Dr Beckmann is one of my favourite doctors. Along with Dr Oetker, Dr Dre, Dr Fox and Dr Pepper.
sJohnson23 to charliemike
9 Jul 164#4
Who is my favourite doctor.
CoolElectronics
9 Jul 163#20
Shipman.
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Munsterrfc
9 Jul 16#1
Is this stuff any good .... when I currently wash on a wool cycle the clothes are coming all smeared. They end up being dirtier after been washed!
aabarcellos
9 Jul 16#2
Use salt
charliemike
9 Jul 1611#3
Dr Beckmann is one of my favourite doctors. Along with Dr Oetker, Dr Dre, Dr Fox and Dr Pepper.
sJohnson23 to charliemike
9 Jul 164#4
Who is my favourite doctor.
cheznconrad123
9 Jul 16#5
Ty x
charliemike
9 Jul 16#6
I'm going to guess at either Doctor Pressure or Doctor Mario.
Thar
9 Jul 161#7
Like the guy in the first post, my clothes are dirtier after being washed in the machine, so I bought this today, it won a good housekeeping award this year apparently. It cost me £2 at ASDA. I used a 90 degree cycle which took about 2 hours. The water was dirty and i thought it had done a good job, but i wiped around the rubber seal after it had finished and it was still full of yuk. The manufacturers suggest Calgon, might have to try that.
iambigred to Thar
9 Jul 161#8
Try putting a cup of white vinegar in your drum and run a 90°C wash.
moneybag to Thar
9 Jul 161#10
You should manually clean as much out as possible first with a damp cloth, then run the cleaner through.
As an aside, avoid using liquid detergent, these don't tend to have Oxygen based bleaching agents (bleach) which when combined with our habit of washing at low temperatures results in the slime. The powders help stop the slime in the first place, especially if you run an empty boil wash once a month.
Also make sure you're using the correct dose as too much is just as bad as too little.
Waterboy8535 to Thar
9 Jul 162#18
Calgon is to get rid of limescale, not the bacteria and sludge.
I use something called "Professional Limescale and Detergent Remover" (sorry, that's all it says on the box)
Box of 12 sachets, use 1 a month. Costs me £15 a box from my local Appliance Shop. The only other thing I can see on the box is that it's approved by Hotpoint/Indesit and is manufactured by Docchem Srl. Also says distributed by Indesit Company S.p.a
Put 1 sachet it the detergent drawer, set it to 60 degrees without a prewash.
Tried Dr Beckmans and had no joy but this stuff is amazing! Cleaned mould off the seal and the machine smells spotlessly clean.
And this is all using Ariel Liquitabs so you don't have to go back to powder if you don't want to. Used it on an old Indesit washer, now using it on an LG Direct drive washer dryer with no problems.
charliemike
9 Jul 161#9
Top tip...don't put washing powder/gel in on an empty 90 degree cycle. Your kitchen ends up covered in foam. I can also confirm that shower gel has the same effect.
nathann
9 Jul 16#11
Yeah, the use of liquids only is slowly ruining machines.
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http://www.wilko.com/washing-powder+fabric-conditioner/dr-beckmann-service-it-washing-machine-cleaner-250ml/invt/0275063
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As an aside, avoid using liquid detergent, these don't tend to have Oxygen based bleaching agents (bleach) which when combined with our habit of washing at low temperatures results in the slime. The powders help stop the slime in the first place, especially if you run an empty boil wash once a month.
Also make sure you're using the correct dose as too much is just as bad as too little.
I use something called "Professional Limescale and Detergent Remover" (sorry, that's all it says on the box)
Box of 12 sachets, use 1 a month. Costs me £15 a box from my local Appliance Shop. The only other thing I can see on the box is that it's approved by Hotpoint/Indesit and is manufactured by Docchem Srl. Also says distributed by Indesit Company S.p.a
Put 1 sachet it the detergent drawer, set it to 60 degrees without a prewash.
Tried Dr Beckmans and had no joy but this stuff is amazing! Cleaned mould off the seal and the machine smells spotlessly clean.
And this is all using Ariel Liquitabs so you don't have to go back to powder if you don't want to. Used it on an old Indesit washer, now using it on an LG Direct drive washer dryer with no problems.