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Series 8 washing machines: save water¹ and up to 38% detergent².

Sustainable choices are becoming increasingly important for us and our planet – but they're not always easy. The right home appliance can help you do right. Our Series 8 washing machines save water¹ and up to 38% detergent². Get your efficient Bosch home appliance with innovative solutions like the i-DOS automatic dosing system. Live sustainable #LikeABosch.

Dose days are over.

Every drop matters: the intelligent dosing system i-DOS measures detergent with maximum precision. Intelligent sensors automatically detect the type of fabric, the load and the degree of dirt. Just fill up the large built-in detergent and softener containers and let i-DOS do the rest. In this way you do not only save water¹ but you also save up to 38% detergent².

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A small green cactus with arms opens the i-DOS detergent compartment of the Series 8 washing machine.

Find out step by step how i-DOS works!

Step 1. Fill the detergent and softener.Fill up the detergent and softener compartments once and save yourself the hassle before each wash.

Step 2. The sensors do their work.Intelligent sensors automatically detect the load volume and degree of dirt.

From the various factors, i-DOS will determine the exact amount of detergent and/or softener - and add them to the laundry with maximum precision.

Step 3. i-DOS doses precisely.From the various factors, i-DOS will determine the exact amount of detergent and/or softener - and add them to the laundry with maximum precision.

With the use of i-DOS, you avoid overdosing product and therefore eliminating the need for additional rinse cycles — saving valuable water¹ per cycle and up to 38% detergent².

Step 4. Save detergent² and water¹.With the use of i-DOS, you avoid overdosing product and therefore eliminating the need for additional rinse cycles — saving valuable water¹ per cycle and up to 38% detergent².

Save water with Active Water Plus.

Put an end to water wasting. Thanks to Active Water Plus, you don't have to worry about the efficient use of water. With intelligent sensors, the system recognises the type of textile and the load quantity, then precisely determines the amount of water actually required. Meaning you can save up to 50% of water when washing smaller “load⁴”Talk about an intelligent way to protect the environment and your wallet.

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Our energy champion: A (… and 20%⁵ more efficient).

No cutbacks for nature. The washing machine in the Series 8 range belongs to the best energy efficient class, and not only that! It is 20% more efficient than the energy efficiency class A⁵. With a Bosch washing machine in this class, you're doing something good for the planet – and your laundry.

A pile of towels falls onto the washing machine and ends up in a neat pile. Their colours are the same as those of the energy efficiency classes.

Mini Load: Wash even single items without a bad conscience.

A big help for small loads — our Mini Load function is the perfect eco-friendly helper. When you only have a single item or smaller load (<0.5kg) to wash, the Mini Load function reduces the energy consumption by up to 40%⁶ and helps you wash without bad conscience.

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A Bosch Series 8 washing machine washes a single item of laundry using the Mini Load function.

Iron Assist: reduce wrinkles up to 50%⁷.

How to get wrinkle-free clothes with minimum effort? Iron Assist gently steams freshly washed and dried items in just 20 minutes. It also releases wrinkles on a previously worn dress shirt or trousers. Just place items in the machine and let Iron Assist do the rest. It reduces wrinkles up to "50%⁷" and thus your ironing pile.

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Series 8 washing machine and dryer next to each other. Wrinkle-free clothes hang on hangers above. A T-shirt has a print with a laughing smiley face.

Watch our washing machines in action!

i-DOS avoids unnecessary rinse cycles due to manual overdosing.
Automatic dosing to save up to 38% of detergent. Average saving of liquid detergent when comparing an automatic dosing technology with a manual dosing, International Journal of Consumer Studies 38 (2014), 265 f.
i-DOS avoids unnecessary rinse cycles due to manual overdosing. Pair your washing machine with the Home Connect Account. Find more information on www.home-connect.com
Active Water Plus automatically adjusts water consumption to load. Comparison between water consumption of Eco 40-60 with quarter vs. full load per cycle.
20% more efficient (41 kWh/100 cycles) than the limit value (51 kWh/100 cycles) of the energy efficiency class A according to delegated EU-Regulation 2019/2014.
Energy saving of the easy care program 40 °C with a load of 0,5 kg with the mini load option in comparison to the easy care program 40 °C with a load of 0.5 kg without mini load option. Measurements in accordance with EN60456.
Test No. E-0323-PT-22 of the Deutschen Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF) of 12.07.22, related to the crease reduction of commercial cotton garments (T-shirts and shirts) in the Iron Assist program according to DIN EN ISO 15487 in comparison to textiles not treated with Iron Assist.