Could you quote your model & serial number if the door was jammed shut?

Here’s a tip for washing machines and tumble dryers and possibly dishwashers too. If you ever need to call an engineer (particularly if under guarantee) or need to find a spare part for it you will need to use the model number, serial number, and in the case of many makes some other special numbers printed on the rating plate.

New Voucher Code! – The Co-operative Electrical

The Co-operative Electrical are offering £25 OFF all Hotpoint appliances over £250
The discounts are available by using the voucher code below. Ends at midnight on 17th August (23:59 17/08/2011).
USE CODE: COHOT25
£25 OFF all Hotpoint appliances over £250.

Washing machines with a 95 degree hot wash.

I recently had an email from Carol who was wanting to find a washing machine with a 95 degree hot wash. Most hot washes are 90 degrees, which is presumably hot enough, but for some reason she wanted 95 degrees. It turns out that some Miele, Samsung and LG washing machines apparently have a 95 degree hot wash. (This information was supplied to me after Carol put some work in on the telephone contacting retailers).

Panasonic washing machines

I get quite a few emails asking what I think of Panasonic washing machines. It’s a good question because Panasonic have a very respected reputation for brown goods and as you can now buy Panasonic washing machines people are naturally interested in them, and wonder if they are just as good. I’m a fan of the Panasonic brand and currently have three of their products (a TV, a hard drive recorder, and a Blue-ray home cinema unit). I’ve also previously owned several of their VCR’s and cameras in the past and never had a single problem with any of them.

Can I connect cold fill washing machine to both hot and cold water supply?

I get a lot of queries from people who’ve discovered modern washing machines are cold fill only but still want to use their hot water supply. Many are very frustrated because they may have a “free” hot water supply where maybe their hot water is included in their rent, or they have invested a lot of money in a solar powered or otherwise eco-friendly hot water supply and are furious that none of their domestic appliances use hot water any more.