Washing Machine Max Speeds....

humfer

Ok, sorry if this is a....well slightly weird question, but this board has usually helped so here goes again. My Bosch washing machine is on its last lets and decided to replace it soon before it goes bump. Decided on an Exxcel (likes the Logixx but as theres only 2 of us, an 8kg drum is a bit ott) but not sure what version to go for - either a 1200 or 1400. The 1400 is about £40 more than the 1200. Just wondering whether this is worthwhile? What the benefits of a quicker speed apart from simply drying the clothes more?

cooltt

There is no advantage other than what you have already said, dryer clothes.

There are disadvantages however that manufacturers don't like to draw your attention to, more electricity used on a higher speed settings and clothes-wise an massively increased risk of distorting the shape of your clothes.

smeeinnit

I bought a 1600rpm machine about 5 years ago and TBH I reduce the spin speed on every wash (cotton washes anyway) from 1600 to 1000, no massive increase in wetness but a big difference in creasing, way less with the lower spin speed. When I come to replacing this machine I am unlikely to go for a high spin speed variant, unless it has a feature I really need thats missing on a lower spin model.

Reducing the spin puts less stress on the motor as well as using less leccy so its a win win :beer:

celler

Higher speed means clothes should lose more water in spin cycle.
At a cost of more leccy,more bearing and motor wear unless uprated also more potental for noise as it wears.

kwikbreaks

I know there can be little benefit from higher spin speeds as this is not one of the things I get nagged about when a replacement machine is needed. I recall remarks about high spin speeds just causing more work when ironing because of creasing as the reason.

sillygoose

I seem to recall someone on the white goods service engineers site worked out the physics of it all once, it came down to something like a 4% increase in dryness against a much higher rate of bearing wear. Also the increase in imbalance triggered the sensor on most machines and meant they rarely ever ran at the highest speed without the machine turning it down to a lower speed (typically 1000 or 800rpm).

That is why I went for the 1200 Bosch. Pretty damn good it is too!

estelle123

I spent ages looking for a 1400 spin,ended up with a 1200 and never even use the 1000 spin.Wish i had got a lot cheaper 1000.