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Powder all the way... I never use liquid or gel detergents, simply because they don’t contain bleach. My parents use liquid detergents and as a result the rubber seal on their Hotpoint washer has the dreaded black mould!

@hotpoint95622 My Grandma's Liberator had a black kick strip. @justmadeit It should be number 5.

@aquacycle It has a KG Mode that is supposed to weigh the laundry and adjust the time and spin, while it will weigh the laundry, after the incident with the out of balance spin, it will no longer indicate if KG mode has been enabled or not and it seems to be confused about the number of rinses...

Here are pics of our new Hoover WD and our old Bendix Compact. BTW After just over a week of owning the Hoover, it appears to have developed a fault!

When we can afford to get the kitchen done we'll probably get a Miele WD. To be honest I'm not a fan ether of the Candy "Hoover" machines but its quite handy with its slim depth and the dryer side is not too bad ether. However on its first wash, when on the final spin, it was so unbalanced that...

In the end both of my grandmas gave up their washing machines and let my parents do it. When they used to do their washing, I always used to love to help out, especially with the Hotpoint! At out flat, we have just replaced our beloved Bendix Super Compact (its spin was too slow for me) with a...

When I was young, a couple of my older relations still clung on to their twin tubs (that was in the 90's) simply because when their homes were built or modernised, the kitchens were not kitted out with extra water taps or drains for a washing machine. I have fond memories of my maternal...

The block of flats I live in were built before 1919 for the local coal mine workers and our kitchen is tiny – about 300cm x 140cm (10 feet by 5 feet roughly). Both my grandmas had small kitchens and so did my Parents who have a 1985 semi detached. Apart from space constraints and marketing, I...

That takes me back! Hello, I've finally signed up after a year or so of lurking! My Grandma had the washing machine that is in the centre of the brochure, it was a fantastic machine.