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well there's one thing I can tell you about these machin They're bloody brilliant! Pre-Cadny Hoovers have to be the most well built British washers ever by a long way! My Ecologic be a different version (more simialr to an Electron really) but they're great washers, with fantasic rinsing...

Lol Rob could you look anymore smug in that pic =P Can't blame you mind. Finally someone has one! I was beginning to think they were all but extinct. Now to get the original dispenser drawer for it if there's any still around and it'll be perfect =D. It's soooo pretty =D

Wow! Never knew these were sold down under too. Wonder how many other countries they were sold in? I take it this means the matching washers were available in Australia too? Love the purple =] Matt...

Well the U.S. no.1 on my birthday was "Hangin' tough" by new kids on the block. I always preferred "You've got it (the right stuff)" though =P The U.K. no.1 when I was born was "Ride on Time" by Blackbox. A truly amazing song!

haha well I'm the most evil so far You Are 70% Evil You are very evil. And you're too evil to care. Those who love you probably also fear you. A lot.

Hi all, I've just finished my bottle of Persil silk and Wool so I need some more delicate detergent. Which one is best? Any help appreciated Matt

I can't understand why a top loader would be less likely I'd imagine the innards are pretty similar, just turned on their side. Providing you regularly use a bleach containing powder and do regular hot washes and leave the door open between cycles there should not be a problem with smells or...

Modern european front loaders also have water levels which a But the washing results are perfect in any machine I've used. I think the major problem with the US machines is that since people are so used to top loaders, the manufacturers have made front loaders using european water levels but...

I still have odours regardless of how much detergent I use a lot less now but I have used up to 120ml (I have extremely soft water) and still found the under arms had odours when ironed. This is the same with persil and Ariel

Hi all Just been flicking through the new Argos catalogue and noticed their new brand of entry level machines, HEC. Can anyone tell me anything about them? Who makes them? I can't seem to find a website dedicated to them, they're only on the Argos site. Any idea about their reliability? I can't...

We used to have a first edition wm52 from 1999 It would bang and rattle like mad on final spin and would often spin unbalanced. I preferred it when it span unblalanced though. When the sensor did stop the spin it would just click onto the next rinse and not attempt to spin again, giving poor...

I recently experimented with washing everything at 40 But I have gone back to washing colours at 40 and whites at 60. On the whole the clothes were still clean at 40, but I have noticed when ironing under arms of shirts and tshirts washed at 40 there is a smell of sweat. I would wash everything...

personally I'd go for the Miele but I'm not really a big fan of the Dysons. Cool machines but I wouldn't want one as my only machine. Depends how much you like it. I'm sure someone here with room for a collection would take it off your hands =]

Thanks for your help everyone Turns out I was using too much detergent. I've cut back to 30ml now and everthing is great (better in the Hoover but it would be naturally =]). I'm also only using 35ml of regular softner and it does the job fine. I guess as they say less really is more. Matt

my personal opinion... 1) Best vintage automatic washer. Hoover Electron 2) Best vintage semi or non-automatic washer Hotpoint Empress 3) Best vintage TT Servis Supertwin mk3 4) Best vintage dryer A nice clothes line XD 5) Best modern automatic washer Miele W 3922 WPS 6) Best modern semi...

I don't have a water softner just naturally unbelievably soft water. I'm gonna try cutting right back on detergent, using the minimum amount that will do the job. I'll try about 30ml and see how it goes. I guess it dosent help that I have some pretty old worn out towels (some from as far back...

I used to use comfort and the problem was even worse lol. I use 120ml of powder for a full load. Is that too much?

Is it that uncommon to line dry in the US? that when it begins to regain popularity it's newsworthy? I think this is a major difference between the US and Europe. Over here (in the Uk at least) most people have dryers but line dry clothes whenever the weather is nice enough. It seems that even...

Hi, I'm really getting sick of my clothes (especially towels) coming out stiff and sandpapery. I use persil powder or liquid and a full cap and a half of lenor concentrate softner. I have really soft water and almost solely line dry. Tumble drying helps them a bit, but they still come out rough...

Late 90's Persil liquid! It was in my local corner shop. I nearly died when I saw it! It's the lovely old thick white stuff and guess what it contains? PHOSPHATES!!! My bedding is washing away in the bio version as we speak =]. It smells lovely, like real soap, and it isnt sudsing up too much at...