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Post# 802449   1/5/2015 at 15:44 (3,370 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))        

So, my oldest brother is about to move out. He ordered his kitchen at IKEA (3 persons including me worked 6 days to put up 7 meters of kitchen, including literally anything), so as he needed a washer anyway, he ordered one right away at IKEA. Basicly, a Zanussi FlexDose.
First, the data:
-E-Lux clone with the FlexiDose 2 compartment drawer design and the drain filter reachabel through the drum.
- 7kg labeld, and basicly our AEGs drum with a tad smaller padles (except the filter paddle which is far bigger)
-1600rpm spin (not to bad, actually)
-Lots of actually usable cycles!

Things I noticed:
- Does anyone know DES on here? A feature Bauknecht invented. Basicly, any water entering the machine would enter the drum through a flume at the top of the door boot. On this washer, it's literally the same.
- It uses a suprisingly high water levels on the cottons cycle!
- It got an pre ProTex PCB. Short cycle times (2:25 for 7kg cotton at 40°, 20 min less than ProTex machines), only one short selection (unlike the short and super short selections) and the time does not adapt. Just fast and slow count down.
- Its surprisingly silent. He has it on one of these vibration reduction pads (He lives on the 4th floor and insists on it, though, the people above him certanly do not care...) and though I only ran an empty cycle to clean it, washing noise is quite OK, draining AMAZINGLY silent, spinning average.
- Though the drawer only has 2 compartments (main wash and softner, it only has a pre wash option for cottons), it can bypass both chambers.
- Though the machine is labeled "only" A++, the Eco-cycle takes 3:48.

So overall, an affordable machine you can live with as a single.
Sorry, I have no pics. I worked on the kitchen.
If somebody wants me to, I can review an E-Lux DW with the 3rd rack, multiple speed pump, 6 (or 7, if you count self clean) cycles, the water reusage system, no ProClean technique, but SoftGrip spikes and those fidly glass holders in the middle rack. (To be exact, the new TOL IKEA DW he got with the kitchen.
Hope I did not waste your time
Henrik



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