The Eclectic Interweb

A place to rant, ramble and ruminate.

Spring into cleaning!

October 12, 2008

A couple of months ago I decided it was about time I took our house ‘in hand’. I’ve done next to no real maintenance in years and my growing collection of the bloody useless has slowly mounted up until I couldn’t see the floor for the mess! Since it’s Spring over here I figured this … More Spring into cleaning!

Waterless washing machine – a step too far.

June 11, 2008

Story here culled from from news.com about a new type of washing machine (called Xeros?) developed in the UK that uses just one cup of water, yet cleans a full wash and leaves the clothes virtually dry. Seems instead of all that water, the machine uses the cupful to loosen the dirt, then 20 kilos … More Waterless washing machine – a step too far.