12: 'Washing machines live just as long without Calgon' – Which?

Washing machines don't necessarily live longer with Calgon, consumer organisation Which? shows. They simulated three years' worth of washing and found no evidence that using Calgon extended the life of the washing machine in "normal" washing conditions. Using Calgon does not extend the life of a standard washing machine at all. Calgon commented on the report: "We were both surprised and disappointed to see the comments in the recent Which? report on washing machines regarding the use of water softeners such as Calgon. We found the report to be highly misleading."

Extending the lifetime of your washing machine is nonsense. You would probably have to hire a mechanic to do this. Simple tablets do not have any influence on this at all. Calgon just used this slogan to be attractive. They seem to succeed with this, since Calgon is a very popular brand. Although, I think this has not very much to do with the actual quality of the products. Calgon is popular and therefore a lot of people use it. A lot of slogans are misleading and I do not think it is needed to find out whether they are exactly true or not. It is an interesting article, though.

Source: Guardian