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I ran another CHKDSK /f /r operation. Just to be on the safe side. Nothing untoward, and all is tickety-boo. No errors. I read somewhere that file corruption on the disk can be generally caused by 'dirty shutdowns'... Such as deliberately powering off whilst the machine is doing something in...

I was having more problems with Firefox and Avira. I ended up with a black screen of death - so after running some further chkdsk operations and finding some corruption of the bootstat.dat file, I thought I would try to install Windows 10. No such luck. Stalled at 30%, so I forced the machine...

It seems an interesting machine for the size format... especially the ability to adapt the basket with the removable modules. I wonder who makes the detergent? I get the impression that the detergent format is not unlike that of the Somat automatic one, discussed a month or two ago. 'Bob'...

There wasn't a ball valve with those machines - that was introduced on the New Wave/Classica ranges. What might be leaking is the 'shaded-pole pump'. Seals perished. Probably any replacement pump would be a magnetic variant these days.

I think Firefox runs a bit quicker than Chrome. One thing I do notice, is the fonts aren't quite as 'clean' in Firefox. They're a little less clearly defined - at least to my eyes.

Hmm, or maybe not... It appears that by installing Avira, it has automatically installed Opera browser without my explicit consent. As far as I can see, I wasn't asked whether I wanted it or not.

Thanks. I've been reading that Avast! has had complaints in the recent past for maxing out CPU, memory etc. And it was working fine until I looked at the application update. I updated from within, using the update now button. Avast was updated to version 18.something, which then updated to...

Basically, since about August/September, I've experienced the laptop running slow for no good reason. I used Chrome, Avast! free antivirus, and Windows firewall. It eventually got to the stage of taking minutes to boot (stuck on the Welcome screen), black/blank screen, refusal to load Task...

Regarding the compartments possibly emptying at different rates... Here's a review I found from the Somat Smart site: "No need to add powder or tabs - remaining rinsing cycles are displayed I would like to be able to refill the individual chambers separately - because I do not use all the...

"And, you know, if you make it a 3 color gimmick, give it some bleach for gods sake." Quite. According to the ingredients, there is no bleach. So, an 'epic fail' from the start. How are tea and coffee stains supposed to be removed? What is the problem with detergent companies these days...

I wonder how this will work in practise. Surely one of of the compartments will be depleted before the others? You'll probably find people trying to refill the compartments themselves, to save money. It reminds me of the tri-colour inkjet printer cartridges... one colour always seemed to run...

It seems to have alkaline detergent as the blue liquid, with the yellow liquid being the enzyme cocktail. Red liquid seems to be the rinse-aid. White triangular section is an air-freshener.

A new automatic dosing dispenser device for dishwashers. To me, it looks to be about the size of a chopping-board. It seems to dispense gel-based detergent. https://www.somatsmart.com/de/startseite/somat-dosiergeraete.html

Re: P&G's mania for liquids, pods "they seem hell bent on getting people converted to liquids, if not better pods." I came across this, from Henkel: "We also need significantly less energy to manufacture Persil liquid detergents than we do to manufacture powders. The elaborate drying process...

Kirkland powder It seems to be an unremarkable product... there's no enzymes in the mixture.

I wouldn't have thought so - Vanish Stain Remover powder is just a slightly more concentrated laundry powder. I suppose the only way it might ruin a machine, would be if the user habitually used a ton of the stuff, constantly causing a drum full of suds, damaging the bearing seal and bearings...

Hoover and Kellogg's I was watching recently an episode of 'The Two Ronnies', and Ronnie Barker was playing an 'expert' flogging 'BOFFO' products. One of the items was 'Boffo Cornflakes' - in a giant-size packet, compared to another ordinary brand (which was clearly 'Kellogg's' - but only...

I remember Lever Bros. had 'SquEzy' dish washing-up liquid: black and white plastic bottle, yellow cap. It was a clear yellowish liquid. It seemed to disappear from the marketplace. I agree that Lever's 'Wisk' was found wanting - I never found it to be much cop either. Neither were the sister...

Ariel 'Stain Remover' Made by Star Brands, under licence. I wonder whether P&G are moving to 'modular' detergents, allowing the user to add or ignore the bleaching component as desired? That might explain the bleachless Daz. https://www.starlaundryaids.com/pages/ariel

Lidl UK seems to be doing all-change with their detergent suppliers. The old rinse-aid came from Dalli, and seemed to be unique in that formulation - there was something like <5% anionic surfactants, in addition to the more usual non-ionic surfactants. The bottle used to be fairly square, then...