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Bosch WGB256A1GB wash guide

The right programme, temperature and spin for every common fabric on the Bosch WGB256A1GB, worked out by the same engine that runs the Lavo app.

Last updated October 2026

Settings by fabric

The Bosch WGB256A1GB's programmes

• Cottons: Hard-wearing cotton, linen or blended-fabric items, everyday loads (up to 90°C, up to 1400 rpm)
• Eco 40-60: Energy-saving wash for cotton, linen or blended fabrics rated 40 to 60C, temperature set automatically (up to 1400 rpm)
• Easy Care: Synthetic or blended-fabric items, easy-care and crease-prone clothing (up to 60°C, up to 1400 rpm)
• Mixed Load: Lightly soiled mixed loads of cotton, linen, synthetic or blended fabrics (up to 60°C, up to 1400 rpm)
• Delicates/Silk: Delicate washable items in silk, viscose and synthetics, ideally in a mesh bag (up to 40°C, up to 800 rpm)
• Wool: Hand- or machine-washable wool items, very gentle drum action with long pauses (up to 40°C, up to 800 rpm)
• Hygiene Plus: Hard-wearing cotton, linen or blended items for allergy sufferers and strict hygiene, temperature held constant (up to 60°C, up to 1400 rpm)
• Sportswear: Sports and leisure items in synthetic fibres, microfibre or fleece, no fabric softener (up to 40°C, up to 800 rpm)
• Iron Assist: Steaming and warming dry cotton, linen or blended shirts and T-shirts to ease ironing, not a wash cycle
• Auto: Hard-wearing cotton, synthetic or blended items, soil level and fabric detected automatically (up to 40°C, up to 1400 rpm)
• Super Quick 15'/30': Short refresh for small loads of lightly soiled cotton, synthetic or blended items (up to 40°C, up to 1200 rpm)
• Rinse: Extra rinse and spin then drain, no main wash (up to 1400 rpm)
• Spin/Drain: Spin and drain only, or drain without spinning by selecting 0 (up to 1400 rpm)

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