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Rob I hear what you're saying, we had our 9530 as a daily driver for well over a year, I'm not saying they cannot rinse well, I just found you have to be more careful with them than other machines of the era (loading towel loads lightly and being mindful of detergent doses for instance). When...

Hotpoint and rinsing Some may disagree but if you're looking for a vintage machine with good rinsing results hotpoint, especially such a basic one with only one water level is not a machine known for particularly thorough rinsing, Phillips, Zanussi or Hoover give much more thorough rinsing...

Very nice machines Don't see many Classicas anymore, seems most people went for the cheaper soft wave or the more high spec new wave. This would date from about 1994-96. My auntie had the matching dishwasher. Just one thing...those ecoballs are totally useless, no more effective than washing...

Regular detergents fading colours I gave up on colour and liquid detergents about 3 years ago and have never looked back. My coloured clothes have not faded anymore than they did when using even the most delicate of dedicated "colour" detergents. Apparently oxygen bleach does not fade...

Thank you to both of you for all your help! I have attached the red and pink wires together, taped up the neutral and taped the button on the interlock so it no longer gets in the way of the catch. The door now opens and closes perfectly, with the added benefit of the machine starting instantly...

Thank you So would I just connect those two and leave the neutral hanging loose? I thought about dismantling it but there are no screws, it appears to be sealed together, I'll try the tape again but if that doesn't work I shall look into dismantling it some more! Oddly enough, the interlock...

Right I have determined the problem is the electrical interlock itself, there is a small black button which protrudes to keep the door locked which is catching even when the door is unlocked, taping this over allows the door to open and close as normal but the machine will not run with the...

Linkage Unfortunately that won't open it either, you have to force the latch that connects to the linkage up with a fair bit of force, and the door will open, but with a loud bang rather than the normal dull clunk. I'll try and remove the interlock altogether and see if I have any luck...

Economy 7 It sounds like you're on an economy 7 meter, if you have a day rate and a night rate. The night rate is very cheap but they day rate is higher than a standard electric rate. Unless you have night storage heaters, economy 7 works out more expensive. Unless you are renting and the...

Hi guys, The interlock on my grandad's A8596 has started playing up. It locks and unlocks but a catch around where the door latch fits seems to get jammed shut, meaning the only way to open it is to pry the lock open from the inside. I can get a new interlock online, but at nearly £45 I wanted...

Gas is very expensive this side of the pond Still much cheaper than electricity though, about 4p per unit cheaper infact! A European electric dryer normally takes around an hour for a ful load so certainly not 3 hours per load! I think the main reason they are almost unheard of here is that a...

Far as I can tell... The problem is not strictly with the machines, or with miele as a company, rather with their status in the US market. If your average repairman the likes of which would be more than capable of repairing a whirlpool, kenmore, GE, Frigidare etc could work on a miele equally...

Terrible racking arrangement Yes unfortunately they certainly do. I lived with the zanussi equivalent of that machine for a year, the racks drove me mad! You can barely fit a thing in and everything you can fit in falls over! Not only that but the cleaning performance wasn't that great, left...

North vs. South Well I lived in Plymouth until recently and there were just as many shops selling second hand electricals there as up here! Not only that but if it were Government legislation it would cover the whole Country, not just certain areas. If an individual retailer choses not to...

We are so over regulated that you cannot buy second hand ele Of course you can! There are second hand shops, charity shops, jumble sales, car boot sales, market stalls and online websites where you can buy any manner of used electrical goods up and down the country! As long as they are PAT...

Pedestals I understand why they are sold, but quite frankly, they only serve to attempt to resolve an issue that doesn't really exist in the first place (heaven forbid someone would have to exert effort to put clothes in a washing machine!). If the pedestals were bolted to the floor it...

Almat Wow you've it good eyesight, yes that is a box of Almat. It probably cleans as well as ariel or Persil, although perhaps a little bit more difficult to rinse out, so no problems there. The main issue wit it is that it does not flush away in the dispenser, even in a hot and cold full...

Personally I would ditch the pedestals, they serve no real purpose other than to raise the machine's centre of gravity, increasing the chances of vibration and a walking machine. Is it really that much of an effort to bend a couple more inches to load and unload the machine? Matt

@optima That's correct, these are simply energy control series electrons with logic or ecologic branding. I know what you mean james, the thumb wheel logics are a lot more "logical" in that they only fill to high level at the end if each programme (apart from delicates/wool and the like...

Nothing wrong with a clicking Hoover Logic with a "silly I second that, the thumb wheel logics are my favourite machines full stop! Can't wait to have mine back, really miss it! Matt