indesit is in the s**t next week

[securitybearuk]

Seal of disaproval

The dirty seal could also be down to the use of the new washing products thats on the market, the ones with the bursts of fragrances in them. They could also be adding to the problem of the dirty seal, plain and simple cleaning and wiping out the machine at regular intervals will help immensly. More importantly LEAVE THE OPEN AFTER WASHING UNTILL YOU ARE READY TO WASH AGAIN, this airs our the machine and the smell wont return.

QUESTION do the likes of calgon work to prevent lime scale build up, I think so what do you guys think.

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[solsburian]

The water where I live is borderline soft/medium. I don't use Calgon as soap powder (well Ariel and Persil at least) already has the anti limescale agents in it.

 

[fl1012]

Indesit Moon.....

I thought when watching the video on Watchdog that alot of the mould build up must surely be down to the detergent compartment in the door getting sludged-up & then remaining damp for a prolonged period of time - the damp then causing mould growth.

If the compartment was cleaned out regularly, it'd dry alot quicker & less (if any) mould would form. The problem is, Indesit claimed it was 'self cleaning'. Obviously if you see the state of the compartments after use it's obvious Indesit are spouting a touch of bullsh*t, however if they encouraged people to treat the compartments like a powder drawer & clean it, this problem probably wouldn't have made it to Watchdog.

With regards to Calgon, we have used it on occasion here as our water is pretty hard (our kettle was full of lumps of limescale within 4 months of buying it new). However we only really put Calgon in the older machines as most new washers will die from bearing or electronic failure a long time before limescale takes its toll i think.

Liam.

 

[hotpoint9534]

Yes it's amazing how many people don't carry out simple day to day cleaning and maintenance on their machines. I've seen so many moldy door seals in recent years, mainly on ebay examples. The Indesit Moon design certainly doesn't help this, and as Liam says Indesit shouldn't have claimed the compartment was self cleaning if it wasn't.

Personally, I wouldn't buy a machine where I couldn't see what was going on. I can see why that wouldn't bother some people. But I certainly wouldn't buy a machine without a 95c programme. This should have been included, even if a certain key combination was needed to run it.

Tom.

 

[optima]

The main ingredient to get rid of the black mouldy door seal is neat thick bleach applied all over & in the folds of the seal. Then close the door & leave it over night for the bleach to do its job. After that add a touch of fabric conditioner into the main wash compartment of the soap drawer & then put it on the highest possible temperature wash programme. Always works for me.

 

[ultimafan]

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I think it's due to the silliness of low wash temperatures, low water temperatures, and these gels and concentrates that has caused a surge in mould in machines. I reckon that if the owners of Indesit moons used a 40-60 degree wash instead of 30, used powder instead of gel, and ran a maintenance wash even at 60 degrees (run it empty with powder) we wouldn't have such an issue. It gets my goat because once upon a time top loading machines and twin tubs used so much water and got everything out, yet today they expect the same to happen with a teacup of water and a massive 7kg load, at cold temperature and to top it all off, a teaspoon of detergent. The machine not having a 95 degree setting doesn't help either. Personally, the Indesit moon could have been a notch worse than a standard machine due to the design of the compartment, and its lack of 95, but really it should be the concentrated detergents hauled to watchdog. I insist on using powder in washes, even if it is budget brand.

 

[ultimafan]

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I meant low water levels instead of low water temperatures twice!