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Hi,
Since I have been involved in looking for a new Washing Machine, I have been noticing alot of these TV Ads targetted at extending the life of your kitchen appliances, especially the CALGON Ad.
I visited Comet today and they had some ECOZone ECOBalls.
http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/produc … E-ECOBALLS
http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/produc … -MAGNOBALL
http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/produc … RYER-BALLS
Do they really make a difference?
Any views, opinions appreciated.
Thanks
Jaspal.
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Indeed, those adverts just so wind me up!
What engineers? Where? Who?
I have yet to come across one engineer that recommends Calgon.
Not one, in twenty odd years in this business and I speak to a LOT of engineers.
I did ask Reckitt, who sell a whole load of other stuff you don’t need, where they got this sample of engineers that recommend Calgon and, unsurprisingly, they didn’t bother to respond to the request. I guess that should tell a lot in itself.
K.
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Affresh 😉
jaspal wrote:What can you used to prevent limescale build up?
Dosing properly with a good detergent, there’s builders in it that remove limescale. But I expect Calgon/Reckitt dont’ really want to advertise that fact.
Affresh will keep it clean and pretty much bacteria free though. 😉
K.
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kwatt wrote:I have yet to come across one engineer that recommends Calgon.
Well, well, well…I’ve just stumbled on this thread….8)
Now I personally cannot argue the fact that Calgon, as a product, doesn’t work? In point fact it does work and pretty well from the evidence I have seen over many years as “an engineer”. 😉
I am based in an area of the UK that has the hardest of hard water to contend with. From checking out those machines that customers regularly use Calgon in this part of the world, I can only accept the fact that Calgon does what it says on the packet and what the TV adverts say.
Now for those of my customers that also choose to use the cheaper supermarket detergents, that only use lower temperatures and quick washes to boot with their dose of Calgon. It works for them so who am I to argue?
Over the years I have also observed that of those of my customers that add Calgon to their wash, also show signs of greater diligence and care when selecting the appropriate programme for the fabrics they want to wash. So generally those that wish to use Calgon in with their wash are doing nothing wrong.
Therefore, I as “an engineer” would indeed recommend Calgon if only in these instances where my customers ask the question as to whether they are right or wrong in doing so? They clearly exhibit the concerns toward better laundry habits as a general rule, so carry on with it is my usual reply.
Maybe Trilobite has the answer?
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I too live in a very hard water area and I have never seen anything like the limescale in these ads in 28 years as an engineer.
That machine must have been used with low grade detergent and severely underdosed to get into that state.
Undoubtably it does what it says on the packet but look at the cost.
If I started to use Calgon in my shiny new ISE 10 I would spend more on Calgon over the 10 year warranty than the machine cost 😯There are plenty of effective appliance descalers which will clean a scaled up machine up for a tiny fraction of the cost.
Steve
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The average washing machine today will have PCB computer, motor, drum bearing and pump failure LONG before the machine has had a chance to scale up. Therefore the machine will almost certainly be scrapped LONG before it has had a chance to scale up. A sad irony, but true.
Buying limescale products like Calgon are, in essence, like buying a “box of insurance” to prevent machine breakdown. But this is “insurance” you are unable to claim on should your machine fail. You will still have to pay to repair it…….. :rolls:So why would anyone want to do that?
Dosing correctly (read the packet) and using a good quality detergent are the best ways to look after your machine. Use the machine as instructed by the manufacturer and reading the clothing labels ensures good results.
Save your Calgon money and very soon you’ll have saved enough for a new machine, even though your old one will still be working.
Never in 25 years have I scrapped a machine because it was irreparably scaled up……….. as Iadom said, “Snake Oil”…… 😉Re: CALGON TV Adverts
There’s about as much proof that Calgon works as there is for magnetic descalers.
Snake oil.
Detergent dosed correctly for the water hardness, a good detergent, will do the same thing as well as get your clothes as clean as they should be. There is no evidence I’ve ever seen to support the notion that additives are worth the time, trouble and huge expense.
In any event, a service call once in a blue moon to clean it, even a replacement heater is probably cheaper than the cost of Calgon or whatever over the period. I know which one I’d bet on.
As Steve says, I too have never, ever seen an example the likes of that shown on the TV advert for Calgon which is, at best, extreme but probably nigh on impossible. I have to wonder how they managed to get such an even coating around that drum but, I’d bet a month’s pay it wasn’t natural.
K.
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I knew there was a thread about this somewhere and, I just felt a sudden urge to gloat, which is most unlike me, but in this instance I will excuse myself…
News article about Calgon not working here.
K.
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calblocks seems to work, screws inline to the inlet hose from the tap, i have these on my washing machine and dishwasher, cost from indesit approx £20. would recommend
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