Recent content by electron800

the machine shakes vigorously a lot of the times nowadays Since when have proper Hoovers ever not? What does their age have to do with them needing a new machine? I know I'm being rather rude and out of line but thats the most stupid excuse I've ever heard for scrapping a washing machine. It...

My Mum's Whirlpool does that You can hear it squeaking as the rubber rubs on the drum, the seal is worn away at the top and if you put your hand inside the top of the seal it's full of shredded rubber. Hey ho, the machine was free anyway and none of us are the least bit fond of it (Pointlessly...

I wash bedding at 60c+ (kill the bed bugs and dust mites I s I certainly hope you don't have bed bugs! =P Matt

The powder button Opens the dispenser drawer, it's the same on my Ecologic (tarted up energy control Electron). I don't really know why they bothered, it's perfectly easy to open the dispenser by hand, makes for an nice unusual feature though =). I think the blocks you are referring to are...

if your laundry is so dirty you fear it would contaminate fo I'm very worried about how often you change them... Clothes go from the basket in the bathroom, downstairs into the machine, then out into the back garden or upstairs to dry. It's not as if we smear our dirty underwear on the...

Same up in Newcastle Leaves turning and dropping, dark nights starting to draw in, chilly, rainy, windy and generally dull and miserable. The typical "British summer" I suppose. It did get up to 22c (72F) here today before the rain set in, hottest it's been for a few weeks :). Matt

Dual Spin The machine has a half (600) and full (800) spin buttons. The other machines in the lineup apart from the 600 had that too. They just put that name on the 800 spin model as a marketing ploy I'd imagine. Matt

I think it's a cultural/ personal preference I prefer to have my washer in the kitchen, although the bathroom would be handy instead of lugging washing downstairs. Laundry rooms are an unecessary luxury in my opinion. When I stayed in a holiday home in Florida, the washer and dryer (DD...

I know american machines have shorter wash times But max 8min wash? You're kidding me right? lol. Still, looks like a fantastic machine, beautiful styling and a bit out of the ordinary. Would love to see it in action. Matt

I don't really have a clue about top loaders and their w But I was wondering if there is any benefit of an indexing tub over a non-indexing tub? Or if it actually hinders the washing action? Enquiring minds must know. Matt

The drum It's got the Tricity Bendix drum, fascia and door. I'm guessing since this is a BOL machine it shares the same parts as the Tricity Bendix machines (which was the BOL brand from electrolux at the time) I haven't seen one before. I wonder if this machine was designed for the...

Never seen a washer but we had a Carlton compact dryer from 1988-1999. I was a rebadged White Knight, but in grey, great little machine! Only replaced cos it was kept in the garage and my Dad backed the car into it, lol. My friend still has a Carlton Freezer too, it's also in grey. :-) Matt

Hi all, My mum's 3 year old Whirlpool AWM5125/S has a problem with the dispenser. Where most machines have valves to change which compartment of the dispenser is filled, these have a sort of lever mechanism. Well, thats stopped working. I tried to have a go at it myself but I can't figure out...

Point taken Must learn to keep my opinions to myself more. Matt

Sorry if I came across as trying to slag his dishwasher off I guess on the plus side they do wash rinse and dry perfectly well, and are easier to load and perform better than Zanussi made dishwashers from my experience. They just don't seem to last very long and are easily damaged...