Cleans, freshens and maintains your washer

Advantages: Easy to use, very effective
Disadvantages: Takes around 2 ½ hours. Stainless steel drums only.

..."Dr. Beckmann Service-it" is a liquid washing machine cleaner that claims to "clean, freshen and maintain against breakdowns and malfunctions". The makers recommend that it be used every 3 months (or 40 washes) in order to rid your washing machine drum, pipes, seals, etc. of any build-up of detergent residue and grime. Also, by cleaning, to dispel any odours, and maintain efficiency by eliminating any build-up of limescale on the heating elements. The product is to be found in the 'laundry aides' section in many supermarkets, and can be purchased direct from the manufacturer's online shop at www.acdomart.co.uk. ~ My reason for using ~ I am keen to reduce my carbon footprint and have switched most of my wash loads to 30 or 40 degrees. However, when I recently used a 60 degree cycle (with high spin speed) I was surprised...

lml888v 21.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Dr. Beckmann Service-it Washing Machine Cleaner

Pretending to wash dolly's clothes

Advantages: Good for promoting pretend play
Disadvantages: none

...Little Children are fascinated by washing machines. I have known many babies pacified by watching the washing go round and round. However this washing machine is not for really washing it is a toy, no need to panic when your little ones touch the buttons on it. You can buy this toy washing machine for your Childs house play from the E L C it costs £12.50. Your two year old should be happy playing with this. My grandson had a similar one when he was two. . I have seen this toy washing machines in house corners in an educational /play setting. A child up to eight year old will probably still enjoy playing with it This washing machine is a blue plastic .It has a clear circular door that is trimmed with red. The buttons on the front for switching it on, changing programmers are red too. There is a little soap dispenser draw that...

mumsymary 11.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of ELC Washing Machine

High pressure washer

Advantages: Handy, cleans well, high power, easy to use
Disadvantages: Maybe length of hose, can get cheaper versions

...If your Like me and don’t like paying £6 to get you car gleaming and clean, then this product is a good idea. The Karcher K090 Pressure Washer helps me easily get my car in the sparkling condition I like it easily and cheaply. Fare enough you have to put the extra time in cleaning but if you do it your self then you know what standard it will be done to and take pride in the finished article. I have an issue with the mechanical brush drive through washers I don’t believe they can do your paint work any good at all, have you seen the bristles on the spinner brushes, they are nylon and spin at a far rate, I am sure this can ware down your paint after a while. Plus I don’t feel comfortable at the end when the blower starts it always looks like it won’t move out of the way will brake the screen come...

dingoo 17.11.2005 · Read review
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Ask Admiral? Never Again!

Advantages: Cheap premiums, good for younger drivers, UK call centre
Disadvantages: Awful customer care!

...My husband has a less than pristene driving career, 2 crashes exactly a year apart ruined any hope he had of gaining a half decent insurance premium last year. Luckil he has no driving convictions then when it came to renewal time in April 2005. After using one of the broker sites, husband came across Admiral's premium, considerably less than the nearest competitor of Budget Insurance. Admiral were quoting a figure of £430 per year for a fully comprehensive policy, covering husband and me in a Vauxhall Corsa Club ( 3dr1.0 12v, 51 Plate) for 10 months on one of their no claims bonus excelarator policies. Budget were quoting us £514, so Admiral were miles ahead in terms of price. This online quote gave Admiral a few assumptions, like we wanted to pay Annually, like our car was garaged overnight, like we wanted a £1000 excess!, so once...

memphisto_chick 28.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of Admiral

A washing machine I'm allowed to ram stuff in!

Advantages: Inexpensive, realistic, entertaining, neutral colours
Disadvantages: Door can come off, difficult to close, power button

...The title is of course a suggestion from my 18 month old :o) I recently went for some three weeks without a washing machine and had to make countless trips to the local laundrette with my lad in tow. Much to the laundrette lady's disgust I could hardly strap my son in his pushchair for hours at a time so he took great pleasure in examining the washing machines up close and deciding what it is they do; he even got to wash his cookie monster. He has since taken a great interest in the washing machine at home and was seizing every available opportunity to "wash" his things (be they his cookie monster, dirty socks or half full cup of milk). So when I had to go to Toys R Us recently to purchase a second stair gate (he's figured out how to open his bedroom door - at 5am), I decided to look for a little washing machine all of his own...

