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Re: spare control switch for zannusi ceramic hob

The switch is indeed an EGO II all the numbers I can see are on the plastic cover on the inside 525.174 and on the outside beside all the approvals 12/240~NI T 150.

Does this help in identifing an alternative if not where could I get an original?

Tom Whitton

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Re: UKW Meeting Sep 05

You ask for thoughts…….

Well its far too early to have a disscussion on what we might have next year in september.

And besides I don’t think paying a flight for 1 is any good. Chipping in to a worthy cause is not in doubt, beer money is. Its one thing to put a ton behind the bar, quite another to “give some back”. At £5.00 per month suscription and what arrives from amazon/google plus spares sales I think we should let it accumulate, for now.

Kevin

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Re: UKW Meeting Sep 05

jumping the gun a bit….long way off a meeting abroad…..too soon to give a bit back I think. Perhaps nearer the time when and if this is going to take place.

Kevin

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Re: Zanussi Dishwasher DWS909. Intermittent, leaks, fails fi

Hi,i thought i just had the same problem…its 1.30am and as i’ve just found the leak to come from the O ring seals at the end of the wash pump,not the bit mentioned above.They all seem pretty slack and not tight to the groove on the pump.I think there are about 3
Are these available separately or do i need to get a whole new pump.Again,i have a DWS909 around 4 years old.

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Re: Tricity Sovereign Main Oven Door Hinges

Funny thing – the second of the hinge springs has just gone on our Tricity Sovereign. I guess it’s a 4638, although after 18 years I’m not sure where the documentation is… and it’s too late to start pulling it about this evening!

Any suggestions where I could get a pair(!).

BTW, we’re in the Isle of Man, so it needs to be mail order!

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Re: New World Oven – Timer Dead

KTJ wrote:most electronic timers used in cookers disconnect the supply to
elements/solanoids when first powered up until they are set to the
right time and then set to manual.
if the relay in your timer is energising it points to the timer working
on power up, so if you disconnect the neutral supply to the timer you
may find that the cooker will work without the timer

Thanks for the advice, it works! Fantastic, if you are ever in the Croydon area I owe you a couple of beers (or a slice of turkey) as you have just saved me £££ and hassle.

Also thanks for the words of warning, Penguin, and for a great website 😀

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Re: necht (haier?) dishwasher problems

A manual I can’t help with….although the dishwasher is marketed through Kitchens Direct… you could try them!

The no heat on these is defo a manual reset stat, which is set at 78 degrees and attached directly to the heater via the cabinet.
There is a mod for this and you will need to contact the supplier to resolve or consider one of our members to sort it for you.
Your dishwasher is not finishing half full of water…its not finishing!

Kevin

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Re: Domestic & General Warranty on a Hotpoint

hi dave,

sorry been working all day and have just caught up with the thread….I’ll ditto all kwatts points and also say that D&G are one of the best insurance companies to work for……but they do need to be strong at this time.

Good luck

Kevin

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Re: R U Ready

ok…lets start.

Electrolux, may have a training centre and perhaps are looking to expand training to the whole of the UK with an association with Dasa, not such a good choice of partner considering the dwindling membership and possible conflict of interest if JFitz and Sroch are doing the same thing. And theres then the cost…a main stream manufacturer offering training to new recruits????? at what cost??????
So a non starter for newbies…maybe aimed at strenghening the knowledge of existing engineers.
Jfitz and Sroch haven’t got a chance of putting together what we propose. They are technically “bozos” and I don’t believe Jfitz has the time to deliver with him involving himself in the “refurbish side of connect” some might say getting himself stuck up RF arse…so to speak.

Lets explain a bit more……
Our scribblings will take the form of …
1) A general view of “how it works” a desciption of what happens and when, and all appliances no matter what the brand follow a basic set of rules. Its these rules we are after publishing….unlocking the basic principals and forgetting the colour, size, shape ,price, availablity and how easy/hard it is to change a door lock on a washer. Its a door lock(keep it simple, it locks the door) they all work along the same principals.
This document is not aimed at producing an engineer in two weeks or 3 months. This is a document any of our trade members might buy to use within his business, to give to his new engineer as bedtime reading to learn from and refer to in the near future. And yes as the engineer learns its ultimate destination may well be the footwell of his van along with the rest of the rubbish(which suits me cause the proprietor will have to purchase another for his next newbie).
So this document might exist in the form of a haynes manuel but I doubt it. These manuels are written to help you fix your appliance….this is aimed at the trade to help them learn the appliance.

The parts breakdown….a comprehensive description of all the parts with step by step explanation of the function of the part. Lets say a pressure switch….don’t need to say anymore other than it works the same way in all washers, just sometimes does more than one function. Again this is not trying to turn out an engineer in two weeks, but is a guide a learning tool for the business and the engineer involved.

Finally the training…..

In the case of CDSL it would be their training and they would purchase our Trainer…..all insurances etc are theirs as is the facilities and running costs……It does not have to happen but without the tools we’ll never be in the position to find out.

This industry has few recognised standards of training skills….and by stepping out of the shadows perhaps we can create it, especially if we can get backing from within the industry for our scribblings. We have to produce to be judge!

Wether we employ/do it ourselves is just an idea at the moment…..we have not anything to sell/market and unless we unleash our potential we won’t know what we might end up with…

One thing is for certain, it will cost each of us time, ink, a few finger nails …to find out. Along the way it will also teach us about each other and the trust we will have to place on each other, it will bring about a greater understanding of our own views and perspectives and I can’t see much wrong in that. If we end up with a load of rubbish we will surely see that, however I can’t imagine that being the case….so one step at a time…lets create the monster, and then see what we’ve got before we start to put obsticles in the way

However, if a our monster is a magnificent beast, we might like to consider where we go next with it…..and connect is an option at the moment, others may open up to us, we will have to wait and see.

kevin

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Re: Christmas closing

We are at half strengh over the wed,thurs and friday in between xmas and new year with both fridays being 5 calls only for the engineers who work.

Kevin

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Re: R U Ready

Some good points sean and I’ll reply later when I’ve tossed them around a bit in the ugly head on my shoulders.

x factor DVD’s…….thats on how to wash the skiddies out of me new knicks .. 😳

Kevin

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CM79SE

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Re: Whirlpool Dryer AWZ 8812

Thanks Dave, I’ll test it tonight.

Miles.

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Re: Whirlpool Dryer AWZ 8812

Thanks for those replies.

It is a problem of no heat. I looked through a coupe of other posts
regarding other Whirlpool dryers, and thought it might be a case of
replacing the heating element.

It could well be that it’s just the Thermostat that’s gone, but am not an
engineer. I work in the television industry and have a fair knowledge
of things electrical.

Any way to check the Thermostat?

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Hi My diplomat ADP 8112 has given no problems since new 5 years. Now shows 5 lights and no go,
checked all obvious but still no dice, any engineer near braintree essex can help?

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