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Re: Cooker wiring conversion
You can do it using the diamond H stat. I’ve done 2 quite recently. (both inside 1 week!!!)
Firstly, remove the old stat from its position. Do not disconnect any wires. Then the switch tags that foul have to be bent to clear the stats either side. (bend the top ones up and the lower ones down). The outer ones should be bent carefully at 90 degrees and the inner ones at 60 to 70 degrees.
The amp tags for these conections should now be cut off and replaced with 90 degree amp tags. This gives the critical clearance. 😉 Bend the card insulator round to guard the connections. With care and patience I managed to fit the stat. It was fiddly, but possible. But only with 90 degree amp tags.Hope that helps,
Steve.
Re: replacement van
I contract hire my Citroen van and it is great value for money. Total cost a month £215.00 inc VAT. That is including the full maintenance package. I have the van for 3 years, 45,000 miles limit (5p per mile if OTT). The maintenance package covers any repairs and services required, any failed components, worn out tyres and brakes, windscreen wiper blades…. as long as it’s not been physically broken then it’s covered. It also includes the yearly road tax – so in effect – I just put the diesel in!!!
Now, when you buy a van, you will get tax relief on a percentage of your loan amount, with contract hire you can put the entire amount the vehicle costs you a year down as a business expense as you are “hiring” it in effect, so it doesn’t appear on your books as an asset. In turn that will serve to lower your profit for that year and lower your tax liability accordingly. 😉
If you are buying a new van it is the preferred method and works out the cheapest way. The only thing that could really compete would be to buy a £3000 van and run it to death. BUT…. you have to keep it maintained and MOT’d, replace tyres and other worn parts at your own expense…..not me, I pick up the phone and book it in. And a tidy van is so much better for your business image.
For reference, a useful site to peruse is http://www.contracthireandleasing.com as it gives explanations of all types of finance and is a portal for some very competitive lease and contract hire companies.
Do beware of the main dealers though – their prices are usually a lot higher. I nearly got stung by a Citroen dealer due to his incompetence and lack of communication with me and Citroen themselves. I now read the small print and kick a*se!! :rolls:Hope that helps,
Steve.
Re: zanussi washer fs1155 door lock problem
Quite probably PCB – try EMW – they have started doing these. Telephone number for reference; (01159) 652118.
HTH,
Steve.
Re: Tricity Soveregh cooker 4638
On that age of cooker I would offer to wire out the automatic switching and disconnect the clock display. Most people agree to save the cooker as most don’t use the auto cook anyway.
Unlikely to buy that quality again……… 😥Steve.
Nice little front page news story, Ken – any feedback yet? And do you know if anyone has taken up a contract with espares yet?
Steve.
Re: Bosch WOL2200GB/08 top loader.
Hmmm….of course – the dreaded Bosch low brushes fault. 😉 I’ll have a look!!
Cheers, Chris.
Steve.
Re: AEG bearing seal.
Looks like it and at £5+ VAT I’ll risk it!!
Thanks very much Clive and Chris. 😀
Steve.
Re: Hotpoint BWD20 washer drier.
I haven’t got anything yet, Chris……. 😕 Could you resend it please?
Cheers,
Steve.
Re: Lucrative Dishwasher Money going west
Lid off, plinth off, right side panel off and all will become clear. Water in the base of these machines is common. Outlet hose holes near the pump rubber cuff and the securing collar where it passes through the cabinet are ones to look for. Other problems are the lock nut under the salt cap inside the tub can work loose and leak.
Motor is most likely for low insulation if the machine has been tilted back. Heater and everything else would have been ‘jetwashed’ by a hole in the outlet hose so in that case everything needs to be checked. :rolls: The heater is a flow type and is the tubular item you see as soon as you take the side panel off.
If you can fix this machine, you have a snapshot of probably half the dishwashers with faults around at the moment. Hotpoint, Indesit, Baumatic and Haier to name a few all use this design. Loads out there and loads going wrong daily. Such is the excellent design and impeccable quality control of these machines. :snig:HTH,
Steve.
Re: Lucrative Dishwasher Money going west
The problem of the door springing up (especially when the decor door has been removed on integrated machines) is something to be mindful of as Squadman rightly says. An easy way to hold a door is to fully open and clamp your mole grips on one of the hinge plates. The door can actually be stopped at any angle with this method and avoids you having to lean on or weigh the door down leaving your hands free and safe. 😉
(If you put a weight on the door to keep it open, the average integrated dishwasher will often bodily tip over).Steve.
Re: bendix bearings
This machine uses the small bearing kit for Zanussi. (6205ZZ and 6204ZZ bearings). BKT08 from Qualtex or BRG94207 from Connect.
Hope that helps,
Steve.
Re: And in the beginning….
Started my business 12 years ago with £40, a box of tools and a sale – or – return agreement with a local shop on the spares.
The best part was my van. Morris Ital 1.3 ex – water board white / rust coloured. £50 no MOT. 🙁
Repaired the body, swapped the engine for a 1.7 ohc, s/hand gold seal gearbox and sprayed it Ford electric blue. (cue smutty comments :rolls: )
It looked great, went like the wind and cost me about £300 in total. 🙂
Sold it 2 years later for £550!! The guy came up to me in the street after seeing ‘For sale’ in the back window. He offered me £550 cash. Strange, as there was no price on the notice.
I then bought a MK3 Escort van – to find at the next MOT a year later that it needed a whole new floor. The plywood had been carefully painted by the seller to disguise the holes. 👿 Ditched it and bought a Talbot Express van. Ugly, noisy but refused to break down.
Then I decided to contract hire a new Citroen Dispatch……..but please don’t start me on that……. :haier: :bang: :angry4: :cuss: Good van, u’kin useless company. They collectively couldn’t run a bath without supervision. Utterly…:cuss:Steve.
