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Does anyone have recommendations of a quality low suds detergent available in the UK? I find them all so foamy and I am careful about dosing as I have soft water. Currently using Sainsburys Colour powder which I haven't used for years but now seems very sudsy. Persil Powergems were perfect for...

Hi Mike. The machine is just over 25 years old and has given sterling service. It is my daily driver and the only machine I have. Cosmetically, it is in pretty good nick although it has some chips and marks on it. The dispenser drawer has had some internal repairs and some of the plastic on the...

Thanks for the replies guys. I have taken two pictures. One is clearer than the other but you can hopefully clearly see what is happening. I recently had the suspension replaced and the machine runs a lot smoother because of it. The drum does turn smoothly although it is a little noisier than is...

I have a Bosch WFF2000 and today, as I was unloading it, I noticed that right in the centre of the back of the drum, where the middle of the spider is, in two points, it looks like something is breaking in through the drum from the outside. At the moment there are no sharp edges but it won't...

I saw this in Home Bargains on Sunday. I couldn't work out if it was a detergent or stain remover because it was displayed with the Vanish and other related products whilst the washing powder/liquid/pods were at the other end of the aisle.

Matchstick Had a similar problem about 18 months ago. Dishwasher wouldn't drain. Cleaned everything, blew up the waste water pipe and nothing. Called a local repair company who, once they identified I had a German built Bosch implored me to get it repaired. They came and took the pump apart to...

Sleep inducing I was told by my mother that she discovered that if she wanted me to sleep as a baby she only had to put me near to the washing machine and the 'chug chug' of the agitator used to send me off. Even the spin dryer didn't wake me up. She said that once she even put the agitator on...

I stopped using any pods because regardless of where I put it in the drum at the start of the wash it unfailingly found its way to the front and got lodged in the door gasket. So I had to stop the cycle and and fish it out every time. I ended up cutting them in half inside the empty drum...

W5 Those dishwasher tablets (Lidl UK market them under their W5 brand) are extremely good and were awarded a Good Housekeeping award in 2018. I was using Finish Gel and noticed that my mugs and tea spoons were getting more and more stained. I switched back to W5 and all the stains have...

If I remember correctly, my mother's first automatic washing machine was hot and cold fill and I never saw the point of it. By the time the water was becoming hot as it entered the machine, the cold water had filled it to the required level and the cycle had begun. So the water was cold anyway...

That doesn't look like a Hoover impeller at all, looks more like a Maytag one but I am no expert and am sure that someone will point you in the right direction.

I can't answer your question but WOW, what an absolutely amazing find!! Is this normal, I mean, were these machines commonplace in Sweden? If not, how on earth did this end up there and remain in mint condition?! Have fun with it.

Shape of the tub I imagine that the design of the tub was such that a reversing pulsator would have meant that the load would get stuck in the bottom if it rotated anticlockwise. Rotating clockwise, with the inward angle at the bottom of the right hand side of the tub made the clothes speed up...

Friedland I have had a Friedland Decor wireless doorbell and it has never let me down - very well made and totally reliable, not sure if they are available in the USA but worth a look IMO.

Napisan When I was a bar attendant, many years ago, working long hours and perspiring in the heat of a busy, smoky bar or nightclub, my white shirts used to get very yellow under the arms after a while, which I guess was a combination of sweating and deodorants/antiperspirant building up. Some...

OMG! Mike, that Bendix set - I am GREEN with envy!!! Such awesome machines. Also, seeing those boxes of OMO and Radiant has transported me back to my childhood as both were a frequent sight in Mum's kitchen. A box of Tide with the smiley faced woman on the front would be the trifecta!!

Panasonic Rolls Rapide, what model Panasonic do you have now? Mine was a NA-147VB5. I believe they were made by Vestel. Amongst the other things that irritated me about it were: The length of cycles Timed fill Pointless cool down at the end of a hot wash 2 rinses as standard Pathetically...

Panasonic This is one of many reasons I got rid of my Panasonic FL machine - the painful distribution. Frustratingly, it would be perfectly balanced or so it seemed to me, and then it would go into a further distribution and mess it all up again so off it went into another 10 minutes of...

Lever on the front of the ADA It's connected to the pump. IIRC to the left was 'wash & spin' and the right was 'empty tub'

Despite the fact that I have a tumble dryer I always line dry my towels and in the winter I have a spare room in which I can dry laundry on an airer. My towels are also a bit on the rough side when line dried unless it is windy and when dried indoors can be like sandpaper. I always bung them in...