I have the Athlet 32v, which is a great machine to use, but has had issues requiring engineer call outs. The first was intermittent, albeit brief, cut outs. The engineer gave me a new handle and told me it was a common fault. A few months later the brush stopped spinning, and I was given a new head. Again, I was told it was a fairly common fault. I now have a failing battery, 15 months after purchase. The battery will last long enough to do the hardwood floors downstairs, but not the carpeted (that use more power) floors upstairs.The power has also started to cut out again on the handle switch, but only a few times so far. To Bosch's credit they have booked another engineers visit within a couple of days, I half expected to hear the battery is not covered by their warranty. I have several Bosch Professional cordless tools, and even with daily use expect to get five year's use out of the battery, and even the high capacity packs can be found for less than half the cost of this battery. I only paid £150 for the vacuum, new, on eBay, so I suppose it doesn't owe me much if I can make it last four/five years, but why do we have this throw-away society? Capitalism.
I’ve had one for 4 years and it’s barely lasting 3 minutes now on the full power setting. The battery life was never good but it’s a good vacuum, I’ll buy another one. Only problem was that the connection between handle and main body was dodgy at the contacts so I hard wired them, easy job. Considered doing a diy battery swop but as this bloke said, it’s barely worth the effort.
Thanks to everyone for all this information. I have had two of the Bosch Athlet. The handle snapped on the first one. I thought it must have been my fault so I just chucked it and got a new one as I had been very happy with it. Now I know that I could have replaced the handle. The battery charging lights started to fail after about a year. That is when I should have used the warranty. However, it was still working so I didn't take any notice. Now it has stopped altogether and it is just outside the two year warranty!! This is really putting me off purchasing an electric vehicle as I planned. So summing up: I cannot recommend this product and will not be buying another one. I will miss not having to go through the rigmarole of putting it all together and replugging it into wall sockets in different rooms. Any recommendations for one that will last the distance?
Hi I have a bosch athlet 25.2v. I replaced the battery but now the problem is it doesn't charge. The light comes on blinking for a couple of times and then it's off. I tested the slow blow fuse and nothing is broken. It just doesn't charge. I used the same replacement battery
I have the same battery problem, and the handle snapped. Just after the 3 year mark, so Bosch just didn't want to know. It's honestly one of the worst electrical products I've ever purchased.
Out of the three we own we have had one handle snap, one battery fail all within a year. I have a 20 year old corded Dyson that has never missed a beat.
@@fiveminuteman I have a cracked Bosch handle, now held together with Gorilla tape. Very poorly made. That said, my previous cordless, a Dyson was bad too - brush failed to rotate after a while and then the battery went.
People buying Bosch again or buying the replacement are the source of this problem. My batter lasted a year - no more Bosh, Dyson and Bose in my house. I have Samsung hoover now. So far so good (4 months)
WOW! After reading most initial comments to this, almost everyone has had their Bosch vacuums running for about 4 years before needing a new battery. Mine is 8 months old!! It only charges to the 2/3 light indicators only. So no 100% to start with... Good Vacuum, garbage battery. Basically a useless equipment overall. Another reason to never get a Tesla! Its like a car with bad fuel.
If it's only 8 months old check with Bosch as it's probably still under warranty. I had a Bosch technician come out and change the battery pack on one of mine.
Mine's coming up for four years old in May and it's doing the "I can't cope with more than 5 minutes hoovering" thing. Annoying. My mum's vacuum is 30 years old and still works beautifully, unlike the Dyson which died after a year. I hate this throwaway attitude!
The Athlet is a bit of a Marmite machine. Once all filters have been cleaned and bin emptied it cleans carpets really well. Going cordless and relying on Lithium ion batteries instantly gives cordless machines a 3-4 year useful life. Expect soon someone will reinvent corded machines 😁
Like you, my bosch keeps draining very quickly. No way will I buy a replacement battery at those prices. It is handy for downstairs and I have a shark lift away up and a Henry. They are more reliable than a cordless hoover.!
ME TOO ! movement on how poor the Bosch Athlet vacume cleaner is ! What they should have done is a recall and replaced the cleaners at least if the second failed after 2 years you would at least get 4 years all up from the 2 machines. Don't buy Bosch
Vince Chow check the warranty with Bosch. Next time a pack goes im going to rip the battery pack apart and rebuild with 18650s. Dyson advert last night on TV said they were dropping corded vacuum cleaners so every 3 years a new battery or cleaner will be required. I have a corded dyson thats 20 years old.😀
@@fiveminuteman Same thing with domestic boilers. Ours is Potterton is 35 years old; daughter and son-in-law just had to have a new condensing boiler after 15 years.
