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What do you guys think of this: I've noticed that my A806 always does a fast spin on the PP cycle regardless of whether you select fast or slow spin. But on the regular cycle you can choose the spin speed. I don't know if this is because someone has changed something or if there is a fault...

The washing machines I grew up with in the UK were not capable of washing at less than 40 ℃ (104 ℉). They would always heat the water to this temperature if it was not already at that temperature. So there was no way to wash wool any cooler than that. Also, all the machines I grew up with...

I've read that wool is extremely sensitive to mechanical action when wet, so you should severely limit agitation to avoid felting. But it's not particularly heat sensitive and can be washed in warm water with no problem. A mild detergent should be used that does not contain enzymes. Dry flat...

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Thanks, Dave. I think I get it now. You wanted to do a cycle with a warm wash and a warm rinse but your machine didn't have a warm/warm option. So you started off by selecting warm/cold so that it would fill with warm water for the wash. Then you selected hot/warm so that it would do a warm...

Reply #10 I have read Dave's last post a couple of times and I can make neither heads nor tails of it 🤷‍♂️ Would you mind clarifying those temperature combinations and what you were doing please, Dave?

Dave, I think that John meant that he doesn't see a point in doing a warm rinse, except with wool. I don't think he meant that he doesn't see a point in discussing it! The only time I ever select a warm rinse (which is not very often) is only for the spray rinse when I want the spray rinse to...

It depends on what has caused the discolouration.  In addition to what's already been mentioned above, if it's due to tomato causing red/orange stains, the way to remove it is with benzoyl peroxide.  Add a tablespoon or two without detergent.  This was the active ingredient in Cascade Plastic...

Well done, Ben!  Great work and thanks for documenting it -- I often refer to these "tutorials" to help me fix my own machines!   Mark

I typically wear jeans twice and then wash them.     But they only really need refreshing, so I give them a short, gentle wash in warm water.  In a TL, I wash them for about 6 minutes using slow agitation.  In an FL, I use the express cycle for a wash time of 10 minutes plus rinses.   I give...

Although Point Voyager dishwashers were introduced around 2001, the sump inlet cover/screen in the photo above would suggest that this is one of the last versions of the Point Voyager (Tahoe).  I imagine it might be around 10 years old.

Thermal fuses are also for those who use half-century old dryers (me) and like the idea of having as many layers of protection as possible (also me).

Hi Henrik.  Really good information there in your post.  I enjoyed reading it.  I will happily email you my gas and electricity bills if you'd like to take a look.  I know you didn't mention cost, which is why I said that there are a couple of OTHER things to take into account in my case.   ...

Ha yep.  I remember opening the dishwasher at a friend's house in England in the 90s and the upper rack spray arm had been installed upside down (holes pointing down!).  I think the water was just pouring out of the feed tube and nothing was going through the spray arm.  So I corrected that in...

Henrik, there are a couple of other things to take into account in my case:    Firstly, I pay $0.06/kWh for gas and $0.46/kWh for electricity in Southern California.  So electricity is around 7x the price of gas.  Therefore, using a heat pump dryer is going to cost me more than double what it...

For me, it doesn't work on my iPad any longer either.  In both cases, it opens the Google app and presents me with the Google app's homepage.  Even if I access AW on the Google app, surprisingly the same thing happens when I use the search function -- it simply takes me back to the Google app's...

Hi Stan.  I'm glad you mentioned this, as I've been experiencing the same thing for the last 3 months or so.  I can no longer use the search box on my iPhone browser, as pressing "search" always opens the Google app.  This happens both with Safari and Chrome.  iPhone 13 Pro running iOS 18.1.1.  ...

I've measured the electricity consumption of the heated dry on my dishwashers, vintage and modern, and it ranges from 0.1 kWh to a maximum of 0.3 kWh depending on the machine.  This is typically less energy than is consumed by heating the water if the machine is doing a high-temp final rinse.  ...

Wow, Ben!  Where do I even begin?!  Let's start with: CONGRATULATIONS!  An amazing achievement.     Looks like you've done a great job with the electrical, plumbing, floor, walls, I could go on....let alone the impressive and varied cross-section of machines.  Every time I look back up at the...

Great machines and I love the colour.  Hope you have fun and success with the rebuild!   Mark