Wow John,
Yours sounds beautiful! Have you done much work to it, or was it just well cared for? The spinner's so quiet compared to mine, especially as it winds down. It must be so hard having to resist using that T5024 as well. Love all that orange!
Ralf - I might try your trick with the aluminium foil! I do notice that even after a fourth automatic rinse, a lot of suds seem to come out still. I've tried filling the spin can at different rates, but it doesn't seem to make much of a difference.
As for filling the washtub with water, I think I'll stick to putting the washing in before starting the motor. It avoids any splatting and ensures everything gets the full wash, especially synthetics with the short wash times. I do have to say I like the way it stops the wash if the water temperature drops - very semi-automatic! I never knew they did that.
I'm with John on this 'final rinse in an automatic' business. It just ain't right! Our Hotpoint used to rinse well, but then we used to literally fill the spin canister to the brim with water. But I believe this is not the done thing for manual rinse machines...
Incidentally, my Hoover is currently ill, having tripped my RCD (GFCI) several times when the heater was switched on. I did wonder if maybe the 3KW draw was too much for my RCD, but it worked fine with the 3KW kettle, so I guess the heater is leaking to earth (ground). I've ordered a replacement, but suspect it may be a 2KW jobbie. I did check the element visually, and there are several large dark brown spots on it. Thought it was rust at first, but the elements are brass, aren't they?
It started tripping the RCD when my partner went to use it when I was at work. I told him that the machine simply knew he was a liability to fragile old appliances, and was merely protecting itself.
He, on the other hand, has started to refer to it as Christine...
Si