@@mashfield1846 I used to be in a house that was similar with a 35 year old Gloworm Fuelsaver boiler. Nothing went wrong in the 15 years i lived there.
I have two Bosch cleaners and both have lost all power,. Bosch will sell the batteries for £199 each cleaner! Its a scandal!! My handle snapped as did yours. They did replace that whilst under warranty. I am waiting to hear if they will replace the batteries. The new version is £259 and may only last three years like mike. Its an absolute scandal. My old Henry is forty years old and still working perfectly. Shame on Bosch
One of the three Bosch Athlets has again a degraded lithium battery so fully charged and after 5 minutes use blue bars go to one. I'm going to rip and strip the beast to look at failed lithium 18650 cells and how to replace.
you know where are the cells? in the handle or in the "motor" zone? there are a 6 cells in series to make 25.2v (probably one of them is failed and throw down the others, like in laptop battery, which are the same cells :D )
@@emanuele933 the batteries are wrapped around the outside if the motor.one of the athlets is close to failing so that will give me a chance to rip it apart.🖒
oh my god... please do a video of the disassembly, would be interesting know the exact model of the cells they use....i have one by 2 years and battery are going.....if they fails i'm going to install 6 3000mAh samsung cells to even gain capacity :)
@@emanuele933 i can see it coming soon or someone else will be doing one as the battery failures must be happening for many people now. We had a Bosch engineer out to replace the battery on one, but he wasnt very keen for me to watch 😄
"How to resolve" indicates a solution to the problem. Using warranty just means handing the problem over to someone else. You get a down vote because of misleading text in intro.
Absolute rubbish, depends on your ability and always check the warranty first. There is another video where cells are replaced and a wealth of information is provided. Using a warranty is common sense and for the majority of people they may not realise their unit is still under warranty.
I've had mine nearly 4 years and it's only recently died. Called Bosch and was told £110 for the repair plus £174 for a new battery pack which adds up to £30 more than I paid for it! It's going to the dump! :( Can anyone recommend a better replacement please?
I'd say dyson but interesting to see what others say. On Ebay the motor heads go for £30, handles £17 and someone somewhere will prob buy the body or just ebay the whole lot. I have another failing battery pack so will look at buying the batteries off eBay and refitting. I think it's a sign of the times with lithium vacuum cleaners that the batteries won't last much longer than 4 years. Dyson are now talking about switching to battery only cleaners and dropping corded altogether. If you have laminate flooring consider a cheap robot cleaner. I bought one off amazon and reviewed it in one of my videos. Quite handy for hard to reach areas but would never use one on carpet.👍
tope toni I didn't have the receipt but managed to get a screen print of the eBay transaction. If you bought it online try and get a screen shot of the purchased item. Failing that log a warranty request with them and explain it was a gift.👍
Batteries dont last, handles snap, wiring breaks in motorhead , charge ports fail. I will never buy Bosch again. Designed to last about 1-2 years at best.
I've got a 20 year old Henry, a 25 year old Panasonic and they are both working very well. My Bosch is less than 4 years old and it's batteries are shagged out. I'm not going to spend more on replacement batteries than I paid for it in the first place. So, what is to be done? I will probably take it to the recycling site where it will be 'dealt with' (incinerated). Can you imagine the same scenario if you bought s battery car? Thanks Bosch and Greta, this brave new world you are forcing on us is b*LL*cks.
Absolute shite hoover , battery useless after a year.... contacted bosch and battery os only warranty for 1 year !!!!! Replacement is over a 100 .... they built a throw away hoover that lasts for 1 year for 180 quid ... Dyson pisses them....
I have now produced an update on my Athlet ownership th-cam.com/video/RKujJKSyMZI/w-d-xo.html
I have the Athlet 32v, which is a great machine to use, but has had issues requiring engineer call outs. The first was intermittent, albeit brief, cut outs. The engineer gave me a new handle and told me it was a common fault. A few months later the brush stopped spinning, and I was given a new head. Again, I was told it was a fairly common fault. I now have a failing battery, 15 months after purchase. The battery will last long enough to do the hardwood floors downstairs, but not the carpeted (that use more power) floors upstairs.The power has also started to cut out again on the handle switch, but only a few times so far.
