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DJGabriele Your old Candy must use a pretty high water level on the wash then! I don't know the figures for my Hoover Logic but the wash water level (i.e. the only water that's heated) is just to the rim of the drum, not much more than a modern machine really!   Yes I would be more concerned...

Why cheat customers out of the wash they wish to use? If you select a 60c cycle, you expect 60c water, no if's, no buts, same as for any other temperature.   If the manufacturer is going to offer "eco" cycles then fine, but if they only heat to say, 45c, then they should state that it is a...

Compact Kitchen That's reasonably large by British standards I would say, many are small enough that you can touch both sides at the same time! Certainly most I've been in have not had space to get a table and chairs in! Matt

"<a name="start_47957.697628">Really cannot see how anyone not living in cool to cold climate would or could use these sort of dryers year round."</a>   Well that isn't what they are designed for, they're aimed at the European market, where they are only really used during cold/wet weather...

Not a new thing Some dryers have always done this, although the only one that springs to mind is Zanussi back in the day.   I think it has something to do with the fan design, in models that do this the fan is only designed to act as a blower in one direction, in reverse it sucks air out of...

Silent Vacuum cleaners High end brands like Miele are pretty quiet, as are Numatic (on low power at least)   Years ago Electrolux vacuums were always very quiet.   Problem is, people have been duped into thinking high wattage motors mean more power, so now we have 2000w vacuums where 800w...

Bounce I actually used to really like the scent of original bounce, when it used to come on a roll, ofcourse back then I didn't know about the problems it could cause in the dryer, and probably wouldn't have used it if I did! Can't remember the last time I used the dryer though anyway, so it...

And just why Exactly was the baby ever allowed near harmful chemicals?   So I guess that will be P&G sued because of bad parenting now...

Agreed I just have my dryer standing on top of my washer and it has never more than moved an inch or so on top of the machine. The washer worktop has a lip which stops the feet if they get near the edge.   And this is with a 1980s Hoover washer, which are infamous for having a good wobble if...

Dirt in dispenser I would say that is a combination of black mould and pink algae, however since it is only in the softner compartment and nowhere else, I would say it is certainly caused by fabric softner.   A quick clean of the dispenser will resolve the issue, and regular cleanings will...

Phosphates I don't beleive there is an E.U. wide ban at present, rather it is left up to individual states to make up the rules on the matter.   tbh, there is no difference in the performance of phosphates vs. zeolites in detergent formulations, and I would much prefer a high performing...

Bosch V.s Hotpoint Hi Triumphtoledo, I think as many have said here from a practical point of view there would be very little (if any) difference between the performance and usability of either of these machines. To upload pictures, save the file to your computer and use the upload button...

Wow That wash action certainly looks much more effective than any other top loader I've seen in action. Very nice!

Electron The first electron was released in 1982 and was a restyled version of the previous range. 1983 the first truly redesigned electrons came out which have flush control panels and exactly match the electron dryers which continued alongside the later electrons, I believe this is when the...

Persil Performance Last time I remember buying a box was in 2002, but at the time I thought it must have been old stock as I'm sure they had already introduced the new packaging and the Aloe Vera variant and such. Can anyone confirm when exactly the performance label was dropped? I do remember...

I see Well I have Sanex shower gel at the moment, because I was recommended it by another eczema sufferer, I've had no adverse effects from it but niether has it made anything better, and for the price I'd expect it to be the cure for the common cold!

And Chris You'd know exactly what that looks like ;)

In all honestly I have never heard of sodium whatchamacallit or parabens (probably why I got an E at AS level chemistry) all I know is good old coal tar soap seems to help it slightly, and I don't use any perfumed moisturisers and slather on lots of diprobase after towelling off and whenever...

High water level Yes it does fill that high on the cool down and all 3 rinses, but then it is a Hoover Logic built in June 1988. I have extremely sensitive skin with very bad eczema and contact dermatitis, the detergent that I use, and the rinsing performance of my washing machine has never...

My definition of clean rinsing 175ml of Persil bio powder and a large load of thick heavy towels and cleaning rags and the like. This is at the end of the final rinse. Matt