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Miele and their obsession with the word "comfort"... they've even named the cord rewind button on their vacuum cleaners that lol

Hi all, I'm looking for information on a stove my mother owned growing up. It was a Chef "Diamond Re-ignition" 54cm natural gas stove. It had electronic ignition, a wok burner, gas grill, fan-forced oven and a digital clock/timer. It was styled like most of the Chef range of the time (late...

I can vouch for this; the Westinghouse 60cm stove only *just* fits in our kitchen, as the space for it was designed for a 54cm stove, which we had beforehand.

From personal experience, I would highly recommend the Bosch. I only have a Serie 2 dishwasher which is super basic, but the features it can do, it does extremely well! Their higher grade ones like Serie 6 and 8 are available in that integrated style you're looking for, from memory. I've never...

You're right about paid partnership; it's extremely common to see a "[insert brand here] recommends Finish" sticker affixed to the top of the dishwasher door. The only exception was my last dishwasher, which was from Aldi; had a "Stirling recommends Logix" sticker, for their own brand of...

You can never go wrong with Finish; I find even their basic/starter range dishwasher products work better than other brands' top-of-the-line offerings. Store brand powder works okay too if you're in a pinch. Aldi used to do good tablets, but have since discontinued them and their replacement is...

Update on the Hisense fridge It died completely last week; was replaced with a Westinghouse WTM4302WD-R, which arrived today.

A few people I know personally have Hisense TVs and they're very happy with them!

Temperature control is on a front exterior panel in °C increments. It blows cold air into the fridge and freezer compartments with fans, which stop when doors open, then run again once doors close. Does this indicate microprocessor control? Mum usually has it set to 3°C for the fridge and -20°C...

NoSense... hahahaha I love that, go Marilynn 😂

It's a very nice looking fridge!

I've only got the most basic Serie 2 (SMS24AI01A) with like, 4 cycles on a knob selector, but even that goes so much better than my last non-Bosch dishwasher! You've done the right thing by removing the filter and cleaning that off first. You don't need to add a tablet or powder if you're using...

Hi all, My mum's fridge is currently having a couple of issues. It's a Hisense HR6TFF534SD, purchased new in late 2020. The fridge compartment's door seal has split in a few places, especially on the bottom seal strip, where it has just about split all the way across. Mum suspects this is why...

Currently mid-winter where I am (southern hemisphere) My recently-installed central ducted "reverse cycle" heating and cooling is working wonders! Not sure what the imperial numbers are, but I have 12.5 kW capacity heating (10 kW cooling) for 93 square metres of living space. Thermostat is set...

Haier machines aren't the worst; I regularly use a HWT10ANB1 and I think it washes pretty well compared to other modern HE top-loaders on the market today. Its "high" water setting actually fills the entire bowl and can do extra rinse on any cycle. Most of their current machines on the...

During the late 2000's-early 2010s, Holden were sourcing all but one of their RHD imported vehicles from GM Korea, formerly known as Daewoo (exceptions are the Holden Rodeo and Colorado, both made by Isuzu). Before this, Opel and possibly Vauxhall were supplying Holden with RHD imports, starting...

That was one reason, in a myriad of reasons, why Australian automotive plants shut down. I grew up and live not far from the Holden plant; I know a lot of people who were directly and indirectly affected by the closure. We live in what was already a low socio-economic area, and has become even...

Honestly, pretty much the only people who bought the Opel-built Commodore in SA were the police force, state government agencies and rental car fleets, with a small number being bought new by private buyers. You tend to see a few more privately-owned ones these days, as fleet operators have now...

Do you have a bathtub? Strip it - at least 3 cups of Lectric soda or equivalent with tepid (lukewarm) water in the bath; just enough water to cover the whole blanket after absorption, let soak overnight, or up to 24 hours, agitate the blanket a little every now and then. Drain bath water (wear...

Yeah, iirc they kept a very basic version of a Chef stove design in production specifically for older SA Housing Trust (public housing) homes; newer properties built from 2000ish-onwards have a nicer looking, separated cooktop and oven built into the kitchen cabinetry, which look the same as...