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Re: Bauknecht dishwasher – F4 and “tap closed” lig
andy_art_trigg wrote:It clicks up once and down once when I blow in it, but does it sound like it’s the culprit?
Mind you there are 3 connections on the microswitch. Is it just an on off microswitch?
Re: Bauknecht dishwasher – F4 and “tap closed” lig
Cheers. The thing is though that it never attempts to take any water in. It’s as though it is registering there’s water in constantly, which is why even when empty it gives error F4 – But it doesn’t try to wash on a wash part – it doesn’t attempt to fill it gives the opposite error – no water in.
Re: Bauknecht dishwasher – F4 and “tap closed” lig
It clicks up once and down once when I blow in it, but does it sound like it’s the culprit?
Re: Bauknecht dishwasher – F4 and “tap closed” lig
DentedPorsche wrote:Hiya,
It’s a Whirlpool and from memory F6 means it’s not receiving water quick enough or it’s not getting the pulses from the flow meter, hence the reason it thinks the water tap is closed. If the water hose has the aquastop, try changing it for a normal hose. The other thing that used to bring this up is the pressure switch but you normally get water coming in before it throws up the error.
Hope the email helps.DP
What is puzzling about this is that the “tap closed” warning is a little light on the control panel. I haven’t actually had “F6” – only the flashing light.
The thing is, not draining the water and not filling are two totally separate faults. I am suspecting the part that notifies the PCB about the water levels. Would that be the part Dave mentioned?
Re: Bauknecht dishwasher – F4 and “tap closed” lig
Dave_Conway wrote:If it’s in a hard/poor quality water area Andy check the diaghram switch, black thing on the side of the sump.
They get clogged with crud and give the PCB incorrect readings as far as water in/out goes.
Dave.
I removed that Dave. It was clogged up and I was hopeful. I cleaned it out and tested but the problems remained 🙁
Re: Clothes Testing
I find this one very useful too
http://www.bold2in1.com/en_UK/problems.htmlRe: Hotpoint / Creda tumble dryers not heating
If the overall temperature is governed by the exaust stat then surely the exaust stat must operate under temperatures lower than that of the one shot stat? If the one shot device is set at 130 degrees then doesn’t that mean that the exaust stat must be controling temperatures below 130 degrees? Otherwise the one shot device is going to blow under normal (exaust stat controlled) temperatures.
I thought the one shot stat in question was there to cut out if temperatures get dangerously high – or at least start approaching dangerous temperatures?
Re: Hotpoint / Creda tumble dryers not heating
Martin wrote:
If any of you are concerned over the premature failure rate of the 1701583’s why not instead replace the ‘Green Spot One Shot’ with a Qualtex (Part No: TOC26) that cuts off at 130 degs and resets at 115 degs.
MartinI’ve heard of this solution, someone also suggested replacing the one-shot stat with another resetable one from the same pack ie. using 2 packs and fitting only the two resetables.
To be honest I’m a bit worried about this solution (especially the latter) Your solution sounds better as the stat is designed for 130 degrees (whereas the second stat from the proper stat kit has a lower cut out temperature I believe). But I’m still a little concerned about any possible repercussions…
What I mean is, did Creda fit a one shot device for a real safety reason? Is it even a legal requirement? If a resetable one is fitted, then a fault that occurs causing it to trip will remain unfixed. The stat will then cut out and reset continuously and could eventually fail.
If a fire was caused, and we have not fitted the manufacturer’s part – that’s a dodgy situation isn’t it?
Re: Hotpoint / Creda tumble dryers not heating
Customers are getting the blame yes, currently it’s the consensus of opinion here too but I’m not so sure. I went to one woman last week and it was the 4th set she’d had in. She was well pissed off and was demanding an exchange. She was adamant she was using it properly. She was well aware of the “possibility†that it was caused by heat raising after the fan is cut out if the customer turns the machine off before its done the 10 min cooling down period.
I’ve had at least a dozen, where it’s the 2nd or 3rd set gone and I find it hard to believe that the customers are still causing the problem themselves and having the inconvenience of another breakdown.
Anyway, to me it’s still a design fault if they make a machine that breaks down and needs a call out and parts if the customer simply opens the door. If this is true, where’s the warning on the machine saying do not open the door when running, or do not even turn it off when running? Where’s the device that prevents this happening? For example, the Hotpoint washer dryer has no way of turning the dryer timer to the 10 min cooling down period, once set it has to complete the cycle. However, you can cancel the program with the cancel button. So, if doing so will allow the temperature to rise above the cut out level, why is the customer not only allowed to do it, but not warned about doing it?
With the Hotpoint washer dryer, again I’ve had loads with the one-shot cut out gone yet no evidence of a cause. Are they set too low because they’ve relied on just the one device? Daren’t they rely on a reset-able one because if it is operated too many times it may fail and it’s the only cut out?
Re: Whats the most annoying thing customers do?
farmboy wrote:Why when you phone someone elderly for directions do they direct you past something thats been knocked down, like “do you know where the post office used to be? – well it’s a house now…” the other one i often used to get was “well, everyone in the village knows where i am just ask someone” the fact that ive flagged down 3 people already…
Indeed. It’s one of the most frustrating and annoying things a customer can say to me after I’ve struggled to find them, they say, “Everyone has trouble finding us”. I always say to them, “let’s hope a doctor or ambulance never has the same trouble”. Unfortunately there isn’t a trace of sincerety in my retort. ( I can’t include the fire service – coz, they’d be able to follow the smoke.)
As for dogs …. & got chased by a pack of basset hounds.
lol. Nice one farm boy, that was a very funny image 🙂
Re: Miele PCB £600? Surely not?
I wonder whether the engineer wrote it off because he didn’t know what was wrong with it?
Re: Amusing Anecdotes & Other Tales
I was driving slowly down a road looking for a house number a few miles out of town when an elderly women flagged me down. She calmly asked me if I would give her a lift into town as she’d missed her bus and had a doctors appointment. I was so taken aback that I meekly agreed and drove her a few miles into town. I then had to drive all the way back to find the house.
