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OK. Trying to identify my washing machine.
It was purchased by my wife, before I knew her. It was part of a complete kitchen supplied by B&Q.
The unit in question is a built-in unit (and you can’t get to the crap trap without removing the plinth :angry4:. There is no branding on the machine whatever and the mrs cannot find the manual.
Whilst we know how to work it, there are a few things I wish to know.
So can anyone help.
I have taken some pictures that would hope to help with the process…
forgot to mention it was purchased around 1999
and has a 2 minute safety lock from when the cycle is complete before the door will open
Re: Machine Identification Required
its a machine that is made by servis, unfortunately they went out of business the end of last year.
Re: Machine Identification Required
Sold under the brand of “Homark” from the model number through B&Q who, at the time, were owned by Bernstein Group. Both Bernstein and Homark died a death a few years back and the brands were bought by Premium Appliance Brands Limited.
PABL will not take anything to do with it I’m afraid.
We do supply quite a few of parts for those machines if you’re stuck but, as smartin says, the factory/actual manufacturer, has been trading under Marzano’s Law (effectively bust) since late last year so some parts are, shall we say, difficult.
HTH
K.
Anyway I could get a manual for it.
And thanks for the quick ID
I didn’t think it would be that easy for you.Re: Machine Identification Required
Nope……..
It’s just a Merloni-built washer – what do you want?
Penguin45.
just wanted to nose through the manual. But now it has been identified, perhaps you might be able to help with a problem (didn’t want to post until I had some idea what the machine was).
If we have been using the Aquarinse Plus feature, it doesn’t appear to spin out all the water. But it does on normal wash. And it used to on ARP.
In fact, on ARP, when we open the door, the stuff is still dripping and plenty of water can be wrung out of the clothes.
I ran a service wash yesterday (probably for the first time in the machines entire life). The wife said years ago (somewhere between purchasing and our meeting, gives 5 years) an engineer told her not to use the soap dispenser. I tried it and it clogged something terrible. So it has mainly been using liquid or tyabs in the drum, but mostly liquid.
It will probably require a couple more, but it is smelling fresher :).I also emptied the crap trap tonight. PITA having to remove a plinth that runs the length of the entire kitchen though. Typical B&Q no thought design I spose.
carrot wrote:I didn’t think it would be that easy for you.
That wasn’t hard. 😉
It was even made in week 25 of 1999, I’m amazed it’s still alive!
Really good innings from it.
K.
Re: Machine Identification Required
APR shortens the wash by two “clicks” and adds an extra rinse instead. I take it that you have done the basics – removed and cleaned the filter and checked the sink coupling is clear?
Penguin45.
All bar the sink coupling. But a normal wash seems to spin out OK.
Presuming the filter is the bit that is at the bottom right of the front of the machine. (next to that sticker with the model number BEHIND THE BLOODY PLINTH :angry4:).
Oh and sorry, I just realised this is in the wrong forum. My bad.
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