The long silence is in part caused by my washing machine. After less than 2 years it decided to conk out and I had to call in the washing machine engineer. After 2 sessions with him and another one later this week I feel there is nothing I don't know about washing machines.
In the world of washing machines you may think you can step off the technological super highway, but I am afraid it is not so. If you are like me, you bung your dirty clothes in the washing machine, put in the detergent and press a button. Hopefully they will emerge clean and whites will remain white. Now and again you might look at the gunge on the soap dispenser and give it a clean. And that would be the end of keeping your relationship fresh.
Well, dear reader, according to my friendly engineer we should be cleansing the wretched things. Now wouldn't you think clothes being cleaned would automatically cleanse the machine itself? Advances in washing machine technology means that washing machines have been built to use less water and run at much lower temperatures. The result is that a lot more gunk builds up within the machine and its parts so you need to cleanse them every month or so. Well, I had never heard about this and nor did any other members of my family.
So along with ebooks, ipods, podcasts and the like, we need to keep abreast of our domestic appliances. It won't be long now before a plain old paperback and a bar of soap will be revered for their simplicity and ease of use.
3 comments:
Did the manual mention this? I suspect not.
Morning Catdu
Your comment sent me scuttling to the manual to see what it said. You are right. No mention of using cleansers to gunkbust the appliance.
What it did say was:
'If you only see a little water through your appliance door, this is because thanks to the latest technology, your washing machine only needs less than half the amount of water to get the best results: an objective reached to respect the environment.'
[It is at this point I feel they should mention the need for cleansing it.]
Then they go on:
'To avoid wasting resources, the washing machine should be used with a full load.'
Tell that to my mum (85). She thinks putting 2 pairs of knickers and 5 handkerchiefs will get them cleaner. What the washing machine man said was that the machine needed a full load to balance it properly. Otherwise I suspect its cleaning wouldn't be as efficient.
If they really want to save the planet they should say:
If you have only worn something a couple of times, fold them up and put them back in a drawer. Putting them into the laundry bag because you are too lazy to do this is harmful to the environment.
Do you think I am getting slightly obsessed?
No. I was just so relieved to discover that nothing was said in the manual!
I have issues with the language in which manuals are written in. They are not written in English or any other language known to humankind!
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