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Thanks Thanks for all the input. Favorit, the information about where the top loaders are made was very interesting as I did not know this. Do you have any idea as to which brands are the better top loaders? For example, you say that one cannot compare Hoover Top Loaders with front loaders...

Hello everybody. I may be looking to purchase an H Axis Top Loader and matching condensor dryer. Having done a little research, it seems there are three possibilities in the UK. Unfortunately all the brands available are `lesser' brands than I would normally choose. Choices are Hoover...

Hello As far as I know, there are two types of brush motor. One is the standard AC brush motor, found on most machines including BSH. Another is the DC brush motor. This is found on most Miele machines except ones which have an inverter. The difference is that DC brush motors are practically...

Hi Eugene Thanks for the info about your background. My mother is from Wednesbury which is fairly close to your father's home town. I have absolutely no link with the US but am fascinated with it, so no excuse here! Ahh...the infamous Top of the Pops mix tapes! Have one from '88 in my loft. I...

Or, in other words, random UK `product' musings. This thread looks at a new rinsing revelation, some new FS, and ADD. Further to a recent thread from a US member about UK Persil, which turned into a few guys comparing it with current Ariel Actilift..... (1) I would like to correct my previous...

UK Powders What an interesting thread! I am delighted that the OP is impressed with UK Persil Bio powder. This thread inspired me to do some testing of UK powders - performance and rinsing. I have just returned from holiday with 9 loads of laundry to do. I have been working my way through...

Hi Frontloader 812 In response to your original question, when Lily and RiceFlower disappeared, the Purple one (Passion Flower and Ylang Ylang, I think) altered scent and now smells very similar to Lily and Riceflower. I note from your post that you haven't tried the purple one - I think this...

just an observation Hi there I am also a fan of Zanussi washing machines, though I never liked their dishwashers so consider that the best overall mid-market brand is Bosch. I found it very interesting that most of the Zanussis with bearing failure were BOL models. This ties in with my...

I have never bothered trying this detergent before, but Sainsbugs have Ariel tabs on offer right now so I combined trying `Actilift' with `Febreze'. For those folk who liked Ariel Alpine, I think you would also like this product. On washed linen, the scent is almost identical. I have some Ariel...

Thanks for posting.... This has been my WUL of choice since i moved out of home in 1995, so I remember those bottles! In those days there were only three scents (can you imagine LOL) I remember liking the green bottles, I think this was called `Spring Fresh' but mb not. The lemon was in a...

Couldn't agree more about the magnetic pump thing. I have an 18 month old Bosch which I really like, has a brush motor but a quiet pump. Previous LG (HATED IT!) was obviously a direct drive thing but had a horrid pump. My wife, who has no interest in washers at all, could not tolerate the...

This looks very much like a SIDEX branded machine I used in France many moons ago. I'm pretty sure that SIDEX and Gorenje are now linked....... The SIDEX machine was very cheap and basic with a 375rpm spin induction drive, the look of this machine would intimate a similar spec to me. The filter...

Hi Gary Welcome to the site! A fellow Essex boy. I had a 18580 a couple of years ago, when it began having motor issues it was passed on to a fellow club member. Mine never went bang, but I had erratic speed control, the judders and the awful smell. Turned out the armature needed replacing...

Update Hi all Repairman showed up today and fixed it by replacing the PCB Board. Had the machine not come with two year guarantee, yes the repair would have been uneconomical at nearly £200. Our tumble dryer is in an unheated external building, and the guy gave us the impression this could...

Hi all I'll look out for a White Knight then if i have to replace. Many thanks for the advice - I wouldn't have gone for that without your say. It is a shame that so many brands have issues...based on past exp I would now avoid all the major brands as have had all except Indesit..... It seems...

That's a very interesting comment, FL1012. In our holiday rental place this summer was an inetgrated `super silent', certainly not old, and the bearings were shot. I had one of the first FHP motor super silent machines in '04, but returned it because it literally jumped around sparking! OOB...

Thanks for your input guys. My parents also had (have) a Bosch dishwasher whose PCB failed (think was more like 3 or 4 years). They chose to fix and still have it aftter about 7 years, to be fair, though the repair was expensive. Anyway - to keep you in the loop re dryer - the repair guys just...

I can't keep up with the constant changes! Now we have Comfort smelling of strawberries, blueberries and all sorts. Well everyone knows what a complete FS Tart I am. I've just got really into Lenor `Barefoot in the Grass' (80s `Alpine Fresh' reborn) so I go to restock and disover they've...

Hello all Just to let you know that our BOL Bosch Classixx Dryer has packed up afyer 13 months. It was flashing lights and beeping, but the fault was not in the user manual. Having 'phoned Boshch today, they confirm the fault is a PCB fault and they are coming out to replace it tomorrow...

I find the current Persil powder / tab scents a little on the heavy side, too. Interestingly, I am rather enjoying Surf tablets at the moment. Despite the `essential oils / lavendar and oriental blossom' pretence on the box, they are extremely lightly scented compared to Persil and most other...