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Up until a few years ago we were graced with Skip Perfect White powder. Best product I ever used on whites, didnt need additives either. Also, I could put the whites in my LG FL on a 30C wash with this detergent and everything came out blinding white. The white towels got 60C though. We also...

We always only used powders and we have never ever had issues, even with using a handwash detergent in our front loader for many years. And my mom and I are both very particular about machine care. Tried Ariel liquid when it came to SA but went back to powders because powders definitely clean...

Sunny... South Africa! 1st Johannesburg for my 1st 18.5 years of life, now in Cape Town. South Africa - the land where Speed Queens (and all other top loaders) still fill right to the top of the drum on a full load setting without having to adjust pressure switches, and where dumbed down...

@ Launderess - thankx for the advice. I had a feeling that Vivid White + Bright would be the TOL. And I don't expect it to be able to remove every stain in 1 wash with no pre treating. I understand that some things will stil require pre treating and that no detergent is perfect. I think that's...

Tide Just had a look at the Tide website. Interested to get further info/reviews on the following: * Tide with bleach * Tide Coldwater * Tide Vivid White + Bright Which of these is best pick? Is there 1 of the 3 that is good at removing stains and keeping whites white and colours bright...

Thanks guys... For the speedy replies - much appreciated! @zipdang - will definitely research the Ecover oxygen bleach as well as the Tide. US$10 for a 100 wash pack is in my budget as US $1 = ZAR 10.79 which is do-able. The GNLD oxygen bleach is ZAR 170 for 1kg. @launderess - I'm still an...

Hi all! My cousin will be visiting America for 3 weeks at the end of the month, Illinois and NYC, and I want her to bring me some OxiClean back. The only Oxygen bleach powder we can get here in SA is from GNLD, but its become very expensive and would be cheaper for me to give my cousin money...

Why not just spray a good quality stain remover over the blood stains before putting in the wash? GNLD Super 10 is excellent (that's all I use), otherwise Vanish sprays, but not sure if you get Vanish in the USA. But I would highly recommend GNLD Super 10, and/or their oxygen bleach powder -...

LG How about LG? The new 6 motion machines are really good. The DD motor comes with a 10 year warranty, and there's a time save and intensive option so you can make the cycles longer or shorter. And they come with a wide variety of cycles and are very flexible in terms of cycle time, spin...

I have an LG 7kg DD front loader (WD-12397TD), pre 6 motion range. Great machine, bought it at an emigration sale and it was 3 years old when I got it in 2012. Bought it by choice as I was after an LG 7kg front loader as they're bigger than the Samsung 7kg front loaders, and can still take a...

@jeffg sorry for that, I meant that they came to your shores before they came here. Should've been more clear. But thanks for agreeing that they are nice machines. They come in 15kg and 17kg options too, but why beat around the bush hey? Just get the big daddy. I know LG hasn't always had the...

Hey all! Well as a lover and owner of LG appliances (washing machine, 2 tumble dryers, dishwasher and fridge) I am very excited about the new Sapience hygienic washing machine from LG that has just launched here in South Africa. Its a top loader sporting a huge 19kg capacity full stainless...

LG 7kg DD My LG 7kg DD front load does more an "unwind" than a fluff. At the end of every cycle it tumbles for 1 minute just to get everything off the drum walls. And the crease care option on the machine is interesting but I find is only useful on smaller loads. The way it works is: during...

Basic LG We have a basic LG LD-2120WH with 4 cycles - auto, eco, quick, prewash. Auto senses the soil, but never under an hour, includes a 30 min dry at the end, and average time is about 1hr30mins and that's a 70degree wash on a cold feed. Only use this cycle when there is quite a few heavily...

dryer time When we still had our 27" Whirlpool with rear filter, I got a TOL Speed Queen dryer to sell and noticed that it took longer to dry than the whirlpool. The whirlpool didn't have auto dry, but generally 40-45mins in the WP was enough and the SQ took longer than that on the same loads...

Pictures... I'm a huge fan of LG front loaders (much better than the Samsungs in my opinion. I have a silver 7kg DD LG that I love) so I for one would definitely appreciate some pictures, maybe even a full review once you've done a few loads in it? Matt

Thanks everyone! I forgot to mention that a while ago my mom's aunt managed to import some Fairy Power Spray and gave us a bottle. That stuff is the only stuff I've come across that can remove yellowing on white appliances and I used that on the fridge too to remove the yellow residue that...

Hi all! So today my parents were given a really nice side by side fridge/freezer from a friend who is down sizing, but there is the strangest of smells inside it...Ciggarettes. My mom and I scrubbed it inside with hot water and grapefruit dish liquid, and have put a bowl containing bicarb and a...

At the moment we are currently using Sunlight auto powder. got just under 1kg left so when its done i want to try ariel, which has now been launched to the south african market (hand wash powder, auto powder, auto liquid and power capsules). my mom's aunt says the liquid is brilliat. the ariel...

AWESOME WASHER!!! I'm sure you'll have a blast with it. I hve the 13kg Samung with diamond drum and the normal double storm pulsator. It definitely does use alot of water which is awesome because on a maximun load it really does fill right up. I love the flexibility of the cycles (30 min wsh and...