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Soaker Hi Oxydolfan, Yes you are correct in saying soaker is a powder and it sounds like Oxi-Clean is the same type of product, there are several different types here in Australia,i.e. Napisan(which is the best known brand),Sard wonder soaker,the various generic brands and several others. I...

I am at the moment using a different brand laundry detergent which was given to me by a friend it is called "Dux",it is imported into Australia from Vietnam and is sold generally in small family owned grocery and everyday type stores. It comes in a giant 9kg drum and will take us ages to get...

Hot water wash+?? A good dose of detergent and a capful of pre-wash soaking agent eg Fiesta etc, although at the moment I am using Coles Supermarkets generic brand soaker,it is called "You'll Love Coles" antibacterial nappy wash and soaker, and guess what? I do love it as it works quite well...

recommended detergents. I do recall many years ago here in Australia, Simpson washing machines recommended what was then called "Square deal Surf" which was of course the precluder to modern Surf,Fisher and Paykel recently have started recommending Omo and for many,many years manufacturers of...

I wonder about twintubs I wonder where this would leave twintubs,after all if used correctly they can be extremely water efficient by simply spinning used wash water and used rinse water back into the tub for additional loads. Do our American friends think that a U.S. manufacturer might develop...

I miss these a lot 1.Flash.(general household cleaner). 2.Blue Torrent laundry detergent(I think I am the only Australian who remembers it.) 3.Ezi-Kleen.(A spray on foam cleaner.) 4.Bon Ami.(a powder type bathroom cleaner.). 5.Philips and G.E. whitegoods.(Were reliable and good looking...

Hi Folks, A question if I may,what would be the majority opinion amongst our group on the subject of wether agitators or pulsators/impellers provide a better washing action. I was browsing through 1 or 2 appliance stores today looking at the different styles of machines now available and it...

fancy advertising hype That entire story is nothing more than fancy advertising hype for this particular product. I wonder if Tide Coldwater is based on the product "Cold Power",which is very popular here in Oz. Cheers. Steve.

Cold water Aussies I believe the general consensus is here in Australia,the vast majority of people also wash only in cold water and this is for all clothing types,cotton,denim,towels etc. We mostly do our drying on the clothesline as well as we have a fairly dry, sunny climate mostly although...

Impeach the N.S.W State Government!! Any possibility that the new Congress could impeach the New South Wales State Government?,if you guys think the Bush Government is bad try living in this state which has an alledged government which is the absolute worst I can ever remember. Alas we are...

Fast spinning damaging clothes?? I find that a bit hard to believe ,as my Twintub spins a lot faster than any other washer I have ever owned and I don't have any problem whatsoever. I do concur with nmaineman 36 about Whirlpool's agitation method we owned one for about 3 years and also noticed...

Older ones for me. I personally prefer the older formulation detergents which used to be available here in Oz. I too am not really into chemical compositions either, but I still feel that the older detergents cleaned better than the new ones. I remember the old Omo,Rinso(not available any...

YUK!!! I hate Marmite,Vegemite,and Promite. The smell of them make me queasy and just are too strong for my tastebuds. They also have a lot of salt in them too. P.S. I hope the other Aussie contingent on here don't lambast me for hating vegemite as it is an Aussie icon. L.O.L. L.O.L. L.O.L...

Christmas music 1.Favourite-When a child is born -Brook Benton 2.Saddest-Silver Bells(my late Mum's favourite decoration was silver bells.) 3.Funniest-Rockin around the Christmas tree. 4.Sung outloud-Mary's boy child-Boney M. 5.Childhood memories-at a school play singing Hark!now the angels...

Thank you Panthera Thank you for the information Panthera, it is very informative. Gee,people don't fight over politics,sure it is really important, but I think having and keeping friends matters so much more. Cheers. Steve.

American voting system I have been watching news reports here in Australia about your mid-term elections and I was wondering how your system works i.e. is there only 2 parties or can others get in and what powers does Congress have regarding legislation and so forth. Is it much the same as our...

Although this is totally non-appliance related, may I share my horrible week at work with you? Thanks I work for one of Australia's largets charity organisations as a retail supervisor for one of their stores(or op-shops as they are commonly called here),this organisation has gone through a lot...

beater bar Hi folks, That slogan also brings back childhood memories for me also The Hoover Lark "beats as it sweeps as it cleans" I remember Mum had one and it was a great little vacuum cleaner. My Panasonic upright also has a beater bar however it is not metal it is a solid plastic one, still...

low profile agitator?? Hi Arrrooohhh, When you mention low profile agitator, do you mean it is a normal type agitator just smaller, or is it a pulsator disc like my Twintub has? Also may I ask why you don't like them, my twinnie's pulsator wash action seems to work quite well in cleaning the...

Same here in Oz Yes it seems India is the place to be if you are unemployed, just this week we have had another of our banks (St. George),saying they are moving 80-90 call centre jobs to India in the name of supposed "efficiency"!! hhhmmm cheap labour is more like it. This now adds to...