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A familiar washing programme takes longer

An estimate on the panel and actual completion time are different measurements. Record both if available, with the load and options selected.

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What the symptom can mean

Programme estimates may change with load behaviour and extra stages. Persistent stopping, repeated redistribution or a warning deserves a different assessment from an estimate that changes but completes normally.

Compare like with like

Use the same named programme when describing the change. Include temperature, spin and extra-rinse options rather than comparing a quick wash with a different full programme. Say whether the machine eventually completed or stayed at one stage.

Keep interruptions visible

Note a warning, repeated redistribution, pause or known water-supply interruption from the occasion. A longer estimate by itself does not establish that a particular sensor or control has failed.

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