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I'd love to know how many people add Vanish to Non-Bio powder to help with cleaning, not realizing that it contains Enzymes as well as Oxy Bleach.

It would be to deal with greasy work clothes. Dad is a heavy machinery mechanic and I have vivid memories of the times mum didn’t follow her standard washing procedure and the plastic wash bowl turned grey with grease/oil. Essentially she would run a hot wash with plenty of detergent and...

Are you sure the Magimix is still French made? My cookexpert comes from PRC, just like the Kenwoods do now. I’ve got a range of Kenwoods from 1950 onwards and I use my cooking chef as a daily. As Chris said, the low speed is what’s most important and I find the fold in function on the kenwood...

Are you talking about the square buckets of Kirkland powder from Costco, or is there a different product? I got some to try, because being Kirkland it must be good and ended up throwing it out. So many suds and everything was stiff and scratchy. I didn’t find it to be good at all

Hi Laundress and Greg I recently bought Mum a 930 to replace her early 90s Elna that had worn out from use. I paid $450 for the machine and another $100 to have it serviced and a couple of capacitors replaced. The service agent here also said that the needle return is the only electronic...

The plastic hinges have a pin that pushes the lid switch. It could be that the pin has broken off, or the switch has failed. You should find the centre of the hinge and if you push it, it’ll make a click. To lift the top, you need to take the metal plate off the back of the control panel...

The issue in AU was that they needed a 32amp circuit and to be hard wired. A 20amp dryer circuit is rare a 32amp dryer circuit is non existent. I wanted one, but the cost of running a circuit was almost as much as the dryer.

I’ve had a few 3000 series machines with that problem. Miele rebuilt my original one, but it failed again within a couple of weeks after just replacing the seal and bearing, they ended up having to replace the spider and back plate as well. 10 years later, it’s still going. That generation seems...

In AU, part of the requirement is that you either need a visible disconnect or a circuit breaker that you can lockout for hard wired appliances. IE the person working on the appliance needs to know that the power stays off. The other reason is that if you ever have a stovetop fire, you can...

My euro Duet and the Mieles won’t open the door once there is a certain amount of water in there or if the water temp is over 55degC. Generally you can open the door at any point on a cottons or permanent press cycle, but if you have a large absorbent load, it won’t let you break in, because...

I love the reference to 22lbs. Maybe 9 lbs capacity at best. Unless they are referencing the weight of the unit? 🤣

I've got a T8627WP and when I've had it apart to clean, I dont remember it having separate motors for the fan and drive, it was basically a Miele Condenser dryer, but with and evaporator and a condenser where the air/air heat exchanger would be and a compressor with a small condenser and fan...

Miele did the same when they replaced my twin dos module, they halved both formulas as apparently the reccomended dose was way to high. I’ve had no issues with cleaning performance since.

Is it sudslocking during spin? IE when it starts to spin there are sheets of water running down the glass? If there is, there is a vent pipe from the top of the pump, up the left side of the machine and it connects to the hose from the dispenser drawer to the tub. If this gets blocked, the...

We’ve had three dds in the family and the neutral drain was intermittent after the first couple of years and other than hearing the different notes, it never caused an issue. The oldest made it out to 14 years when it needed a new clutch and was scrapped and the youngest was 9 when it was sold...

Hi Stephen, Thats a lot of effort that went into that. I was wondering though what the actual times would look like with Warm or Hot water, 40/60degC? 20Deg is tap coldish or lukewarm. On my aussie older generation W1 series, the wash times significantly change based on temp. IE it takes...

Welcome Clint That’s a weird hybrid of the Mark 8 Dishlex The Dishlex machines were branded Dishlex/Smeg for years in the 60s and 70s. The cabinet of yours is Dishlex based, but the racks and wash system are not. It’s a very interesting hybrid. Welcome

I don’t understand the kerfuffle here. Most machines that were new in the last couple of years will support Windows 11. By 2025 those machines will be 6-8 years old. The reality is that Microsoft are keeping the OS supported, so it’s not as if these Machines will instantly be deprecated. Yes in...

Hey Rod, we do use the water softener and we're on Brisbane town water. What's bizarre is that the rusting is all on the bottom of the racks, or the corners where there generally aren't contact points with dishes. Its all on the undersides. The top side is still relatively perfect. The Miele...

Be careful there Rod. Miele racks seem to rust easily these days and Miele only give you one free set unless they can confirm you're using Miele detergent. Finish is too detrimental apparently. The current unit, the racks were all rusty within 2 years. I have a spare set sitting in boxes...