Washing machines - general discussions
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I've decided to put some effort into establishing a white goods blog which will be heavily weighted towards washing machine topics but also feature news and advice about dishwashers. cookers, tumble dryers and fridges and freezers. The success of my blog very much depends on having people following it. I will need inspiration by seeing that people are reading my blog (please feel free to comment on articles). White Goods Blog Free email Newsletter
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I've written an article about the pros and cons of renting a washing machine or any other household appliance. Apart from the fact it may cost a lot more to rent in the long run (as renting anything usually does) I think these days it might be an option for some. Many modern washing machines are pretty rubbish and don't last very long these days. It's not beyond the bounds of possibility for renting to end up no more expensive for some if they are always buying new ones and having them not last very long - especially if they always take out extended warranties too. I have a company who advertise appliance rental services whom I link to in the article, but the article…
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I have a list of affiliated repairers on my main site Whitegoodshelp, which will hopefully help when trying to find someone to repair a white goods appliance. As well as linking to several appliance repair companies I've written a small summary of what they offer to help users pick one - Book Appliance Repairs For general repairs research and advice I have this page - Washing machine repairs advice
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I recently moved into a new house. The washing machine has loads of buttons and wash settings on it, but there is absolutely no indication of what the settings and symbols mean, like temperature, spin, etc. The instruction manual is lost.
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This forum is to discuss any general washing machine subjects not covered elsewhere on the Washerhelp forums. If the topic IS covered elsewhere but that forum is locked it's because those questions can't be posted unless the forum becomes unlocked. It can't be used for specific how can I fix this fault repair help, or - these are the symptoms what is wrong? questions. However there is a new forum called Community washing machine repair questions where hopefully people can help each other out with repair issues and I will try whenever possible to help. Here is some repair advice already available on Washerhelp, which may actually answer your repair question - Full list …
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There are quite a few 'wash-ball' type products on the market thesedays, all of which go in with the wash: * Magnetic wash-ball, German I think, I recently got one from Sainsburys (£3.99), supposed to reduce lime-scale build up and (I think) the amount of detergent you need to put in. * Eco-balls, cost about £35 for three, supposed to eliminate need for detergents and conditioner for the main wash altogether (by introducing ionised oxygen into the wash to lift dirt). One set supposed to last 1000 washes, from what I've seen on the web some people seem to like them though one person said they had one break and the pellets clogged his m/c... * Wash balls, see…
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Hi Andy - its not a repair question. Do you know how these soap dispensers work on the washing machines? here is the setup on my samsung washing machine (which I am sure on most machines) so its a cold fill only machine and here it is: 2 solenoids - 1 for pre-wash compartment (I) , same one for the main compartment (II) blue terminals - and the other solenoid for the fabric softener. Thing is what is baffling me is (and I dont need to repair it, obviously it is designed to work like this) is that with the 1 solenoid with the blue terminals, the machine starts a wash cycle by filling the prewash (I) compartment, does that for about a minute…
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I wonder what the rating is for these newer door locks that are on washing machines these days (am talking about the door locks that unlock immediately after the cycle has finished - not the older washing machines that you had to wait a minute or so before you could open the door after the cycle has finished) Only sometimes our new (well year and half ) Samsung eco-bubble and Hotpoint one did too, dims the lights sometimes when it unlocks or locks so they must be particularly a bit heavy on the amperage to do that - noticed as well on a couple of occasions if had tumble drier and EV charging (on 13a granny cable) that the washing machine door lock as opened and tri…
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We have been using Kirkland Ultra Clean from Costco as it is HE compatible. (High Efficiency) does anyone know of a suitable alternative, reasonably prices detergent that is either HE compatible or they have personal experience using in a similar top loading washing machine that stipulates it requires an HE detergent. Hank you in advance for any replies, robbie
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Hello I've just bought a new washer dryer, and it has a max capacity load of 6kg. However, for synthetics it says 2.5kg. I was wondering, I am likely to cause damage to the machine, if I exceed 2.5kg weight of synthetics? The reason for asking is that I help with running football trainining sessions and need to wash 30 to 40 nylon bibs each week. I dont want to risk damaging the machine though. Is the lower synthetic weight limit just because the material isnt as dense, meaning you'd struggle to actually load 6kg worth in the machine? Or, for some reason unknown to me, are you likey to cause damage to your machine if you excede the synthetic limit (when you're just …
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Hey, i am in the process off buying a new washing machine and i was thinking if there is any British manufactures that still make washing machines, as i might as well gave my money to the British economy than to some far eastern one. If anyone know off any please let me know Thanks Shrug
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I have a Bosch Nexxt 700 series model WFMC6401UC and was wondering is there any faster way to wash than the quick wash??? The regular wash is 45 mins a load and the quick is 30. Sometimes I don't have 30 mins per load with 5 kiddos! Thanks for your help!
