One cause of icing up in a fridge or freezer can be a poorly fitting or damaged door seal. If the door seal becomes distorted the seal will start to allow warm moist air into the freezer or fridge. This will cause snowy ice to deposit around the point of entry which will eventually cause the compartment to completely ice up.
Icing up in fridge or freezer
July 3, 2009 By 7 Comments
Washing machines less than 59.5 cm wide
November 18, 2008 By 5 Comments
I get regular emails from people having problems finding a washing machine that will fit in their kitchen space. The European standard size for a kitchen appliance is 600 mm (or 60 cm). In the past some manufacturers made washing machines that were only about 58.5 cm but these manufacturers now produce washing machines that are 59.5 cm wide.
Washing machine making metalic scraping noise
October 1, 2008 By 7 Comments
I received an email this morning thanking me for my advice regarding noisy washing machines after they found a solution to why their washer was making a scraping noise. Although there are different possible causes of a scraping noise, one of the most common is the humble underwire from a bra –
Washing machine door hinged on the right
August 11, 2008 By 8 Comments
Most washing machine doors are hinged on the left. The door closes into a catch on the right. The only washing machines I’m aware of that have long had the door hinge on the right are Miele washing machines and the ISE10 washing machine
Biological detergent and skin irritation
May 27, 2008 By 20 Comments
“Biological enzymes do not cause skin irritation”
In one of the daily newspapers the other day I read an article that claimed scientists from Nottingham and London have carried out a review of 40 years of research on the biological agents used in biological washing machine detergent. Their conclusion is, and I quote, “it’s a myth that biological washing powders irritate the skin or aggravate eczema”.
Black jelly-like substance in soap dispenser and on soap drawer
May 15, 2008 By 23 Comments
If your washing machine has a black jelly-like substance growing in the soap dispenser it is likely to be a fungal, bacterial growth called biofilm. Apart from looking nasty, it can block up the little holes in the top of many soap dispensers causing water flow to be restricted.
Smell from washing machine
May 8, 2008 By 3 Comments
I received the following e-mail this morning from a Whitegoodshelp user who had managed to get rid of a nasty smell coming from their washing machine after reading advice on Washerhelp. I thought I would publish this on my blog as it may help others trying to remove nasty smells from their washing machine.
How To Remove Sweat Stains from clothes
May 6, 2008 By
This really surprised me. Who’d have thought it? And who ever thought of trying it and why? Stubborn sweat stains on the underarms of t-shirts, shirts and other laundry can be removed using a medicine apparently. Sounds bizarre? Have a look at this video to find out how -
How to remove greasy cooking oil stains from clothes video
May 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This video shows how to remove grease spots from cooking oil (and other grease spots) -
How To Remove Chewing Gum From Clothing
May 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Removing chewing gum from clothes is relatively easy as long as you know how. This video shows how to remove chewing gum from your laundry.
