Aldi washing powder cost me a $75 repair bill : (
Hi all,
Just thought i'd warn anyone using the Aldi washing powder (i was using the green box fragrance) to seriously consider throwing it out as it cost me a washing machine repair man bill of $75 :wall:
My 6yo top loader washing machine for 2mths would stop out of the blue during each wash during it's mid cycle and not spin on my regular cycle (but would spin on delicate). It would make an annoying ticking over sound coming from the knob. And i could hear the motor trying to work hard to spin ... so i finally bit the bullet as i couldn't afford a huge repair bill earlier and rang a whitegoods repairman.
Anyway he was trying to work out if it was the motor or timer playing up but couldn't work out how it was either and the silly washing machine started to work when he was here but in order for him to work out the problem he needed to hear the problem noise first.
As he was about to leave the laundry he said there was a huge amount of soap suds around the motor which was a big concern for him. I thought that was interesting as my family has slightly senstive skin and i hardly put much in a wash.
I have used powders of other brands and liquid during the time of owning the washing machine and never a problem.
I had cleared everything out of the laundry before he came so he had easier access the only item i had in there sitting in full view was my 3kilo box of Aldi washing powder. Then he notices it and asks how long have i been using it, then i realised it has been 2mths since the washing machine has not been working.
He told me to stop using it straight away and told me his in-laws had the same problem with their washing machine and they were using the same Aldi washing powder, when they stopped using it their washing machine worked again ... So i stopped using it straight away and presto my washing machine is working like it use to :dance: (mind you it was ok the first week, good the 2nd week and totally back to normal by the 3rd week).
My friend who originally recommended the Aldi washing powder i told her to get rid of it ... and she didn't listen and the other day she told me she now has the exact same problem i had with my machine, so now she has stopped using it.
The repairman said if i didn't stop using the Aldi washing powder it would cause a lot of damage to the machine.
Also he said to never use Aldi dishwashing products as he has found it causes problems too.
Anyway a $75 bill later i thought best i let people know about the products concerns and i can only say thankfully it wasn't an even bigger bill had i continued using the Aldi washing powder :doh:
