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Pen, as Sue suggested you could try Purity, otherwise try Omomatic Sensitive. Some will say "suitable for FL" in small letters on the back somewhere, you just use half as much, not totally convinced on that one.



I have a front loader & think its great, but by the same token I have had top loaders all my life & have NEVER had the problems that some of the people on this forum seem to have! As has been mentioned do NOT overfill a TL, the washing should only come up to the top of the vanes in the drum & use a GOOD brand of detergent (Omo concentrate, BioZet or Dynamo all should work) & they should come out not much different to using a FL. I have NEVER ripped clothes in a TL, the only time you would rip clothes IMO is if you over filled it, totally due to the weight of the wet clothes.

Contrary to popular opinion, FL's are very readily available over here & are generally only a few dollars more than the equivilent TL to buy.

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I know it's the machine's fault because a) we've tried lots of different powders and liquids and b) the type of top loader we've got, came out rubbish in the Choice (the Oz Which!) survey. I'm not really having a go at all top loaders just the type we've got, which is probably the same model as the original poster.

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Go Hels! :D

Just incidentally, there was a test run a couple of years ago on one of the TV shows which compared TL & FLs, it showed that while FLs are much more economical with water & much gentler on clothes they actually DIDN'T clean as well as a TL. Same stains, same clothes, same detergent etc in each machine & the TLers came out cleaner when they were measured at the end.

That was only one test, but it was done as a blind trial & scientifically, so make of that what you will. (Im still happy with my FL :) ).

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Hey Neil, what sort was it - name & shame I always say :D .

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For some strange reason, front loaders took a long time to catch on in Australia. Top loaders are still the norm (though front loaders are increasingly popular these days.)

I used to believe that a front loader was no better than a top loader until about 9 years ago, when I was going out with a Dutch girl. Her mother had a Miele front loader that she'd been using for almost 20 years, and the quality of the wash was undeniably superior. From then on, I was a convert.

Years later (by which time I was single again) I bought an Ariston front loader. It was more than twice as expensive as the equivalent top loader, but it used a lot less water and was softer on my clothes. :)

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They are readily available, but I have to disagree that they are "generally only a few dollars more" than the equivalent top loader! (I think this is mainly due to the fact that most of them tend to be upmarket European models, such as Miele, Ariston, Asko, Bosch, etc.)

My Ariston set me back about $1400 four years ago; I could have bought two good quality top loaders for that price. :eek:

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Do they have Zanussi over here, we haven't seen any and Rachel keeps panicking that we wont get parts should ours break down.

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That is because it was 4 years ago :p - alot of non european models are available now & here in Qld for a similar sized FL you will now only pay $50-$100 more.

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Even, non-european models have been available for years. We bought a Hoover front-loader from Norman Ross in Hurstville in 1981. Paid about $700 for it, which was probably about $100 more than the equivalent top-loader.

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Still in the UK and have a front loader. Never been any good at getting stains out!

Cheers

Ginny

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True Nicky, just seemed that the european ones dominated the market. Certainly not so now!

Just had a look at the latest Good Guys catalogue, these are the ones in it.


Front Loaders
Samsung 7kg - $759 or $659 after trade-in
Electrolux 7kg - $799
LG (3 yr warranty) 7.5kg - $699

Top Loaders
Samsung 6.5kg - $699 or $649 after trade-in
Simpson 7.5kg - $789
Fischer & Paykel 7.5kg (2 year warranty) - $889

All here - http://svc082.wic007v.server-web.com/v3/index.cfm

The FLs are cheaper!

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I must admit i love my TL, ive got the fisher and pykel innovitive one (or its called somethnig like that !!) and it has specific washes for specific stains, like spag bol, blood, wine,mud, sweaty clothes etc, it also has a 'how dirty' option and you can put it up or down depending how dirty your clothes are, its fab. it cost around $1100 when we bought it, would change it, very happy with it, but like someone said, each to their own :)

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Do these machines you speak of here require electricity to work ?

I use a washing board and a mangle and have never had any trouble getting stains out. Ring around the collar ? rub some of grandma's lye soap on it, no worries :rolleyes:

I suppose the washers mentioned here do have their uses. In particular when yer hubby is old an going for a full medical. When the nurse asks for a sample of his stool, urine and semen all you have to do is hand over a pair of his undies ;)

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Wow, what a difference a few years can make! :eek:

BTW, Electrolux is a European company. :)

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Yes, they do. :)

Click here. :cool: