Home Appliances – the REAL cost!
Leading online appliance vendors like AO, Argos, Amazon and the Co-op seem to offer unbeatable value for many new home appliances, but when you look at the small print their offers are far from the great value they pretend to be. They frequently neglect to point out all their additional charges. Usually you will also need services like carrying the item to your kitchen, removing the old one, fitting the new one, getting rid of the wrapping, disposing of your old appliances and some instruction in how to use it. For each and every one of these services you discover…
Fridge disposal, has the government got it wrong?
More fridges and freezers than ever before are being abandoned, dumped or illegally consigned to landfill. Refrigerators contain gases that cause global warming, but legislation to ensure safe fridge disposal has failed. Where did the Government go wrong? Waste sites now charge from £15-£30 to accept a refrigerator or freezer. If you’ve had to hire a man with a van to take one to a waste site your total costs can easily be £50+VAT – assuming you succeed in getting rid at all, many waste sites simply turn them away. Government promises to invest in special recycling plants were too…
A Guide to Refrigerator Temperatures
Fridge Freezer, wine chiller and refrigerator temperatures are intended to be different on different shelves and in different compartments, so that you can choose the one best suited for your item. The exact temperatures vary from fridge to fridge but generally speaking refrigerators can be divided into four zones. −18 °C (0 °F) in the freezer 0 °C (32 °F) on the top shelf, often called the meat zone 5 °C (41 °F) on the middle shelves, usually called the cooling zone (great for bottles of wine or pop or opened pots). 10 °C (50 °F) in and near the…
Can men do laundry?
Well can men do laundry? Indesit, Britain’s most popular washing machine manufacturer, conducted a large scale survey to find out. They discovered that at least 58% of British men are unable to use a washing machine properly. All agreed that washing machines are “too confusing”. This is from the gender that mostly runs the government and usually drives our lorries, trains and aeroplanes for us. Unsurprisingly, 16-24 year old males are the least likely to do their own (let alone anyone else’s) laundry. Their most popular excuse is that they “don’t know which button to press”. This is from the…
Cleaner laundry from your Washing Machine
If your laundry’s coming out grey and you need whiter whites and brighter coloureds, don’t be too quick to blame the washing machine. You can get cleaner laundry from almost any washing machine before panicking and calling out our washing machine engineers. Detergents Lots of people think all washing powder is the same – it isn’t! While you don’t need to spend a fortune on the stuff, cheap brands are often poor quality. On the other hand, the most powerful brands will certainly deliver cleaner laundry, but might wear out your fabrics in the process. The best detergent depends upon…
