How to be kind to your washing machine. A morality tale

Send us Fan MailHow to be kind to your washing machine. A morality taleDo you take your washing machine for granted? Pause for answer.If your answer is yes, this is a message which will save you a great deal of anguish being stored up for you …If your answer is no, why not send this public service announcement to someone you think would have answered ‘yes’ or ‘I don’t see the point of that question’.First, a true story of someone who mentioned a problem with his  hi tech machine. He has noticed a leakage onto the floor after every use recently. It doesn’t  seem to need any special attention, he said. I use it every week on the same way it was set by the installers. Why change it?Even for different kinds of load?No, it works the same whatever I put in. Until recently. When I noticed a puddle of water on the floor after a wash. Been happening ever since.Anyway,  I found the manual, still in its wrapper, but it’s 96 pages long.. So I did the sensible thing.You read the manual?No. I asked some friends. Why read the manual when you got friends who do?That’s one way, I said. Why bother to read a manual until something goes wrong?And there my story might have ended happily…Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email [email protected] to sign up!Follow Tudor on Twitter @TudortweetFollow Tudor's blogs:everydaycreativity.ukleaderswedeserve.wordpress.com