Bosch High Efficiency Clothes Washer

The Bosch clothes washer is a High Efficency (HE) unit (It’s the bottom unit) that uses just a small amount of water and detergent.  Use just 2-tablespoons of HE detergent for a full load and 1-tablespoon for Permanent Press.  There kind of two settings on the circular wheel 1) Permanent Press to the left and 2) Regular/Cotton to the right.

Permanent Press

What you need to know here is that the unit expects just HALF a load of clothes to be loaded into the unit – HALF.  Use 1-tablespoon of detergent in the drawer to the upper left.  If you stuff it full of clothes and turn the knob to the left you’re wasting your time since there won’t be enough water to wash the load – you will get a sticky pile of damp clothes when the washer is finished.  NOT place detergent in with the clothes.

Regular/Cotton

Fill up the washer with a full load of clothes.  Use 2-tablesspoons of HE detergent in the drawer to the upper left.  DO NOT place detergent in with the clothes.

Detergent Drawer

Over to the top left of the unit is a pull out drawer where you load your detergent.  Add no more than 2 rounded tablespoonfuls of detergent into the slot on the left marked “II” – NOT “I” – I have no idea why they built the unit this way but that’s what you do.  1 tablespoonful for Permanent Press cycle.

If you have a liquid softener, pour a capful into the center section that has kind of a flower symbol on the door.

Run clothes Washer

Close the door and make sure is snaps closed.  Turn the circular dial to how you want the unit to clean your batch.  Press the Red “Start/Pause” button to start the load.  You will hear a click as the unit locks the door shut and you can’t pull it open.  If you do need to open the door you must press the “Pause” button, adjust your load, and press the button again.

There all kinds of settings for your load but I’d just ignore them and use the default settings.

When the unit is finished turn the circular knob to “Off” and remove the clothes.