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Re: H/Point WF840 – F03 NTC or Module?
Check the cables going to the NTC before changing the pcb
George
Re: work dead
Martin wrote: Crossing the South China Sea could be your only big problem
That’s only because he would want to stop off in China to see how much he could have some washing machines manufactured for 😆
George
Re: Beko WM5100W
Check the connection to the motor .. I had this one the other day and it was that the motor connector had come out whilst in transport.
George
Re: Waste Carriers Licence
Ok.. here’s the latest:
I have been on the blower to EA in Sheffield for about half an hour to an hour tonight and spoke to someone there who seemed tohave a bit on nouse about him.
To cut a long story short for the moment… He understands the points that have been put forward and he sees the fact that this STEALTH TAX that is being levied is only going to damage the environment , so he is going to see if he can find the right person higher up the ladder for me to badger about getting the T11 regulation changed or at least ammended.
He will be back in touch after the bank holiday.
George
Re: Beko WMA510 – Lights Flashing
Result : One of the wires to the motor block had an internal break.
George
Re: Waste Carriers Licence
Oh well… Here it is… The answers from the brass at the EA. I will of course be contesting these responses further up the ladder and will be fighting for both the Brown Goods and the Whitegoods businesses and just as importantly for the sake of the environment which the EA purport to hold so closely to their heart.
I will willingly put any more questions to the EA that you wish me to bombard them with.
** A point to notice ** Trading Standards or HSE don’t charge for the service of having to call out to check your shop/business. Why should EA charge?
EA wrote:Hi George,
Thanks again for your time on the 10th of May, sorry that it’s taken a while to get back to you but getting a definitive answer for you has proved trickier than expected. Hopefully the following info/essay will help clear the matter.
Whether or not you have to register for the T11 WEEE exemption (old Paragraph 40 exemption) depends entirely on how you acquire the electrical equipment, and whether that equipment is classed as waste (whether it has been discarded or intends to be discarded).
In the attached briefing note (Scenario 3) it explains that: If a householder has an item of used EEE that does not work but is not obviously beyond repair, and they decide to donate it to a charity or community sector re-use/refurbishment workshop. The equipment is not considered waste; there is a clear intention that the item be repaired and made available for its original intended use. If the recipient of properly donated equipment (i.e. equipment that appears to any reasonable person to be capable of repair) subsequently decides that the item cannot be refurbished but has to be disposed of or dismantled for parts, it will be regarded as waste from the point at which that decision is made. The original recipient of the donated equipment will be considered to be the waste producer.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/st … e_v2_7.pdf
If the equipment is donated to you in working order or in a condition where it is not beyond repair, and is given to you in knowledge that you would be refurbishing it for its original purpose, then this is not classed as waste and therefore the WEEE Regulations, and exemption (which falls under the Environmental Permitting Regs 2010), do not apply. However, any equipment that is dismantled to recover individual components is waste, though the recovered components – if shown to be fully functional – may then cease to be waste. Even if the decision to dismantle is not taken until the equipment is assessed at a depot, the dismantling itself is a waste activity and will need to be regulated as such. Householders and businesses must act sensibly and not donate items that are clearly unrepairable or unlikely to be reused. Similarly, we expect businesses and refurbishers to take steps to ensure they do not accept waste unless they are willing and appropriately authorised to do so.
This only applies if the whitegoods are donated to you with the intention that they are repaired for their original purpose – e.g. if someone comes to your shop and gives you a washing machine to refurbish for resale – however, as you are doing house clearances and the items in these houses have been discarded (i.e. you are taking them as part of a job lot) they are classed as waste. And as the exemption is for the repair and refurbishment of waste electrical equipment, you will therefore have to register the T11 WEEE exemption, waste carriers and waste brokers licence (see below).
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/bu … riers.aspx
The T11 exemption was created to keep refurbishers out of licensing as the repair and refurbishment of WEEE is seen as a more environmentally sound option than the scrappage of it. The reason that it is the only exemption that we charge for is because it is the only exemption which we go out and inspect (1 initial inspection and 3 inspections over the three years the exemption is active).
During my visit you asked for a phone number for you to speak to someone regarding the WEEE exemption, the number I’ve been advised to give you is our customer service number – 08708 506 506 – this is because any complaints you make are then logged through the appropriate channels. If you explain to them your reasons for calling they will be able to put you onto the correct person.
