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    Lime scale In Washer-Dryer!

    Kilrock... ...is the stuff I used to descale my machine last year (1st time ever in 15 years - a lot of scale came out of the drain hose!). I found it in Robert Dyas; don't think it was expensive either: £3-£4. It didn't remove every last scrap of scale but certainly made a significant...
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    Unbranded Detergent from Ebay...

    I think the question is: how the hell did the seller get several sacks of crushed tablets in the first place? Are they factory rejects? Did someone drop a few hundred boxes from a great height in the warehouse? Or...dare I say it, were the stolen to order and crushed up in a detergent laundering...
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    Introducing the Hotpoint Electronic 800 Super 9770!

    Blue/green writing on the fascia dates it to 1991 at the earliest in my book. Coupled with what I can see of the drum it looks like it belongs to the 95*6 period.   And what a mongrel it was! Much improved by the correct colour dial.
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    Hi Everyone

    Screeching? No, more of a crunching - don't remember a screech. I had an almost new WFB 1602 (I think) as a student that was fine til the day I started to wash a single feather duvet in it - the crunching set in about then; I aborted the wash and took the duvet to the launderette down the road...
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    Hi Everyone

    Bosch WFB series I think we've managed to establish from previous discussions that the WFB machines from Bosch were rebadged from the Spanish manufacturer Balay. I rather liked mine - quite a solid design apart from the crunching noise many seemed to develop when tumbling. The basic programme...
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    What Is Over Sixty, Dutch and Smells Good?

    What fun! I've no idea about seriously vintage Persil but the high suds soap-based stuff we used to get here 20 or so years ago had a gorgeous scent.   Just chiming in about the dosage/water ratio: 1 US gallon is about 3.7 litres so your Miele would fill with somewhere shy of 20 litres. 40...
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    CREDA REVERSAIR 37382 DRYER

    Damn good dryer!     I bought one in 1999 as a student - wasn't going to put up with clothes on racks in the winter - and ended up giving it to my sister who lived in a flat. Did a very good job until some time in 2008 when it allegedly blew up; had I known about it I'd have had it repaired...
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    Hotpoint 9525W

    Production date... The 9**5 series of machines began production in 1989 as far as I recall from reading service manuals; the 9525 will be from somewhere between 1989 to 1991. After that the front loaders were redesigned to wash 11lbs (5kg) cotton or 6.6lbs (3kg) synthetics with 45l drums. The...
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    Hotpoint 9525W

    9574 "Exclusive" The 9574 was one of those machines exclusive to a certain retailer - typically Currys. This means it was not part of the core range and was rather slung together with some spare parts from older designs (or possibly rejected ideas for current ones) - only in the cosmetic...
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    Almat detergent

    I was never entirely sure whether it was the washer or the detergent that made Almat - my Mother's choice of powder - a so-so performer. Thank you for confirming it's the powder!   The clumping in the drawer is my least favourite aspect. I thought Mum had aborted a wash last time I went home...
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    Aldi Anco so soft Conditioner

    Despite my complaints about the strength of Comfort Blue Skies I'm tempted to keep a bottle on hand as it's certainly not unpleasant (except there is a twang of scented candle wax about it when ironing). It does feel very vintage popping a capful of something blue in the drawer!   Lenor Breath...
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    HOOVER A3786 LOGIC WASHER

    I'm beginning to think you must have some very demanding clothes: they won't be seen in the same washer twice!   No denying it's a classic machine - seemingly with an extensive refit by the looks of the Ecologic-era drum paddles and shiny tub rear. Probably just as well it's in a cupboard...
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    Aldi Anco so soft Conditioner

    My Mother uses it: mostly the white version from what I have noticed. Seems to do the job! The clothes always smell more of the Aldi Almat powder she also uses, which in itself does an acceptable job bar the poor dispensing issues (large clumps left in the dispenser). It's interesting how the...
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    Ebay UK January

    Wheels! The two bars raise and lower the wheels to make the machine more mobile if needed. This was probably quite useful for people who didn't have permanent plumbing or home for the machine next to the sink.   I recall this feature being used by Ariston (and possibly Philips and maybe...
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    very very very very strange hoover machine!

    35 litres... That was indeed one of the features advertised! Talk about stingy. 35 litres would be for a wash and 2-3 rinses, no prewash. I'm pretty certain that's as low as they went - perhaps it was solely by virtue of the tilted drum. The current Hoover range is proportionally similar in...
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    Hotpoint FEW12

    Beko's cousin... It's true that Beko are gaining a bit of a bit of a following for their machines. The parent company, Arcelik, is also running another of their brands, Blomberg. They're selling through Euronics and come with a full 3 year parts and labour guarantee - not to be sniffed at!  ...
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    Christmas came early for aquarius8000...

    Well done! A sterling effort by you (and your Dad). I've just watched the video and it's not behaving quite as mine does: 1) it's definitely NOT pumping out...at least not properly. The original pumps on these machines are pretty noisy and you'd hear it as well as see full drainage. It's...
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    UK detergent prices

    Simply a no-no! I bought some of those Simply soft-tabs back in the summer and they wrecked my clothes and the machine! They left white streaks over the clothes and a crust over the drum regardless of whether I used the drum or drawer to dispense them. The streaks took some washing out (one...
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    Zanussi FC1200W Bearing Change

    no conditioner fill... ...From your first and second pictures it looks like the water is diverted to different sections of the dispenser by a mechical arm linked to the programmer. This was quite a common setup in European machines. You may have just disloged it somehow in the overhall. Just...
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    Christmas came early for aquarius8000...

    How very familiar! That's the same as my daily driver...serving my family and me since March 1996!   It's one of the later versions with more advanced spin control: gradual build-up to distribution into a short burst of 500, then a longer one, and in the final spins will add a third stage...
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