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"clothes that stink of wet dog" Ah, I wonder whether that would be the Lipase enzyme? I read before in an online document, that if there is too much Lipase enzyme in the formulation, it can cause the garments to reek of wet dog. The Lipase enzyme apparently continues to work during the drying...

Regarding P&G 'Cascade'... Apparently the Cascade Gel liquid detergents might have either Zinc Carbonate or Zinc Sulphate. Some of the ingredient data sheets seem to be 'lost in space'. Surprisingly, the Actionpacs appear not to have glass protection. And the Rinse-aid formulation listing is...

You need Zinc Acetate... To slow the damage to glassware and crockery, you require 'sacrificial zinc' to be in the detergent, or the rinse aid, or preferably, both. Regarding Finish USA, it is surprising that the listed top Finish Quantum Ultimate pod is apparently not equipped with such a...

I've had a look at all the EU data sheets, and I can only find a maximum of six enzymes in some of the detergents. The 'sensitive' and 'sports' have less than that. I had a look at Miele USA and Miele Canada... and they seem to treat these consumers as not worthy of suitable product ingredient...

Ultraphase 1 enzymes... There are six: Subtilisin ( protease), Cellulase, Amylase, Lipase, Pectate-Lyase, Beta-Mannanase. https://media.miele.com/downloads/91/e5/00_96106EC61D0B1EDAA2D7784797F191E5.pdf

"...is a dishwasher detergent by Henjek." Not quite, it is made by Henkel. Anyway, these modern sensor machines adapt to the load, based on what the machine experienced previously, and what the sensors are telling it now. Perhaps you need to clean the filters?

Reply #20: Ariel The original Ariel was in a packet with blue emblem, and was a high-sudsing enzyme powder for twin-tubs, and suitable for use in the likes of the original slanted Hoover Keymatic, and Hotpoint agitator top-loaders. When my mum got her Hoover automatic in 1980, the only two...

Yes, I'm getting walloping great whiffs of Bosch from the control panel, but Indesit/Hotpoint/Ariston from the interior. In fact, the triangular filter looks straight out of my mum's old Hotpoint FDW20. But in your's, I suggest that the filters might be incorrectly fitted... see the pics...

I think some of the mid-range BSH machines come from Poland. And I dare say that only the top end machines will be assembled in Germany. As for AEG, these days, I equate them as being merely Zanussi in disguise. Electrolux as a brand, has managed to disappear from the general marketplace, as...

BSH My mum's Bosch Series 4, I think it is, washes quite well, with moderate water levels. I've tried running it on Cottons @ 60°C with Time Saver activated, and it seems by touch, to get close to the stated temperature. I have reservations about AEG and their previous shenanigans. I remember...

I see that the 8000 machine in the pictures seems to have a plastic backplate.

"it’s a white display" Thanks!

Reply #32 Yes, green or blue, or even amber is fine. My current Slovenian Panasonic has large blue icons and digits. Very clear to see. The previous Panasonic had a white backlit LCD screen, with black digits, if I remember rightly, and a ring of red LEDs around the programme dial. That...

Reply #30, Siemens Do they have a blue, or is it white, display? Bosch machines are red digits - and nigh on impossible to read clearly with failing eyesight. I don't know why some manufacturers can't grasp that fact.

Also, check the wiring between the thermistor and the PCB, look out for corrosion at connectors, or broken wires.

Heaters Ah - be very cautious of assuming that just any old heater will do... In the days of the Hoover 'New Wave' (electronic machine) and Hoover 'Classica' (electro-mechanical timer), the service manual stressed that the correct wattage heaters had to be sourced for a particular machine...

Did you swap the FLE3000's heater for the other heater? What model was the donor machine?

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Error '1A' It would seem to suggest that either the heater element is knackered, or that the heater relay on the printed circuit board (PCB) is stuck/knackered. It could even be a burnt-out copper track on the PCB, or just cracked or aged solder. Screenshot courtesy of ManualsLib.com...

And furthermore, some of the cheapskate manufacturers also moulded the pressure vessel 'bottle' into the two halves of the outer tub. That meant it could feasibly block up without easy access to it - even worse with a sealed 'non-splittable' outer tub.