Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[Heorot]

Aldi & Lidl may not have shiitake mushrooms, but getting through the tills is very quick.

[Bibio]

liquid type clothes detergents make your drains stink.

i had really bad smells coming up from the 1/4 bowl on the sink when i was using liquid type clothes detergents with the initial turning of of the washing machine but now i have changed to powder type again after years of the liquids the drain is not smelling.

[Red ones]

Relatives who think it's appropriate to turn up with their kids then sit and watch the TV when I'm trying to pack for my holidays. That's packing for 5, all the camping stuff, food, bedding etc AND clean the house before the house sitter arrives. They want to let their kid run riot and demand cups of tea and a chat.


Liquid detergents usually need you to do a 90 degree wash occasionally to get rid of the stuff that makes the smell.

[Littlepeahead]

Paying BMW £340 for a service. But that's not my gripe. While I was sorting out the paperwork, Stu had wandered into the showroom and booked a test ride on an S1000RR. That is going to cost £13,000+ - so quite an expensive visit to BMW.

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Bibio

liquid type clothes detergents make your drains stink.

i had really bad smells coming up from the 1/4 bowl on the sink when i was using liquid type clothes detergents with the initial turning of of the washing machine but now i have changed to powder type again after years of the liquids the drain is not smelling.

Younger brother owns a domestic appliance retail/repair business. He reckons the biggest cause of stinking black mould developing in machines is liquid detergents. Once it develops impossible to fully clear.

I bollock the wife for buying liquids, she knows what it does yet still buys them.

[Littlepeahead]

Ah, that explains the stink that comes from my washing machine. It a long way from the drain so a long pipe to go smelly.

[Heorot]

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

Paying BMW £340 for a service. But that's not my gripe. While I was sorting out the paperwork, Stu had wandered into the showroom and booked a test ride on an S1000RR. That is going to cost £13,000+ - so quite an expensive visit to BMW.

There's a guy in Norwich trying to sell a S1000RR. 7000 miles, 2010 model with full service history looking at £8250. Will come with full mot.

[Red ones]

Being told the airbed I'm camping with has a leak. I over inflated it to compensate then found it doesn't leak.

It was like a night of sleeping on top of a balloon.

[ophic]

Originally Posted by timwilky

Younger brother owns a domestic appliance retail/repair business. He reckons the biggest cause of stinking black mould developing in machines is liquid detergents. Once it develops impossible to fully clear.

I found the cause in my machine was concentrated fabric conditioner. It was thick and just clogged everything up and then went mouldy.

The normal stuff is fine.

This was back when I did my own washing... not sure liquid detergents were invented...

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by timwilky

Younger brother owns a domestic appliance retail/repair business. He reckons the biggest cause of stinking black mould developing in machines is liquid detergents. Once it develops impossible to fully clear.

I bollock the wife for buying liquids, she knows what it does yet still buys them.

Had the same with our second hand washer.
Improved it after 3 boil washes in a row and some chemicals in the 4th run

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