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Re: Candy CMD146-80 Not heating.
Yes the PCB can cause a no heat fault, but resist the temptation to keep throwing new parts at the machine. It could be an earth leak; a continuity multimeter will not find it. You must have an insulation meter that tests 500V to proceed any further.
HTH,
A.
Re: Talk,talk
Phil attending on Friday 16th – just need to let him know what time we are starting.
Steve.
Re: Talk,talk
Lawrence wrote:which means the 16th then doesn’t it ?
Lawrence:joker: Thanks for stating the bleedin’ obvious……..
I’ll try for the 16th then.
Steve.
Re: Talk,talk
Well……Phil’s away on an Easter break so he’s not available on the 9th….. :rolls:
But – 16th, 23rd and 30th he can do…..ATM. He is very keen to put names to faces as we are all so geographically spread around the UK.
He also wants a tete – a – tete with Ken as he wants to do more for UKW as well. So Ken attending is pivotal in this. 😉
I’ve looked at the price list for the Millers and £49.00 single room B + B rate is shown. Can we get a block booking rate with them like Brian gets with the Hilton chain?
I need another show of hands please!!!
Steve.
Re: Talk,talk
That’s enough concensus – I’ll phone Phil first thing in the morning.
Ken, have you still got the webpage for the Millers? Can you post up a link please.
Cheers,
Steve.
Re: LG WD1050FHB gaining time on program.
I couldn’t uinderstand what she meant by “gaining time” so I went and tested everything that I thought could be at fault. Everything (as is usually the case in these situations) tested OK on visit. Insulation tested the heater – OK. Checked the pressure bottle – OK. Pump and filter clear; drain hose clear and not kinked.
Only leaves the PCB 🙁 …….anything I’ve missed?Steve.
Re: Talk,talk
Shall I try for 9th April then? I’ll need a quick decision on the venue and I’ll tie it up. Millers or Hilton or……….?
Steve.
Re: Talk,talk
Early or mid – April may be OK but who’s free and who’s not? I can contact Phil as soon as I know and get the ball rolling. It would be great to combine the two initiatives in one hit.
Steve.
Re: Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts
Scratches and bloom can be removed from plastic parts with 1200 grade wet and dry and Duraglit or Brasso wadding polish.
Scratches in plastic parts (including clear plastic):-
1) Try rubbing with the wadding polish. (This is the woolly stuff in the tin). Most small scratches and surface abrasions can be simply polished out.
2) Now for deeper scratches, paint spots and bloom. (bloom being the white misty look plastic takes on after accidental contact with spirit cleaners).
First thoroughly soak the wet and dry in water containing a good proportion of washing up liquid. Rub down the scratch or bloom taking care to ‘feather out’ the area you are rubbing to avoid sanding a channel in the plastic. Wipe with a cloth periodically to check the progress.
Once the scratch has been removed, polish out the small scratches left by the 1200 wet and dry with Duraglit or Brasso wadding polish and continue until the area is shiny and flat again.
To remove spirit bloom, rub down the area with 800 wet and dry. Check the area then go over again with the 1200 grade. Check the bloom has been removed. When you are satisfied that the misty look has gone, proceed to polish it back to a brilliant shine with the Duraglit or Brasso wadding.To finish, furniture polish the part and you would never know it had been damaged. 😉
Hope that helps,
Steve.
Re: Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts
Door boot covered in oily fingerprints and gunge after that bearing job? Recon machine with an almost new but slightly stained gasket? Shame to waste it……:wink:
Make door gaskets look like new by wiping round with a rag soaked with cellulose thinner. Make sure the rag is wet enough with thinners so it will slide over the rubber without dragging. All the dirt will come off and the gasket will be a uniform “as – new” grey. The scale can be scraped off from around the drain holes with a blunt knife blade or flat screwdriver then wipe over to finish. The only thing it will not remove is black mould stain. Saves a fortune on door boots and puts that finishing touch to a workshop repair.
Steve.
Re: Bl#**y LG!
Fitted a WM (1602026) Hotpoint heater today to an LG: my own LG has a WM heater in it (2 years ago); in fact the grommet on the WM heater is thicker than the LG so it goes in further, so no risk of it pulling out (as poor Martin had some time ago with a pattern Bosch heater).
The WM element is about an inch shorter but still fits comfortably under the heater bracket. 😉HTH,
Steve.
Re: Talk,talk
I am due to meet Phil Hulme of Qualtex in early April – what if I try to get that meeting to coincide with ours? It would save time and Phil would be able to meet all the members of the WTA council. He was willing to come to Bournemouth to see me, so maybe he could be persuaded to meet us all at a different location? (I think he is based in Manchester IIRC but I’ll check that!!)
Seems logical…….Steve.
