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Hi rayjay From the UK, may I say that in my opinion Frigilux is absolutely correct. Persil bio (and the non bio counterpart, in different ways) is a great detergent. Daz is mediocre. Way too sudsy, smells cheap and is a far less complex biological product. Strong brand imaging, but basically...

Pedro I had an LG direct drive washer which was anything but quiet, and that was in an `open plan' living area. It was sold on ebay after a year. Noise used to drive my wife and I mad. Changed it for a bog standard Bosch which we still have and the noise was better. Confusing, isn't it? Well...

Thanks for posting, Hoovermatic. I hadn't realised they had retested. So not much change at the top then with the Fairy Platinum and Aldi, though Finish Classic puts in an appearance. I'm so surprised Fairy Platinum are at the top, having used Fairy `All in 1' which I found didn't remove tea...

Hi Jon - hope you are well and enjoying life! Blue Lenor is a good laundry room staple and leaves a fab scent on dry laundry. It's good to hear Surf has improved lately too. As zanussilover commented, I think Formil must have improved - the problems you mentioned didn't ring at all familiar with...

Formil Hi Zanussilover - I have an almost full `Asian Spirit' Doussy, shame you're not nearer as I'd happily donate it....apples?? Hmm, not to my nose. I would just reassure you that you're not really missing anything special. Hello Paul. We are a family of 5 with three young lads, and do...

LIDL have relaunched their own brand conditioner. It now comes in 2 litre concentrates for £1.95. All scents have changed. Irritatingly, the bottle has lost the handle in the revamp - despite the size increasing. There are three variants; blue (`Morning Dew'), yellow (`Summer Sun'), and...

LIDL tablets at £1.69 for 30, vs Tesco value at £1.80 for 30- a whole 11p cheaper!! Re - your comments (Hoovermatic) about the tea stains - totally agree and used to find the same. However LIDL and Aldi now seem to have a new source for tabs and they are much better. Our mugs were looking...

detergents Hi all Coming from someone who does 20-30 loads a week (or at least it feels like it!) In my opinion Lidl's Formil bio powder is the way to go. It isn't quite as good on whites and stains as Persil or Ariel, but better than Surf and Bold (and FAR better than current Tesco own...

Same here! Bought a Bosch some 6 weeks ago when moved house. Delighted with all aspects of it but it is very susceptible to overfoaming. We got a pouch of Fairy tablets free with some `home mover's welcome pack' thingee, and the machine just choked. It aint too happy with Finish either...

This is obviously a huge concern, I don't speak enough German to confirm what was said in the report but at least it looks like nobody got hurt. I was slightly amused, however, by the end of the video when the husband is peering thoughtfully at a new Miele, possibly thinking `wonder if this...

Fantastic! Fabulous, Robert. I hope you are pleased with this. The interior looks good enough to eat! I too remember a very noisy dishwasher which I used in Canada (Toronto) back in 1988. My memories are hazy as I was only 12, but it was also a single dial Hotpoint. Somehow I remember the dial...

Well done guys Truly amazing restoration. I never thought I would see the day that one of these would be found let alone restored so well.

A Hotpoint Liberator front load washer? Nah, no interest on here mate. Ten a penny. And if it's got a purple door you won't give it away (can't see inside, see). Just so happens I'll be in Manchester this week and could take it off your hands as a favour ;-)

Thanks very much for the response, that's really interesting about the cutlery tray. I suspect the size issue may be different here in the UK as all the dishwashers have to have the same cabinet (to fit under worktops) or are you talking about a larger tub within the same cabinet? Anyway, it's...

The online manual for the dishwasher I shall probably purchase states that it is ok to use combination tablets for water up to 26 degrees Clarke. This surpised me. Our water is 19, and known as `hard'. Apparently one just has to switch off the water softener unit. At the moment I am using...

Thanks everyone. I went and had a look and these machines and I have to say there is no way I'd consider a Classixx or Avantixx, aswell as having the plastic base, the door springs up really weirdly and they just feel cheap. So it'll either be the cheapest `proper' Bosch, I suspect similar...

Thanks for all your responses. Darren unfortunately I can't get the H Axis as having been round again and measured it won't fit where I wanted it. The set up will be FL washer and dryer under a work surface along side each other. So I'll prob just take the Bosch pair or..as per current...

Currently have a vented Bosch dryer. Utility room in house I'm moving to has no vent, they currently have a condensor. Thread title says it all - if it were you guys, would you simply sell the current vented Bosch and buy a condensor, or would you take the vented with you and have the hole...

Hello all Has anybody had any experience with Bosch dishwashers with the plastic bases? These tend to be fitted on the cheaper models whereas the higher end ones still have stainless steel. I am moving house and need to buy a dishwasher as our one here is integrated. I have found one which...

Hi Seamus, thanks for sharing this. There is a premises which still has this sign up in Polegate, East Sussex too. Certainly the original machines were in service a few years back but I haven't been recently.