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LEDs can have any light colour you want. They are not inherently blue.   I don't know about in the USA but here in Australia, LED lights are marked with their intensity (in lumens) and their colour temperature (In degrees Kelvin.) Most decent brands have a choice of Cool White (stark white...

Very common I'd think. Much newer than 1970s?? They are still in use in Laundromats all over the place.

So it looks like the machine in the original post possibly does spin after all.

Why are they no longer so popular? I suspect because the catalytic liner slowly degrades over time, and can struggle with heavy greasy deposits.   Also pyrolytic is the flavour of the month. People shopping for a self-cleaning oven are generally searching out pyrolytic these days.   There...

continuous clean oven If it had a rough grey interior, it was a catalytic lining. These have a layer that absorbs fatty splatters, and gradually break them down using normal oven heat - no need for a special cleaning cycle. The catalytic layer does become less effective over a few years - some...

You would SAVE energy by using a regular front loader to wash your dirty wash cloths, and drying them outdoors on a line, indoors on a rack, or drying them with your other washing in a dryer.

I'd be highly suspicious that this machine doesn't spin at all. It would be difficult to design such a small machine with suspension and make it sit stable on the counter during a spin, so I doubt it spins. The Nova Sirocco Mini Wash sold here many years ago was like that - just a tumble washer...

Answer to Chetlaham "I've always wondered, can your 10 amp sockets go on a 16 amp circuit? "   I'm assuming you are asking me about Australian wiring standards?   Our maximum current draw for an appliance plugged in to a standard wall outlet is 10 amps, but the wiring is (I think) usually...

Just noticed on photo 6, the image shows a standard 115V plug and wall outlet, the cable looks quite light, the text below that image says "Dryer adapts quickly to standard 115 Volts... plugs into ordinary wall outlet." Yet the specifications state (for 115 Volt operation) "115 Volt 2-wire 60...

Choice have tested Speed Queen top loaders and they rate poorly. (The one tested here is an earlier machine than the one pictured in the original post.) They even feature in this "Washing machines to avoid" article. The article is free for all to view, unlike their full tests which are...

Do we think this is a new item? (the polystyrene insert suggests it might be brand new??)   I wonder if a migrant from the USA brought this with them and found *shock horror* that UK voltage isn't compatible?? I have heard of similar happening here - particularly US Military personnel have...

Hi Ryne   I'm glad you are liking this new LG washer.   Once you become more comfortable with using this machine, can I suggest you contact LG head office in Korea and give them some suggestions for future models in how to make their machine more user-friendly for blind people. For example...

Well come on, post a photo of the new one...

Pressure switch tubing This reminds me of a problem with my Mum's dishwasher way back in the 1990s. It used to trap water in the pressure switch hose, the blob of water trapped in the hose would prevent air passing from the lower air dome to the pressure switch. That made the pressure switch...

Gee, that is well looked after. Apart from the fragile plastic lid, they are a very good machine. They wash, rinse and spin really well and seem to last.

Photo 1 shows a golden colour capacitor on the pressure switch - labelled RIFA. It is absolutely stuffed. Just remove it - they are only for interference suppression (stops it making speckles on the screen of analogue TV, or odd sounds on radio), and they are prone to doing what yours has done...

Australian standard circuits have 240V 20A <span style="text-decoration: underline;">wiring</span>, but individual standard power outlets are limited to 10A max by law. Standard appliances are limited to 10A max (that's 2400W). You can also get 15 A appliances, but they have a special...

I have a rangehood with stainless steel wall outlet directly behind the rangehood. It works fantastic. The wall outlet has a stainless steel hood over it, with a flap valve behind that falls shut when there is no air flow. It allows no back flow, though when the wind blows the right way, it...

Mention of carving with an electric knife reminds me of...         Rocky Horror Picture Show!       Sorry I couldn't find the actual scene online, but here is talk of it by the actress who played Magenta...

That is a lovely example. Don't tempt me...