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Thanks for sharing these pictures. I'm really glad you found and acquired one of these Hotpoint washers as I know they are a favourite of yours. Hopefully you will enjoy this machine for many years to come!

current thoughts I am considering purchasing one of these. Here in the UK there isn't a huge choice right now! I believe we can choose between a Hotpoint (sold as Indesit in France) or a Montpellier (sold as Candy / GIAS in France) a Zanussi (Faure / Electrolux) or a couple of Whirlpools...

Aha, Soupline `grand air'. Tres bien! Used to absolutely love Radion. V impressed you've kept some. Do you remember that for a very brief while Radion sort of became Surf? I can't remember the variant name but I was pretty close to brand loyal to those phosphated (sorry) Surf tablets in the...

Update Scent of Tide liquid not really comparable to anything in UK now - (in my opinion) Persil non bio liquitabs have tweaked scent since I last used them....become a little stronger.....now have more in common with the weirdly pungent scent of Persil Non Bio S+M. There is still something of...

Very impressed...... ....Chris and Louis by your sensible sized / eco friendly detergent stashes........ *crawls off ashamedly vowing to seek therapy and become a better human being* And yes - who can just walk past a detergent aisle? I mean aside from 99% of the population who don't...

Good work Louis and Dixan! I've never heard of Senzora or Tricel - what's it's market position - is it good stuff? I tried this powder a few years ago and wasn't blown away by it but can't remember why. From memory the dosing method stopped working as the bottle emptied and it was quite a...

The Sainsbugs regular powder is indeed McBride, but (despite the very reasonable assumption) I don't think this concentrated powder is. It states it is from the Netherlands..... if Louis sees this thread he may have an idea which factory puts it out?

Tide Hi Alex I got the Tide HE liquid (original scent) from Amazon UK just a few days ago. It was about £17 I think? It's a nice liquid which cleans really well. Smells good and has had a similar scent for years. The closest scent comparison (randomly) is Persil non bio liquitabs. Unlike...

Just two days ago we decided to demolish and rebuild our garage. For this reason I had to sort out my stash of detergents and FS. All the old (gone off) stuff was chucked and a bunch of duplicates donated. However, was still left with this! Oops, I did it again...........

Hi all Could the side effects Alex is noticing (smearing - but also `droplets' are common) be explained by the fact that big brand conditioners have tallowate (animal fat) as a main component? If you add any type of fat to cold water in my experience this can happen. Possibly alternatives...

Daz whites and colours...... Has a couple of optical brighteners but no bleach. It has 4 enzymes though, and is a very decent powder very often at a very sensible price. Performs very well in my opinion. Compare this to Bold's two enzymes and Surf's one and I think this is a good buy. You...

email Ben, I've just updated my email address as it was about ten years out of date. Sorry if you sent one and it bounced.

Wow What a beauty; nice work! Since I'm in Essex, `well jel'!

Dryer Hi there Thanks for your good wishes. The holidays seem a long time ago now, but we had a good time thanks. Back to January / work now with a bang. All good! Was that old Hotpoint I had a liberator? I thought they were just the purple ones. I stand corrected. Anyway, actually I owned it...

Dryer Hi Ben Hope you're OK. I've had a couple of those in my lifetime. In fact I think our first dryer when I was about 8 years old was one of them (badged as `Philips'). Currently have a full sized version of it. Has been a basic, reliable workhorse. Always found the compacts a decent...

Hi Paul Assuming that all went to plan, how do you like your new dryer?? I hope that you are pleased with it. And for the big question......have you tested it on your bedding yet?! Take care Nick

Great laundry room! I was disappointed to read that a Miele dryer (not cheap!) has failed catastrophically after only 4 years. Is this OK? Also surprised that it wasn't much good during it's life! Even more surprised that a Beko seems to have better opinions than Miele!! Credit where...

Back on track Current formulation Finish and Fairy `all in 1' detergents dissolve completely in the wash water based on tests I've carried today - i.e no rinse aid component remains intact for the final rinse. Surely the manufacturers couldn't get away with completely miss-selling these...

no bleach You are quite correct, GR washer-expert, that these Persil capsules don't contain oxy bleach in the powder component according to the ingredients list. But yes - something like this is surely possible and the next logical advancement in laundry detergent. Now if it was up to me, I...

Multifunction tablets Thank you for this information which is very useful. I now understand how the salt component is supposed to function. I live in the south east and our water is hard, so I guess I should keep adding some salt to protect the heater. I remember those white Finish balls from...