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Sorry to take so long to come back to you on this. I've been away from the computer a few weeks. Downloaded the coin balance test and the review. Haven't had a chance to look at them yet, however. Our old Zanussi (not sure what model it is) is not good with out of balance loads. In fact it'll spin with just about anything in it. A seriously out of balance load will cause the machine to walk out from the wall by a good foot or two. Having said that, it has been washing clothes for us for about 18 years!!! Don't think the newer ones would last that long. Out of balance loads seem to occur most often when washing sheets. It's worst with only one sheet, but even if the drum is full you still get it. They all get wound up and then end up as a lump on one side of the drum. This happens even if you fill the drum up with other clothes. Any advice??? Also, have you done a "coin test" on the LG washer? After reading your article on service washes, I decided to start doing them on our Zanussi. I got a box of regular non-bio powder just for this purpose. There is a hot water connection on this washer, but no hot water supply on the wall. When I tried to do a "boil" wash, it wouldn't run. I had to settle for a 60 degree wash. Is this sufficient? Is it not running a boil wash because it has no hot water input? Cheers for now, ----------- Doc

Hi Washerhelp - I'm a returning member, but, as ever, a great site. Looking to get a new washer. Probably a Miele, based on what I've read at Washerhelp. Was interested in the LG direct drive system, but sort of gone cool on it after reading your review. (Not to say that it is a bad product, of course...) Just wondering if Miele has an out of balance spin function? When I went into my local supplier to talk about getting a new washer, this out of balance issue came up. He said he has a Miele but there are still times when it gets out of balance. Seems like there is no getting away from it. Anyway any advice (or thread you could point me to) would be appreciated. Cheers for now and REALLY appreciate this site! ------------ Doc