machine washes fine but I find the spin even when reduced to 1000 is too heavy. Linens and cottons come out with semi permenant creases, so everything needs a really strong steam iron to get rid of them. it generates more work in the long term.

This year has been hard on the pocket a couple of household appliances have failed, after debating buying a cheaper / inferior brand , I decided it was not worth the hassle. afterall I have had bosch trade tools and a fridge freezer, that have performed superbly for many years and are still running with the same level of performance. This washer has so far been very immpressive , good range of settings and clothes come out clean and the 1200 spind does a very good job some clothes dont even need drying. I advised a friend a few years a go to buy a bosch washer , based on the which review and she was blown away with it , its still running today after many years and still impressive. like me if your still using a washer which is 15+ years old , its time to change , the new washers are something else , the clothes are washed better and feel fresher, and there are many convenient time saving functions. I was so impressed that that (no I didnt buy the company) I also bought a Which? best buy Bosch tumble dryer and that too is so far very impressive. (never had a tumble dryer before , 1st one . sick of waiting for clothes to dry during the winter ) you want quality and performance , you cant go wrong with bosch. plus 2 year warranty.

Have only had this machine for a few weeks. Our previous Bosch gave up after 9 years of good service. So far we would entirely agree with Karen's comments.