To Bosch's credit they have booked another engineers visit within a couple of days, I half expected to hear the battery is not covered by their warranty. I have several Bosch Professional cordless tools, and even with daily use expect to get five year's use out of the battery, and even the high capacity packs can be found for less than half the cost of this battery. I only paid £150 for the vacuum, new, on eBay, so I suppose it doesn't owe me much if I can make it last four/five years, but why do we have this throw-away society? Capitalism.
I’ve had one for 4 years and it’s barely lasting 3 minutes now on the full power setting. The battery life was never good but it’s a good vacuum, I’ll buy another one. Only problem was that the connection between handle and main body was dodgy at the contacts so I hard wired them, easy job. Considered doing a diy battery swop but as this bloke said, it’s barely worth the effort.
Thanks to everyone for all this information. I have had two of the Bosch Athlet. The handle snapped on the first one. I thought it must have been my fault so I just chucked it and got a new one as I had been very happy with it. Now I know that I could have replaced the handle.
The battery charging lights started to fail after about a year. That is when I should have used the warranty. However, it was still working so I didn't take any notice. Now it has stopped altogether and it is just outside the two year warranty!! This is really putting me off purchasing an electric vehicle as I planned.
So summing up: I cannot recommend this product and will not be buying another one. I will miss not having to go through the rigmarole of putting it all together and replugging it into wall sockets in different rooms.
Any recommendations for one that will last the distance?
I have gone Dyson V8. Here is my last video of thd Athlet series. th-cam.com/video/RKujJKSyMZI/w-d-xo.html
Hi I have a bosch athlet 25.2v. I replaced the battery but now the problem is it doesn't charge. The light comes on blinking for a couple of times and then it's off. I tested the slow blow fuse and nothing is broken. It just doesn't charge. I used the same replacement battery
Very helpful information, thank you
I have the same battery problem, and the handle snapped. Just after the 3 year mark, so Bosch just didn't want to know.
It's honestly one of the worst electrical products I've ever purchased.
Out of the three we own we have had one handle snap, one battery fail all within a year. I have a 20 year old corded Dyson that has never missed a beat.
@@fiveminuteman I have a cracked Bosch handle, now held together with Gorilla tape. Very poorly made. That said, my previous cordless, a Dyson was bad too - brush failed to rotate after a while and then the battery went.
@@asphodeline we certainly gone backwards in favour of appliances that have very short time spans.
People buying Bosch again or buying the replacement are the source of this problem. My batter lasted a year - no more Bosh, Dyson and Bose in my house. I have Samsung hoover now. So far so good (4 months)
Szuper helpful. Thank you!
Great stuff👍
WOW! After reading most initial comments to this, almost everyone has had their Bosch vacuums running for about 4 years before needing a new battery. Mine is 8 months old!! It only charges to the 2/3 light indicators only. So no 100% to start with...
Good Vacuum, garbage battery. Basically a useless equipment overall.
Another reason to never get a Tesla! Its like a car with bad fuel.
If it's only 8 months old check with Bosch as it's probably still under warranty. I had a Bosch technician come out and change the battery pack on one of mine.
Mine's coming up for four years old in May and it's doing the "I can't cope with more than 5 minutes hoovering" thing. Annoying. My mum's vacuum is 30 years old and still works beautifully, unlike the Dyson which died after a year. I hate this throwaway attitude!
The Athlet is a bit of a Marmite machine. Once all filters have been cleaned and bin emptied it cleans carpets really well. Going cordless and relying on Lithium ion batteries instantly gives cordless machines a 3-4 year useful life. Expect soon someone will reinvent corded machines 😁
This happened to us, and we bought another one and exactly the same happened .... not buying bosch again, very disappointing...
Like you, my bosch keeps draining very quickly. No way will I buy a replacement battery at those prices. It is handy for downstairs and I have a shark lift away up and a Henry. They are more reliable than a cordless hoover.!
Henry is super reliable. Very cumbersome though.
ME TOO ! movement on how poor the Bosch Athlet vacume cleaner is ! What they should have done is a recall and replaced the cleaners at least if the second failed after 2 years you would at least get 4 years all up from the 2 machines. Don't buy Bosch
Designed to fail within 2 years.
Mine died after 5 minutes. I just cleaned it. I think the old cord hovers are better really.
Mine also has this problem.
Bosch Vacuum all have problem.
But Bosch has excellent service
Vince Chow check the warranty with Bosch. Next time a pack goes im going to rip the battery pack apart and rebuild with 18650s. Dyson advert last night on TV said they were dropping corded vacuum cleaners so every 3 years a new battery or cleaner will be required. I have a corded dyson thats 20 years old.😀
@@fiveminuteman Same thing with domestic boilers. Ours is Potterton is 35 years old; daughter and son-in-law just had to have a new condensing boiler after 15 years.