The possibility of acquiring a Waste Permit was also brought up, the following link will take you to our webpage on the type of permit that you would require (Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer Station)
It costs ?1590 to apply for this Licence and ?2470 per year subsistence charges.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/bu … 35252.aspxAn option that you could utilise instead of a waste permit are the T10 (sorting mixed waste) and T12 (manual treatment of waste) exemptions, these are free and like all exemptions last for three years. I’ve attached a link to the guidance for these exemptions for you below, have a read of them and see if they could be of use.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/st … mption.pdf
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/st … mption.pdf
The main crux of the matter, from the advice I’ve been given, is that you will have to register the T11 exemption, this is because some of the electrical equipment you collect from house clearance has been discarded and therefore it is classed as waste. Also the dismantling of electronic equipment is a waste activity and therefore needs to be regulated as such.Hope this helps, if you need any more advice I’m happy to help.
Regards
Steven
Re: Masterpart Again.
Twoten wrote:
iadom wrote:
The upsetting things is I don’t even need these drum lifters, due to incorrect info on an official Beko tech bulletin I ordered these and found that the smaller ones were required. :rolls:What’s Masterparts returns policy nowadays. If returning incorrectly ordered parts is 25{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} this will only cost you £9999.99 😆
or how about getting a refund and then telling them to correct the price 😛
Re: Masterpart Again.
iadom wrote:However……………………………. 😆
Todays invoice from Masterpart was a trifling £23,603.29. 😯
Two Beko drum lifters priced at £19999.98 ex vat for the pair, a real bargain. :rotfl:
The real trick will be to see if they can credit my account with the extra £23,495.28 without me paying them, can’t see that happening somehow. 8) 😀
Jim.
NB. All sorted out now. 🙂
😀 Have some fun… Show the customer the invoice and then tell them you are going to give them a huge discount Jim 😀
George
Re: Masterpart Again.
spimps wrote:Ordered genuine 6224745 fan oven elements and rec’d them with no part number at all and not bagged absolutely no id on them ,not sure if they are genuine or not.They told me that Hotpoint genuine are IRCA but these are EGO make 😕 😕 .
They offered to take them back but haven’t fully answered my questions re the parts.
I know all manufactures fluctuate from one supplier to another but would have though some defining ID would be on the part.
I’ve never seen a Hotpoint original part that was not labelled in some way.George
Re: Masterpart Again.
iadom wrote:
Total invoice..£11826.35 😯 :rolls: 😯
Somehow I don’t see myself paying that one. 😉
Wonder if the Tax Man would let you claim against that one Jim 😀
Re: Brushes query
Phidom wrote: With the Hotpoint FHP motors you can renew just the carbons as they use the Bosch type tag fitment in the holder.
Exactly, you can buy these in both forms… Look at the large difference in price if you take the full version, just for the fact that they have the plastic with them, when most of the time that plastic could be discarded to use the original plastics.
George
Re: Brushes query
Martin wrote:Hey George, why would you want brushes without holders? 😕
Brushes in holders are almost always spot-welded to the spade end as a rule and sliding brushes into old holders a bit of a bodge at best. So hardly an option for a diligent repairer like yourself.
I have noticed that many of todays brushes are sheathed in steel casings within the plastic holder and the brush and sheath are identical to others inside diferent holders. For instance, some of the Whirlpool brushes I used lately to repair a Hoover machine… I just took the plastic case apart to reveal the brush and its metal sheath and swapped it into the Hoover holder…
To buy the Whirlpool brushes it cost me £3.50 each from SEME… Qualtex wanted £11 for the same brush set… and the hoover version that I repaired would have cost me £23
Also… I went to a little shop in Failsworth in Manchester/Oldham and bought a set of brushes that were supplied out of the original holders and they cost me £4.50 to repair a £21.50 pair of brushes.
I already use Qualtex and SEME and a few others… I have never contemplated Masterpart as they are usually too expensive.. although saying that, Qualtex and SEME prices are climbing very fast.
I have spoken to some of the very lovely Qualtex girls suggesting that they provide a brush only (No plastic) option when buying brush sets as it would be cheaper and more friendly to the environment
George
