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Re: Daewoo DWD-G1241S
Hi again…touchwood, machine seems to be ok now. Trying it on all different cycles produced various results, as if it was moving in the right direction. Anyway, I had to call at the local washing machine shop to buy some vacuum bags and belts, and as this was where i bought the machine, i told him what was wrong. He had a Bosch machine in bits in the shop and he told me to take the lid of my Daweooo, and using the Bosch to show me, he told me to take the pressure valve hose off an blow hard down the tube as he says the tubes sometimes get gunked up. He said if the pressure valve isn’t working properly, then it won’t be sending the right signals to the circuit board.
I had my doubts. But I came home and did this. All I can say is the machine is now sailing through the cycles as it should be. Amen to that. I can start denting this backlog of laundry…
Re: Bosch WAS32460
The piece of metal turns out to be one half of the heater bracket. The heater has been all over the place since, it seems. The guy from Bosch was heaven-sent. Part now on order and they are coming on the 1st of February to fit it, all being well. I am told it is a huge, huge job as the whole machine has to be stripped down. I have no idea how this has happened. My local washer repair guy said it could be coin damage, which I can’t see as i never ever have coins in my clothes. The Bosch guy said he had no idea at all as to how it occured.
Any ideas?
Re: Bosch WAS32460
Me again…I have tried my machine out again, and so far, no tripping :rolls: It is on a main-wash as I type. I did a rinse and spin, and the spin was just as horrendously noisey as ever. I checked the pump filter (like Bosch told me to) and there was a piece of metal in it. Silver colour, about an inch long, curved in the middle and looks like the letter ‘M’. At one end I can see where it has sheared off something.
This piece looks like nothing I have seen before and is too big to fit between the tiny gap bewteen drum and door seal. I’m coming to the conclusion it must have fallen off from inside the drums. Is this possible? I’m concerned as Bosch said if no fault is found then I’ll be charged a call out. 😐 I know something just isn’t right.
Thanks.
Re: Daewoo DWD-G1241S
No probs, cheers. Its just gone through a rinse and spin OK. I had forgotten just how noisey it is. Horrible machine. I only bought it as a stop-gap originally.
Re: Daewoo DWD-G1241S
Hi K. Cheers. Do you think it is something to do with the way the new heater was reconnected? The first engineer (who is a rather unhelpful, unpleasant man; he and I met once before a the company he works for does work for various manufacturers and insurance companies and was sent out by D&G to fix my Bosch dryer, years ago) left the machine in bits. He didnt even take the time to put it back in situ. Thus, the 2nd engineer had to make sense of what was left. I’m wondering if something has been put back wrong. Thanks again.
Re: Daewoo DWD-G1241S
Me again…I have noticed that the machine shuts off at the point where it wants to start heating…I do a cold wash and all is ok…do you think the repair guy has maybe not connected the new element correctly?
When the machine broke-down, it just got ‘stuck’ on the wash cycle, washing for forever in cold water. Selecting ‘cold’ instead of a temperature meant the cycle went through perfectly OK. Anyway, the engineer diagnosed a faulty element and I then went and bought a new machihe as i was desperate without one (i wash a stack of uniforms for work for myself & partner). This Daewoo stood in the garage for about 5 months, until i got it fixed, about 3 months back. Like i say, never been used since the new element went in. Cheers.
Re: Bosch WAS32460
Hello Martin
Thanks for that. I called Appliances Online, who are the ones who sold it to me. The girl was so helpful and arranged a call with Bosch. She did it all for me. They are coming on Saturday. In the meantime, my ‘spare’ washing machine isn’t working 😥 Could you look at the Daewoo thread? Thanks again.
Re: Advice needed – Safety Issue!
Martin…5 years in electrical retail and i never did hear a joke in that style before…..NOT! 🙂
Thanks, I saw a Meile G1022 in Currys for only £249.99. Its a showroom model SO THEY SAID, which if true, i will buy. I will not buy it if i have a sniff of an idea that it’s a returned or repaired item. I will buy a Bosch if not.
Re: Advice needed – Safety Issue!
Hi Martin!
Dither me not, ‘cos as i said, the Indesit man did come out to my machine and say it’s alright as the PCB showed no signs of a problem. It is the valued comments on here which followed which made me think that the inspection may not prove a thing. I can’t see me telling the household insurance company about it as i don’t want to give them any ammo should a fire occur (i.e. ‘you knew there was a problem). In the meantime, i am 99{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} sure now i will be buying a new dishwasher this week.
Re: Advice needed – Safety Issue!
I found what the £35 was…it was not a new part on the site i was looking at, it was a REPAIR service for faulty PCBs in white goods. Never heard of that before.
Re: Advice needed – Safety Issue!
Well i’ll stand corrected then as one of the Bosch boards i saw on line was coming in at £35.
In light of that, there is no way i am paying to have this machine mended 🙁
Re: Advice needed – Safety Issue!
Well i called Indesit again….lovely lady on the fone…upshot is thus;
Indesit are aware that certaion Hotpoint machines are affected by the Bosch circuit boards. However, they are NOT currently issuing a recall. What they are doing is offering a free inspection to anyone who asks for one, and fitting a new PCB to any machine which shows signs of PCB going wonky. What i really don’t understand is why -when the engineer is already on site- they don’t fit a new part as standard, ‘cos my understanding was that its the labour that costs the £££ not the part. And if i can buy the part for £35, i am guessing it would only cost the indesit group about a tenner? If i had known this, i would willingly have paid for a new board if they were able to fit it free.
Bosch, on the other hand, well as we know they are changing boards as standard, so the lady told me this morning. She said it was ‘precautionary’ and said the actual fire risk is minimal as most machines just stop working if the PCB fails. But she said she could see why its a worry.
I don’t think i want to pay the cost of parts & labour on a machine as old as mine, so i am thinking it’s time for a new dishwasher. Or am i over reacting?
Re: Advice needed – Safety Issue!
OMG!!!!!
As yet, I have not contacted Indesit since my last message as i’ve just been too busy. That picture has really freaked me out 🙁
Genuine thanks sent though for showing me.
Re: Advice needed – Safety Issue!
Ignore that last post 😳
Better-half has now decided that after reading message from nomad, that yes, it was an inspection of the PCB for signs of overheating / scorching etc.
Given that i read here that bosch are replacing the boards, i think a fone call to Indesit will be happening in the morning :rolls:
Re: Advice needed – Safety Issue!
Hi nomadpaul. I may not have explained what i meant – sorry. The engineer wasn’t looking for traces of damage, he was looking to see if the PCB was on of the ones affected. There is more than one type – so they said – and not all are affected. That is all i know and no, they are not coming back…so this is where my limited knowledge of the situation ends and where i am now dependant on the experts like yourself to advise further 😕