@@mashfield1846 I used to be in a house that was similar with a 35 year old Gloworm Fuelsaver boiler. Nothing went wrong in the 15 years i lived there.
I have two Bosch cleaners and both have lost all power,. Bosch will sell the batteries for £199 each cleaner! Its a scandal!! My handle snapped as did yours. They did replace that whilst under warranty. I am waiting to hear if they will replace the batteries. The new version is £259 and may only last three years like mike. Its an absolute scandal. My old Henry is forty years old and still working perfectly. Shame on Bosch
One of the three Bosch Athlets has again a degraded lithium battery so fully charged and after 5 minutes use blue bars go to one. I'm going to rip
and strip the beast to look at failed lithium 18650 cells and how to replace.
you know where are the cells? in the handle or in the "motor" zone? there are a 6 cells in series to make 25.2v (probably one of them is failed and throw down the others, like in laptop battery, which are the same cells :D )
@@emanuele933 the batteries are wrapped around the outside if the motor.one of the athlets is close to failing so that will give me a chance to rip it apart.🖒
oh my god... please do a video of the disassembly, would be interesting know the exact model of the cells they use....i have one by 2 years and battery are going.....if they fails i'm going to install 6 3000mAh samsung cells to even gain capacity :)
@@emanuele933 i can see it coming soon or someone else will be doing one as the battery failures must be happening for many people now. We had a Bosch engineer out to replace the battery on one, but he wasnt very keen for me to watch 😄
emanuele933 has
"How to resolve" indicates a solution to the problem. Using warranty just means handing the problem over to someone else.
You get a down vote because of misleading text in intro.
Absolute rubbish, depends on your ability and always check the warranty first. There is another video where cells are replaced and a wealth of information is provided. Using a warranty is common sense and for the majority of people they may not realise their unit is still under warranty.
I've had mine nearly 4 years and it's only recently died. Called Bosch and was told £110 for the repair plus £174 for a new battery pack which adds up to £30 more than I paid for it! It's going to the dump! :(
Can anyone recommend a better replacement please?
I'd say dyson but interesting to see what others say. On Ebay the motor heads go for £30, handles £17 and someone somewhere will prob buy the body or just ebay the whole lot. I have another failing battery pack so will look at buying the batteries off eBay and refitting. I think it's a sign of the times with lithium vacuum cleaners that the batteries won't last much longer than 4 years. Dyson are now talking about switching to battery only cleaners and dropping corded altogether. If you have laminate flooring consider a cheap robot cleaner. I bought one off amazon and reviewed it in one of my videos. Quite handy for hard to reach areas but would never use one on carpet.👍
My bosch athlet will only work for 2 minutes
Bin it, sorry recycle it 😃👍
what happens if it's a gift to one and I don't have the receipt
tope toni I didn't have the receipt but managed to get a screen print of the eBay transaction. If you bought it online try and get a screen shot of the purchased item. Failing that log a warranty request with them and explain it was a gift.👍
Has it been running ok since?
Yas S new battery pack fitted by Bosch engineer and it's fine
5 Minute Man thanks
What dose the flashing blue light mean
Flasging blue light is a charge indicator and also a warning that the battery is almost flat when using it.
@@fiveminuteman what light should you when its charging
Same here, absolutely rubbish! Won't be buying another one that's for sure
Batteries dont last, handles snap, wiring breaks in motorhead , charge ports fail. I will never buy Bosch again. Designed to last about 1-2 years at best.
It's the worst machine I've ever purchased. The battery doesn't recharge properly and dies after a few minutes use. Waste of money.
Yep, terrible machines. I moved to Dyson, but hear Shark are pretty good.
I've got a 20 year old Henry, a 25 year old Panasonic and they are both working very well. My Bosch is less than 4 years old and it's batteries are shagged out.
I'm not going to spend more on replacement batteries than I paid for it in the first place. So, what is to be done? I will probably take it to the recycling site where it will be 'dealt with' (incinerated).
Can you imagine the same scenario if you bought s battery car?
Thanks Bosch and Greta, this brave new world you are forcing on us is b*LL*cks.
It's a sad state of affairs.
Absolute shite hoover , battery useless after a year.... contacted bosch and battery os only warranty for 1 year !!!!! Replacement is over a 100 .... they built a throw away hoover that lasts for 1 year for 180 quid ... Dyson pisses them....
I agree with everything you said👍