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This one takes the biscuit.Called to a Hoover Performa today with the door stuck,the machine was behind a cupboard door with a plinth at the bottom.Took the door off and looked for the screws to remove the plinth -no joy the plinth was stuck to the machine with silicone!I had to chisel this off (with the customers permission).I thought the m/c will pull out now -but again no joy-on looking closer and sliding a thin blade down the sides I realised that the whole m/c was siliconed in.Had to tell the customer it would be easier to dismantle the kitchen than pull the m/c out.
I’ve just done some Googling and found out there are kitchenfitters forums – I might have to chose my words carefully!
kwatt wrote:We had a dryer like that, I’m reluctant to say what national chain’s installers did it. 😉
Not like you Ken? Go on spill the beans 😉
has a built in fridge once levitating in mid air.
all the feet was up and still it stayed there in mid air.
After taking the draws out discovered that fitter has screwed through the cupboard and into the side to fix it in and aftwer removing these screws find that there was no refrigerant in the dam thing.
I wonder why i did a report for mfi that the customer didnt get a new one as it was only 3 weeks old.
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Had a classic last summer, called to customer because her CDA built in auto was jumping about. Spoke to the customer who said that it had damaged her worktop with its bouncing around. Tried to extract it but it would not budge – ‘customer indicated that the kitchen man had screwed it in to keep it stable’ Removed the four wood screws (two either side) which had been drilled through the kitchen cabinets and into the washer side. Got the machine out to find that the transit bolts had not been removed. Realising that this was going pear shaped, advised the customer to get the fitter back whilst at the same time taking photos. Drove away and within 500 yards was called and given a bollocking by the kitchen company and then subsequently by CDA. Emailed the pictures and low and behold have not heard any more. :rolls:
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Oh heck 😯 better phone home and get er indoors to watch over the fitting of our new kitchen and utility room which is work in progress. The new appliances are on site and due to be fitted today / tomorrow
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Just got home in time, cooker hood going up right now ❗
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don wrote:Just got home in time, cooker hood going up right now ❗
Don’t tell me Nick Knowles is holding it in place while Billy plugs it into the light socket?
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:zap: now there`s a thought :clown:
Talking of light fittings Martin. I got asked the other day for a 2 or 3 way light fitting adaptor :rolls: remember them ❓
Don
kwatt wrote:We had a dryer like that, I’m reluctant to say what national chain’s installers did it. 😉
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I still have nightmares about that one 🙁
they had uneven tile flooring as well iirc
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don wrote:Talking of light fittings Martin. I got asked the other day for a 2 or 3 way light fitting adaptor :rolls: remember them ❓
Do I? Blimey I’ll say, I go back further than that Don let me tell you. In fact Gas Mantles burning out were the biggest problems in years gone by for me :rolls:
Having to trudge to the corner shop in 6 foot of snow clasping 1/6D in halfpennys and farthings just to buy another mantle so as we could see to eat us supper!
Eeeee, those wer’t days….Kids today don’t know their born……do th’y?
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had a built in fridge a while back but couldnt budge it then noticed that it had beeh link screwed to the freezer next to it with flat metal plates which had then been screwed to the TOP of the units then the worktop fit.unbelieveable 😯 ..
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B/I dishwasher wouldn’t come out after removing all the screws.
Wound all four legs up still no joy.
Gave it an almighty tug (after getting customers permission) only to find it had been screwed into the units from inside before the worktops had been fitted :eeek:
Then there’s the countless decor doors stuck on with NO NAILS !!!!
The manufacturers do the installation instructions in picture format now for the benefit of illiterate installers but they still manage to c0ck it up!Steve
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