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That's my job... I work exactly in this domain: safety of electronic systems (where "safety" means that nobody is killed). While it is surely possible to produce a perfectly safe self-driving car, it is extremely difficult (for trains it is much, much easier, although the situation is not much...

Automatic corrector I think that RP2813 / Ralph referred to the fact that the title of this topic reads "Lindt" instead of "lint"

Replies #6 and #7 Both Wikipedia pages do not mention or reference any source, and hence they are both unacceptable and unreliable according to the norms of Wikipedia itself. The google-translated version of the pages does not give a better impression

Thank you very much Kb0nes / Phil Very clear and informative, especially the difference between an "inverter" and a "switching power supply"!

What customers want... "Manufacturers really need to improve durability make them simpler and make them more easily repaired." but this is neither what customers want nor what makes dishwashers sold

It is not the answer to your question... ...but just out of curiosity, how does it happen that you have to clean the spray arms every week? I cannot remember ever having had to clean mine. Could it be a problem with the filter?

Thank you, but no, thank you Don't get me wrong, I do not think there is any health issue with this sort of products, but I prefer to eat less meat, much much less, but on the rare occasions when I eat meat, I prefer that it is as "traditional" as possible (at least organic)

Electrolux Z320 is an old friend... That's exactly the vacuum we had at my parents' home, really built like a tank, with a chassis made of die-cast aluminium

Have you said "good eyes", chetlaham? It's not only you: to me too the holes of the top socket look bigger than those of the bottom socket, but I don't have an explanation for that although looking on Wikipedia it seems that the Swiss socket may have smaller holes than the...

Not sure... The socket looks Swiss (Type J: three prongs, polarised) but it might even be the Brasilian/International and proposed European (Type N). The plug looks rather Italian (Type L, two prongs, not polarised) than the Europlug (Type C, two prongs non polarised). However, the Italian...

Old revolution... The idea is not new at all, although I cannot remember where I saw it (could it be the project of the "Rational" washing machine?). And there are a few issues: - it makes more "complex" to install the machine (the counterweight must be filled) - it makes more dangerous to...

Baking soda and lemon juice... ...just produce sodium citrate and carbon dioxide (you know... the greenhouse effect...) how could that remove any stain?

Enzymes Enzymes work with organic stuff, like fats or proteins: the grime in a washing machine is mainly detergent and fabric softener, which is not organic And by the way, better to repeat again the wise words of DADoES / Glenn: "Don't use more than one type of cleaner or chemical at a time...

Reply #1 I agree: I am not a big fan of nuclear power, but shutting down prematurely a plant in working conditions does not bring many advantages and does not greatly reduce the risk, while the power generation is lost for good. Building new plants is a different matter and would need a much...

UK plugs I am not at all sure that the fuse make UK plugs much safer: the fuse in the plug is required because of the very peculiar way electric circuits are made in the UK, and the fuse is there to protect the wirings in the wall. I feel much, much, much safer with the Residual Current...

Other cleaning products than Affresh... I would add dishwasher detergent to your list, DADoES / Glenn: powder is better than tablets, tablets are better than gel, and gel is better than PODs, but they all need to be use in high dose and with hot water to work

To sell Affresh, of course If the message says "clean with Affresh", the reason is to sell Affresh. As it has been stated by many members here, whether a cleaning cycle is actually needed depends on how the washer is used: if your use does not require a cleaning cycle, why not just ignoring...

Start sweetly I would start with a long soak in hot water with a good detergent and sodium percarbonate (or hydrogen peroxide): unlikely to do any harm, but then you can see what stains remain and act accordingly. Bleach may be aggressive to fabric

Clean and dry dishes, what more do you want? I would not be unhappy if the dishwasher unloaded itself...

Citric acid and sodium percarbonate... ...are almost eternal if they are protected from humidity. In my experience, liquid detergents last a very long time with minimal degradation of performance, while instead fabric softeners do not grow old well and become a gloopy mess loosing much of its...