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Washing with the washing machine: basic
April 2024

Washing with the washing machine: basic

Washing may not be as easy as it looks. So that the laundry does not shrink to doll size and still have the same colors after washing, you should follow these rules: White laundry should only be...

Bad: Magnetic balls in the washing machine
April 2024

Bad: Magnetic balls in the washing machine

There are cheap magnetic balls that you should put with the laundry in the washing machine. They purportedly have the purpose of preventing limescale from damaging the washing machine, and then...

Laundry smells musty though freshly washed?
April 2024

Laundry smells musty though freshly washed?

It always happened to me that laundry, which just came freshly washed out of the machine, smelled strangely musty. Then I read the solution somewhere: This "Muff" should come because you have...

Animal hair in the washing machine
April 2024

Animal hair in the washing machine

As a dog owner, I know the tiresome problem: No matter how much I care for my clothes, put in the dryer, etc. - there are always animal hair left in the washing machine. And then they stick again in...

Laundry smokes after washing?
April 2024

Laundry smokes after washing?

If the laundry smells musty after washing, it is advisable to thoroughly clean the detergent drawer. Mildew is often found on the bottom (I've seen drawers that were completely black). Also in the...

Difference between
April 2024

Difference between "Easy care" and "Delicates"

In addition to the topic "what is easy to care for, what is delicate laundry, etc.": For a delicate wash, the machine works with a much higher water level than with a light-care program, or a...

Fill washing machine with warm water
April 2024

Fill washing machine with warm water

We have made a very old house habitable again. The washing machine was installed with a mixer tap that automatically fills the water with a preselected temperature (available in any hardware store...

Washing machines: reduce noise and vibration
April 2024

Washing machines: reduce noise and vibration

There are in the hardware store (for example, Hornbach) for just under 10 euros a mat of compressed rubber granules, which you just put under the washing machine (ie the machine is on it). Noise and...

Stand-alone washing machine
April 2024

Stand-alone washing machine

Your washing machine is totally washed off every time? She literally meets you with the laundry when she hurls? There are two possible solutions: 1.) Check the operating instructions to see if the...

How full is the washing machine? Part II
April 2024

How full is the washing machine? Part II

I belong to the lazy sort of person and have long stuffed the washing machine against Mutti's hand-up-on-the-wash-principle always the machine full, without hand width and so. But this again makes...