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My parents called me the other day, concerned that their Miele FL washer is on the way out. It's about 15 years old and I think is called `Premier Plus'. The drum makes a terrible `metal on metal' type sound when rotated by hand. When she played it to me down the 'phone it sounded as though hell...

Bought this a few months ago against my better judgement, but all good so far. http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOJB4Yb3ohc

For anyone interested, here is a sequence of clips of a new AEG Lavamat front loader going through a wash program with a medium load of coloured laundry. First video is loading, cycle selection and wash fill. http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-iNLm1Vt-A

It appears that P/G in the UK have discontinued two of their sensitive FS products - Lenor `Cotton Flowers' and Fairy `Almond Oils'. This leaves only one P/G FS marketed as `sensitive' which is the original Fairy. Unilever's `Comfort Pure' is the UK market leader of all conditioners IIRC...

Was sitting in a vet's waiting room the other day whilst one of one's pussies was being investigated for abnormalities. During the somewhat mundane wait I picked up a copy of The Times to flick through. I was interested to read that Hoover have had the royal warrant removed from the brand...

This is just off the M1 by Leicester.....looks interesting for £50. I would love it but don't have a large enough vehicle to collect. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/washing-machine-and-drier-/142489750766?hash=item212d0d0cee:g:cE0AAOSw4HxZo-Cd

Most refrigeration products, as I understand it, are designed to operate at normal `household' temperatures and struggle when placed outside or in an unheated building. BEKO seem to be the only brand (from my research, though happy to be corrected) which state their fridge freezers can be used...

......which I am most certainly NOT! Question.....how do the all in one tablets actually work? How does the rinse aid component go into the final rinse (when the whole thing is flung in to the main wash water) and how does the salt `component' actually regenerate the water softener / protect...

Hello everybody. Here in the UK, Lenor fabric conditioner has had a packaging redesign lately. It now shares a logo with USA Downy. See pictures below. I personally like the new design. I bought a bottle of `Summer Breeze' and was very surprised that the scent has changed too. This has been...

I conducted a test today to compare UK Ariel bio powder with UK Persil non bio liquid + Vanish stain remover powder. 2 white towels were identically soiled with 11 stains - grass / chocolate ice cream / orange juice / red wine / bolognaise sauce / vegetable oil / used motor oil / chicken curry...

I bought a box of these today and whilst the packaging is unaltered, the product has. The green `splodge' in the middle of the tablets has gone and they now resemble Daz tablets. They are less crumbly than the previous formulation which often used to end up on the kitchen floor as I tried to...

I was using LIDL or ALDI tablets and had no issues with either. A couple of months ago we switched to having all our groceries delivered by Tesco, so I am limited to what they stock. I've been buying the current formulation of the `Everyday Value' tabs which are fine in every respect, except...

Greetings all. Had been noticing unclean patches on clothes, eventually worked out they were oil of various sorts (mayo / cooking oil etc) not being removed from colours at 30/40 celcius. Was using tabs at the time. Tested a range but same results with all premium stuff - Persil / Ariel...

In the latest Which? detergent test (June 2012) Aldi's Almat bio powder was rated best laundry product. It beat Ariel and Persil which followed closely behind. This follows their dishwasher tabs and manual washing up liquid scooping the same title. Aldi has also just been voted best...

LIDL have relaunched their own brand conditioner. It now comes in 2 litre concentrates for £1.95. All scents have changed. Irritatingly, the bottle has lost the handle in the revamp - despite the size increasing. There are three variants; blue (`Morning Dew'), yellow (`Summer Sun'), and...

The online manual for the dishwasher I shall probably purchase states that it is ok to use combination tablets for water up to 26 degrees Clarke. This surpised me. Our water is 19, and known as `hard'. Apparently one just has to switch off the water softener unit. At the moment I am using...

Currently have a vented Bosch dryer. Utility room in house I'm moving to has no vent, they currently have a condensor. Thread title says it all - if it were you guys, would you simply sell the current vented Bosch and buy a condensor, or would you take the vented with you and have the hole...

Hello all Has anybody had any experience with Bosch dishwashers with the plastic bases? These tend to be fitted on the cheaper models whereas the higher end ones still have stainless steel. I am moving house and need to buy a dishwasher as our one here is integrated. I have found one which...

Hello everybody. I may be looking to purchase an H Axis Top Loader and matching condensor dryer. Having done a little research, it seems there are three possibilities in the UK. Unfortunately all the brands available are `lesser' brands than I would normally choose. Choices are Hoover...

Or, in other words, random UK `product' musings. This thread looks at a new rinsing revelation, some new FS, and ADD. Further to a recent thread from a US member about UK Persil, which turned into a few guys comparing it with current Ariel Actilift..... (1) I would like to correct my previous...