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Reply #36 - The downfalls of tech... Well, Chetlaham, what you are showing is not the downfalls of tech, but the downfalls of poor quality. Because yes, there are good switches that last a lifetime, but unfortunately they are not the cheapest. Then, if what you mean is that "tech" is often...

And thank you once again, Ultramatic / Louis ...for many very enjoyable threads and posts

Now that you make me think about it... I run dishwasher every two or three days, but I run the "Rinse & Hold" program every time I put something in: does this count as pre-rinsing? Because actually the dishes are pre-rinsed when they are washed

Curiosity I think it is inevitable to ask you where have you found 14 driers and four washers, combo52 / John. And even if you are a professional repairman, I am wondering if you plan to resell them (well, I assume you do not have that much laundry to do...). I just hope you don't mind me...

Yves Saint Laurent's quote: "I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes."

Liquid abd powder oxygen bleach Actually liquid oxygen bleach here is recommended for colours (it's called "delicate bleach"): it is just hydrogen peroxide. The problem with powder oxygen bleach (sodium percarbonate) is that when it dissolves in water it produces oxygen (and here we are fine)...

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...