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Re: HotpointWMTL790 top loader bearings.
Can you elaborate on that, please? How does the bearing housing come off? I presume there is another bearing hub on the other side of the drum. Do both have to be changed?
Sorry, never attempted one before, so looking to be clear on what to do before going.Thanks,
Steve.
Re: Zanussi washing machine stopping mid-cycle
Too early in the cycle for the heater to be switched in. Try the motor brushes as the machine will fill first, then run the wash motor. PCB module may not find the motor due to open circuit. 😉
Power off before ANY inspection. Be safe!! :plug:Hope that helps,
Steve.
Re: Whirlpool WMTL790 top loader bearings.
Sorry, guys; it IS a Hotpoint WMTL790!! :rolls: Duh!!
Now that’s cleared up, any ideas?Cheers,
Steve.
Re: Zanussi FJS1425W bearing kit.
Just done one of these – use the large (1000 spin) bearing kit, Connect part no. BRG942260. The bearings are much cheaper to buy this way. The original seal is a double lip one, but you could use the seal in the kit; it does fit. I’ve used it before with no problems. Or order the seal separately. Bearings are 6206 2Z (small, outer) and 6207 2Z (large, inner next to seal).
Hope that helps,
Steve.
Re: idiot customers
Read Hotpointwf220’s comments in ‘Washing machine and driers support’ in the public forums. A closet self-confessed ‘expert’ on reliable machines.
Qualifies as a prize pratt (with honours). :martin:
Steve.Re: Duel Cooker Elements
Quality control??? Costs money that does. Leave it to the poor engineer to sort it: red-faced in front of the customer. I’ve had this many times; now I always megger the elements before putting them in stock and ‘cook up’ as necessary. Works 90{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of the time. Other 10{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}…….. 😈 😈
Wastes everybody’s time and money. Who benefits?Steve.
Re: power trip on zanussi WJS1665W
You will need to test the main components individually with an insulation test meter to establish where the fault lies. Do not buy any spares until this has been done. The PCB will not blow the trip itself, but the components it supplies will. Diagnostics will not show a short as the trip goes before you can set them up.
Time for an engineer – quicker, cheaper and safer in the long run for this type of job. Click the ‘Repairs @’ banner for an engineer in your area.Steve.
Re: House of Horrors
Bad practice is bad for everyone. Bad news also makes good TV. You can fully understand the programme’s moral arguement, and whilst showing our trade in a bad light, it always amuses me that they fail to mention that these jokers are the small exception and definately not the rule. Watchdog is a perfect example. Crimewatch says, ‘Don’t have nightmares’; these consumer programmes scream, ‘Trust no-one’.
‘Pot calling the kettle black’ time – Note the full page of disclaimers at the end of the ‘fact sheet’. ‘Cannot be held responsible for…..information correct at the time…..belonging to a trade association won’t necessarily guarantee you won’t be ripped off…… :rolls:
So it’s OK for them to distance themselves from their errors but highlight and look down their noses at us. Now, don’t get me wrong – I fully agree that cowboys should be hounded out of business, but good practice and integrity by all the other tradesmen will surely out these crooks in the end. You also have to have a customer willing to make the effort to complain to the Trading Standards. I have found that after following up on many a cowboy repair or recon and suggesting the customer report the findings to the Trading Standards, that the ‘TS’ are really little more than a toothless tiger. These cowboys still manage to continue to trade.
I work on recommendation alone – I only advertise in the local parish magazine just to jog memories in my village. I am busy every week.
Reputation is harder to earn than money; and easier to lose. Reputation is cheaper than advertising, and always more effective.
DASA does not have the exposure that Corgi and Niceic have; so are not in the customer’s psyche. To be truly effective, you have to be constantly in the public eye. Good intentions are not enough. Trade regulation would seem to be the only way to achieve this.
Until then, cowboys can still operate unabated. BUT, as this programme showed, the bogus gas fitter and electrician still got the initial job. Especially if the price was right. 😉 Without the programme, he would have got away with it.
I rest my case…………Steve.
Re: Another joke.
Two little children sit down for their evening meal. “Mummy” says the little girl pointing at her potatoes, “What are these?”
“Ah, those are new potatoes, my darling, you’ll love them, they’re very tasty”
“And what are these green things?” she asks.“Those are garden peas, sweetheart, fresh today from Grandad’s allotment”.
The little girl then points at the meat. “What animal is this meat from, Mummy?”Thinking that her daughter will not understand ‘Venison’, she quickly says, “Well darling, let’s see if you can guess! It’s has the same name as Mummy often calls Daddy”.
“Don’t touch it!!” shouts the little boy, “It’ a f***ing a*sehole!!!”
Re: Indesit SGE12XUK Int W/Machine Electronic Fault??
Check the brushes! Worn motor brushes will give this fault. 😉
Hope that helps,
Steve.