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I've just created a new article by combining and re-writing 3 different ones that were all on the same subject. It looks at the issue of non-standard washing machine heights, widths and depths, which many people find that they need due to having a washing machine space that is too small for a normal sized washer. The article contains useful tips and possible workarounds on reducing the height of a washing machine. This article is now on my main white goods site (Whitegoodshelp) - Washing machines and associated problems with sizes
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Hello, I wrote to the company asking this more than a fortnight ago and have not had a response. The manual says: Washing Temperature: both 60° Max Dry Laundry Amount: both 6kg Detergent Compartment: Pre-Wash Cotton: 1&2, COTTON ECO 60°: 2 Programme Duration (minutes): Pre-Wash Cotton: 164, COTTON ECO 60°: 200 Laundry Type / Descriptions: both: Dirty cotton and flax textiles, (underwear, linen, tablecloth, towel (maximum 3kg), bedclothes etc. My questions: What are the differences between these programmes? What happens in each? Why is there a 36 minute difference? Why, if the first programme includes…
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Have moved and have problem adjusting the legs in the new location. I have the Miele tool and have tried to adjust the nuts, but they seem to be very tightly adjusted so I cannot move them. Since I cannot use a wrench I wonder what can I do? Should I try to spray on something like WD40 to help loosen them? The Miele tool has some wear now and I hope it's only the tool and not the nut. I've ordered a new tool, that will prove if it's the tool that was worn out or the nuts I guess. Problem now is that when the machine spins it vibrates on lower revs (gets better the higher it goes). I've put in cardboard under the legs so machine is at least level but I guess that is …
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I'm looking to buy a new dryer washing machine and there are some dryer/washers with heatpump out there. These are quite expensive so I'm curious if it's worth the money?
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What is your knowledge on this Dettol laundry Sanitizer Andy? - and at what stage would you (if you used it) add it to the wash? Dettol claim on the label that it works in low temperature washes to even kill germs in low temperatures , so that would have made me think that if you were washing at 15/20/30'c you would add the sanitizer to the wash cycle .... but getting in touch with Dettol they told me that it should be added INSTEAD of the fabric softener .... so put in the fabric softener compartment in the detergent drawer in place of the fabric softener. if you were using it , at what stage of the wash would you be adding it to for it effectiveness ?
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Hi, I've Samsung WW95T534CAE 9kg machine which is terrible at rinsing (2 years old). First I though there was an issue with draining pump, but Samsung tech changed the pump and it is still rinsing badly. Now I made some research and thanks to Andy's article I noticed that this is much bigger issue and seems to be a common problem with modern machines. So my question is, is there any machine that does the rinsing well? I bought "Which" permissions and found a few LG machines that were rinsing well, but those machines are old, so I no one in Finland is selling them anymore. Does anyone have any recommendation or another website which shows rinsing results as well? I fo…
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What would you say is the safest, a washing machine with a rubber belt between wash motor and spider pulley, or a Direct Drive motor at the back of the wash drum? I would say if the drum stopped turning (say it collapsed due to broken bearings, or just got seized) that on a belt driven drum that eventually the motor spindle would just burn through the black rubber belt , or the belt would just slip off? - but on a direct drive motor the resistance would just overheat and possibly act like an element and possibly cause a fire? - especially if it didn't have any kind of protection on the motor board to cut power to the direct drive motor? - this is one of the reasons …
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Hi all Interested to hear the views of those with auto dosing washing machines... Are they perfect? Or do you have pain points with them? If you had the choice, would you buy again? Look forward to hearing your views.
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Hi, Andy. All the washing machines I have worked on have normally had their wash motors underneath the machine attached to the outer drum tub - but i have noticed on some throughout the years that some have had the wash motor at the top of the machine tub. This must make it a dream for changing carbon brushes or the motor itself, just pop the lid off the washing machine and bob's your uncle! so why did the manufacturers go back to / or switch to putting them under the drum nowadays? - Does the placement of the motor affect spin keeping the drum more stable when spinning or weight on shock absorbers is less on top of the drum if underneath , or maybe they put it on t…
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Hi all, no fault to report , just water temperature up for discussion during wash cycle. washing machine 2020 Series 5 Samsung 9kg front loader: wash cycle: mixed 40'C Time: 1hr 30mins Weight: around 1/4 to half full drum options: 'intense' 3 rinses 1000rpm spin speed Cold fill only washing machine. Incoming cold water mains temperature: 8.8'c Time to reach temperature: over half an hour Maximum Temperature achieved (40'c wash) : 38.0'c time washing at around 38'c around 5 minutes before first rinse cycle so there we have it - machine set to 40'c , and the washing machine only spent around 5 minutes actually washing at a temp of 3…
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Need a replacement machine and this models no longer available. Similar Indesit models at the price point seems to have shortcomings - spin speed, programmes, cycle times etc etc. Any thoughts on other replacement candidates? with 1400 spin, adjustable front feet, reasonably short programmes (rather than 3-4 hrs), decent energy rating, can do duvets, mixed, woollens, delicates, 7kg load at least, digital display preferred if poss. thanks!
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First off, we will be running the dryer with the door open. Just want to head off the inevitable "you can't put s dryer in a closed cupboard" comments. We have a cupboard that is 610mmx1800mmx680mm and would like to put a washer/dryer in there. We've been looking around and although a lot of machines state up front that they are 600mm deep, upon further investigation it turns out that this is usually the footprint, and the total depth is a lot closer to 650mm, which I've been lead to believe is a bit too close to the back of the cupboard to allow air flow. So, I'm looking for washer dryer towers that have a bit less depth. Around 8kg capacity on each, and ener…
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Hello. I don't know if you're an expert on washing as well as machine repair, but I guess like a lot (most?) people the only thing I do with my washing is sort colours (black, dark colours, pale colours, whites, or bedding or towels. Never quite sure what to do with white clothes with patterns on 😂 I fill up the drawer with powder (hard water area) and second with conditioner except for towels or whites (they advise white vinegar). l do everything apart from bedding and towels on 40 for synthetics, taking the worst wet off the wettest clothes by drying them in a half full machine for about 40 minutes, whilst hanging the rest round the flat making it look like a refugee c…
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