Rob-I think it was a similar case in our household, we ended up with a 9534 1000rpm hotpoint when i was about 4. I remember gettin it brand new and pullin the dial out on number 4

I always always wanted a hoover though. I used to sit endlessly around a family friends watchin their electron washer/dryer instead.
Nick-Logic machines-every home should have one

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I was amazed at how well rinsed that load was! I used 100ml of that fairy liquid!
IMO the ariel liquitabs are the evilest things to rinse out! I've one left my box that i refuse to touch lol! I remember doing towels in the newwave using them and things came out asthough they'd just been spun after the wash! it felt ming!
Last week i experimented with 2 fairy tabs in a colour load in the logic, Another problomatic detergent the newwave struggled with. Tho logic did a grand job of rinsing out fairytabs.
It was scarey to see how much sudsy water came out the hose on an interm spin. glad that wasnt left in my clothes!
I find the best detergent that rinses out amazingly in my logic is persil non-bio! i love how thoroughly rinsed things feel. saying that i'd be worried if after 3 of those rinses and a 1300rpm spin if they didnt lol
As for the fault. I call it the reoccuring phantom. The machine was left reduntant for 2months while i tried to think what the problem could be and/or if i was goin to sell it on. I decided to turn it on one day to my amazement it worked perfectly. Then i ran aload through,again, it was perfect. so fingers crossed.......
Thanks for watching folks. My voice rather comical on the vid as i went to newcastle on the weekend for my birthday i appear to have screamed my way to a chipmonk style squeek. lol.
Darren