Lizamabug 25.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Just Like Home Washing Machine

BEWARE THIS WASHING MACHINE IS AWFUL !!!!

Advantages: None!
Disadvantages: No spin only, uses very little water and does not wash clothes, leaves fibres, poor cst serv

...Google washing machine faults & mostly for new Moon!.Cust Serv awful & when called again today & spoke to Mgr about my complaint (slimey residue & white and dark fibres covering clothes) advised detergent issue & if this was the case, Indesit not liable ... I replied "thats funny! ... it was your engineer who advised me on Wednesday that he, along with Senior Managers of Indesit meet with the manufacturer of all washing machine detergents (Procter and Gamble) and Indesit washing machines are built around the washing detergent ... and so could you please explain that to me!!! " I am sorry that I did not stick to Bosh or Siemens.Old Bosch lasted 12 yrs & another delivered 2dy.Selling Indesit privately 4 a fraction of what I paid for it.Simply cannot waste £ or energy fighting a losing battle.Indesit have been aware that some of their...

jennifer2303 13.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Indesit SIXL 145

Dolly helps with the washing!

Advantages: Use less detergent, power and water
Disadvantages: Can be noisy

...Anything that saves money these days just HAS to be a good idea - and if, at the same time; you are doing a little bit to help the environment - so much the better. This was my thought when I decided to look for the Dolly Washer Balls - something I had previously seen on television some ten to twelve years ago. I will admit that I thought they were a good idea at the time but I was already using highly concentrated detergents and didn't get them. When searching Lakeland recently (for something entirely different) I came across them again and decided to give them a try. So, what ARE Dolly Washer Balls? They are similar in appearance to something that you would give your dog to play with (best to keep them out of his way). They are two inches (5cm) in diameter and made of thermoplastic synthetic rubber which is, apparently...

Minha 03.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Lakeland Dolly Washer Balls

The Best Pressure Washer Around!

Advantages: Powerful enough for pretty much any job!
Disadvantages: Perhaps slightly noisy

...compete with the high priced ones. Sometimes you don't always get a better item by paying more for it & that I believe is correct with this pressure washer. I had to write this review as I found them helpful before my purchase & there are so many on the market that its just very time consuming looking through all the pressure washers available!! My patio now looks like new, does need re-pointing though as I blew it all out - it did need re-doing anyway! Thats how powerful this little machine is!! If you had doubts before reading this, do yourself a favour & save yourself some time & money by purchasing one of these - at £45 it wont break the bank & will do a usually very expensive job! Good luck with your cleaning!...

pinkdaisy 05.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Karcher KB1010 Pressure Washer

Elegant Washing Machine

Advantages: Simple
Disadvantages: not applcable

...I believe my hubby and I made a very good choice in buying Hotpoint WML540 as replacement to our 5 years old LG Washing Machine. I fell in love with its silver color which is so trendy and quite a big change from the usual white washing machines I've previously owned. The noise it creates while doing the job is just manageable and tolerable. I love the simplicity of this product. I really hate complicated machines but this one is not. It has no confusing details and the variations could be learned effortlessly. Indeed it is very simple and easy to use. This product really does serve its purpose of doing the laundry well and good. I am happy because it is worth the money I paid. Indeed, I am not only satisfied with its performance but also very proud and elated because my friends say my washing machine is classy! This is my most...

wonderlily 18.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Hotpoint WML540

The Admiral's ship is not HMS Customer Service!

Advantages: cheaper than some
Disadvantages: more trouble than most

...I've been with Admiral for about eight years now. They've always been cheap (ish) and their customer service has been acceptable if not the most praise-worthy. However, an incident occurred when renewing my policy this year that made me see them in a whole new light. I had been running a Land Rover Defender with a separate insurer for a couple of years (one of the specialist 4x4 insurers) but decided to give Admiral a chance this year. I have two other cars, both insured with Admiral, and a third car adding to the policy should have increased my 'mutiple car' discount with them, so it made sense. Or so I thought. Upon asking for a quote for the Defender I was asked if the vehicle has any modifications. I replied that it had a raised air intake - not performance enhancing in the slightest (try improving the performance of a brick...

HokaHey 02.11.2007 (05.11.2007) · Read review
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