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washing machine woes

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flaxwoven Fri 10-Mar-17 16:28:29

Any advice please? My washing machine caught fire (Candy) about a year ago (flames in the drum) and we were persuaded to purchase a Blomberg WNF63211 machine which was a fairly reasonable price and had all the environmental bits and pieces. I started using Fairy Non Bio Pods (Liquitabs) as you just put one in the drum and then pile in the washing. The conditioner goes in the drawer. I don't overfill or underfill as they say in the leaflet, but I keep finding gooey undissolved bits of the tabs stuck in the rubber lining inside the door and sometimes on the clothes. I usually wash at 30 deg for delicates and 40 deg for the rest. I do towels etc. at 60 deg and as we live in a hard water area I use a de-scaler every 3 months on 60 deg. Has anyone else had this problem? Can anyone recommend a better detergent?

Grannynise Mon 13-Mar-17 16:26:47

Good old fashioned Daz user here - cheap and effective in my experience.

hildajenniJ Mon 13-Mar-17 16:30:49

I use Ariel liquid which goes into a dispenser that you put on top of the laundry inside the drum. I've never had any residue on the clothes that I used to get with powder.

Jalima Mon 13-Mar-17 17:42:39

If I've used the pods I throw one in on top of the washing right to the back of the drum and I've never had a problem although I do use the liquid in the dispenser now.
I only buy when it's on offer grannypiper !!
I was told that it's the conditioner that can make the dispenser area gungy as hair conditioner does in the shower.