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As of 22nd February, it seems to be working again.

https:// I tried that, and get the 403 error. I can't use the phone, because it is far too old.

Via the 'smart tv', 'automaticwasher.org' loads perfectly correctly, but using the 'vacuumland' button gives me the '403 Forbidden' error.

Different device, different error Just tried a 'smart tv', with its built-in - allegedly - Chrome browser. When entering: www.vacuumland.org it returns in the address bar: https://www.vacuumland.org/403.shtml with the message: "Not found. The requested URL was not found on this server...

I tried Chrome, Firefox, and Firefox Private Browsing. They all return the same '403 Forbidden' error. I'm running Windows 7 operating system.

Is it permanently broken/deceased? It has been like this for months. All I get when trying to access it is: "Forbidden You don't have permission to access this resource. Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request."

Saturation Could it be following the same idea as Miele, to wet the load but not have loads of water in the drum?

Try running the machine on a different programme. Instead of 'Darks', try 'Easy Care' or 'Cottons'. Or try the automatic programme. (According to the manual, there seems to be an awful lot of programmes which basically do the same thing!). What temperatures do you use? I noticed with my...

"It never displays the error in normal user mode and I had no idea this was happening until entering its fault reading menus." Ah that might be the clue! The machine, if it is anything like the Panasonic, might keep a Service Menu tally of the last programme it successfully completed, and any...

Does the machine behave normally when run through a full programme empty, with no detergent? Is the sump/pump filter clear of any debris? I was wondering whether the sudslocks have been registered in the memory as the E10 faults. Try using less detergent, or switch to a different brand (less...

I think that is possibly a Comet Electrical Store exclusive model. Probably made by Hotpoint-Creda in the late Eighties or early Nineties.

I surmised as much: you get a more hygienic and cleaner wash with a bleach-containing powder than not - even with low temperatures. The downside is coloured items will probably fade that bit quicker. However, you could use a non-bleach detergent (powder or liquid) for some of the time on...

"Never heard of Miele detergent." Really? That's the stuff supplied in the plastic bottles for the modern auto-dosing Twin Dos machines. They also do manually dosed powder and liquid versions, as well as the capsule one-shots. https://www.mieleusa.com/e/miele-detergents-1022154-c Regarding...

No, I still think the old Pifco/Noma filament bulbs cast the nicest glow, with red, blue, green, yellow, and magenta colours. And they had a nice variety of styles of shade on the lamp holders. The LEDs are too garish. They don't seem to come with much variety of styles... just bare lamps or...

Machine complexity These days it doesn't matter - it's all controlled by electronic microchips. Where you could say there has been an increase in complexity, is in the motor controllers of modern machines, where they have brushless motors. The amount of copper wiring in a modern machine has...

Different wash rhythms They're there for a reason. Different fabrics require different wash processes. Cottons, linens, some polycottons: all require maximum agitation, low water level. Temperatures of 40°C and upwards, depending on dye colour fastness. Fast spin for efficient water...

Rinse aids P&G's rinse aids probably appeared around the same time as the detergents. I'm assuming that, since the likes of UK Kenwood and UK Swanmaid sourced their detergent from Procter & Gamble (P&G's 'Freedom' detergent, under one name or another), it could well be the case that P&G also...

Reply #18 Lidl W5 dishwasher pods Regarding the Lidl W5 Dishwasher pods: I've managed to get through the pack of 'diagonal style' pods - but all is not well. These pods leave a dull powdery film over everything - dishes, cutlery, dishwasher door/walls/floor. Crockery doesn't feel squeaky...

Wash arm action Probably switchable between various different modes - if it is anything like the older models. In the older models the initial 'Prerinse' part of the programme is usually both arms turning at the same. Probably a load saturation/water level check phase. Then, after a few...

Lidl's 'Formil' powder has changed - it is now manufactured by Persan. Persan is a Spanish company, with factories in Poland and France. Ingredient names SODIUM SULFATE SODIUM CARBONATE SODIUM C10-13 ALKYL BENZENESULFONATE SODIUM CARBONATE PEROXIDE SODIUM BICARBONATE AQUA ZEOLITE SODIUM...