A question
If I read correctly the label of the washer, it says "120 V / 9.8 A" which gives about 1 kW: isn't it a bit too much for a washer (which I suppose does not have a heater)?
The power should be just that of the motor, and 1 kW motor seems a bit too much.
What am I missing?
But isn't it dangerous?
If you use a detergent containing bleach (as far as I know, such detergents exist in the USA, although I believe they do not exist in Europe) and mix it with citric acid, you are actually producing chlorine, which is toxic
No need to apologise indeed
I completely agree with the other members, Robert: you must not apologise.
Regardless the reason and the fact that it was not your fault at all, problems happen, but I thank you very much for all your hard work to keep this site running smoothly.
Believe me...
Enzymes
I have had good results using enzyme-based stain removers for blood stains: just apply and watch the stain disappear.
I used the Ecover version (which contains a single enzyme: subtilisin) but there are many others that I am sure would work...
Just to start, it's Beko
Other members will provide much better information, but just to start Blomberg is a brand of Beko, which is a Turkish manufacturer of low-end appliances
You suppose right, Launderess...
...or at least that's exactly what I do: I buy sodium percarbonate in bulk and I add it to liquid detergent when washing whites
@reactor
You are right, but the fan is very, very, very loosely fixed on its shaft, and nevertheless it runs smoothly, so the perfect balance should not be an issue.
I assume that it is because the fan is very lightweight and the speed is not very high
My crappy Siemens ventilated oven has a problem: the oven fan “rattles” because is it not fixed to its axle.
For what I have seen, there is not a strong or fixed bond between the fan and the axle (crappy design…) it seems that the fan is not held by the bolt (I hope this explanation is...
AEG/Electrolux made in...
Sorry, aeg03, but at least the TOL models of AEG and Electrolux washing machines and dishwashers are actually made in Italy, unless they made them in Italy for me only...
Electrolux brands
Electrolux periodically change their brand strategy. At the moment the Electrolux brand is promoted on the Northern-European countries and in Italy and France (I am surely missing some) while instead here in Germany only the AEG brand is used
I am partial...
...but I would always choose AEG/Electrolux over BSH.
For twenty years all my appliances have been AEG/Electrolux, and I have never had any really bad experience. Functions are good for my needs, and build quality is not bad either.
I think you should also consider how good...
...and also
The explanation of Kenwashesmonday in Reply #5 gives a complete new meaning (new to me, I mean) to the "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
I am ashamed by my ignorance.
...and the outlet
I repeat what has been said by others: the outlet must be replaced, because even if it wasn't defective, now it has been damaged like the dryer cord
Same problem with a dishwasher
Many, many years ago, my family had the same problem happening a few times with an old and big 220 V dishwasher that drew something between two and three kilowatts (about 10 or 15 A) for a quite long time.
The problem was the plug / socket (receptacle?): the...
Why not in Germany?
I don't know why, but I noted that also LG and Hoover (Candy / Haier) do not sell their high-capacity washers in Germany, while they sell them in France
Facts
My problem is that I find it difficult to take advertising for a fact, especially when the advertising is only in the "History" section of the website and consists of the single sentence "The Boretti collection is designed in Italy and produced by Italian family companies." quite weak to...
That's what they say somewhere in their website...
...but in all honesty I am not sure those "small, family-own Italian appliance manufacturers" actually exist, or exist anymore. Not to mention whether a small appliance manufacturer could ever be profitable and survive.
"Made in Italy by small...