Calgon

I am not what you would deem as a gadget type person, I usually leave that sort of thing to my husband as he is obsessed with them, there is one of a few gadgets in the house though, that I do have to have a lot of dealings with, the washing machine for one! I am lucky that i have only had to buy two washing machines since I have been living with my husband, (yes, I know touch wood, it will probably bloody blow up now!) Of both of the machines I seem to suffer with the same problems, the first being the conditioner draw not working. Now in fairness I was a little green with the first machine, well no-one had told me that you had to remove the ...  Read the complete review

What is Calgon? What does it do? Is it worth buying? The exact chemical composition of Calgon is probably not relevant to most consumers, so long as it is effective and is not dangerous - and no doubt the manufacturers tweak the formula every now and again anyway (New! Improved!). Physically, it comes in a box, either as a powder similar in appearance to washing powder or in cellophane-wrapped tablets, similar to dishwasher tablets. Although it has been around since the 1930s it seems it is still not widely known. As a product, the purpose of Calgon is to soften the water in your washing machine. The benefits seem to be twofold: a better wash using ...  Read the complete review

Calgon is designed to be used in washing machines, to soften the water and help prevent lime scale build up on the elements and various metal components within the machine. Lime scale build up will damage all these bits and pieces and prevent the washing machine from working efficiently and in some cases the lime scale will become so bad that it can corrode the metal and break the machine. A further bonus is that if the washing machine is working efficiently, not only will it last longer but it will clean better and use less water. This can particularly be a problem in areas of the country with hard water, because this contains more calcium, magnesium and ...  Read the complete review

Calgon's marketing team has, in my opinion come up with a brilliant slogan- "washing machines last longer with Calgon"- I mean how do we prove them wrong?- the machine, I suspect, will not turn into a transformer and tap me on the shoulder one day and announce - " I would have died today if you hadn't used Calgon.......thank you so much". According to their adverts only Calgon is any good- the cheaper options giving you half the protection- which is as bad as no protection. So I use it, not every wash- it is a bit pricey at nearly £4 in my local supermarket for 15 tablets, using a cheaper brand on the other occasions- which I ...  Read the complete review

A few weeks back I noticed a problem with my washing in that on certain washes some of the clothes were getting a brown water mark on them which would not come out even after a second wash using a product like vanich on the markked area, this meant that the item was usuelss and had to be thrown away. Now the washing machine is a few years old and we had no real idea where the problem was, we had cleaned out teh drum inside and the soap powder tray, the feed pipes are plastic so it should not be rust and then my mother suggested that it could be limescale deposits causing the problem as we live in a hard water area. She suggested Calgon and since I ...  Read the complete review