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Re: how many words can you make out of indesit-hotpoint

no point 😆

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Re: Do you turn dishwashers upside down?

Penguin45 wrote:
Granvilles PetroPutty.

Is that a two part epoxy putty?

Bob

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Re: Do you turn dishwashers upside down?

mike412 wrote: Look out for the pin hole leaks in the stainless steel around the salt filler, had several of those.

Anybody got a long term fix for this problem?

Bob

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Re: Do you turn dishwashers upside down?

I’ve had that seal leaking too. It throws you a bit as it only leaks when the circ pumps stops as it’s on the negative pressure bit.

Bob

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Re: Do you turn dishwashers upside down?

I’m with Martin on this one. Everything is accessible by simply lifting off the tub. Not a drip on the floor. From this picture, I would say Martin took less than 20 minutes to rebuild..

Bob

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Re: Hotpoint TDC60

At the back of the machine there is a small square cover that protects the rear bearing, held on by two screws. Inside this cover is a small copper contact that supplies the earth connection to the drum. Make sure that this is in contact with the drum shaft.

The earth connnection supplies the return feed for the electronic dryness sensor.

Bob

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Re: VAT De-registration

Martin wrote:

1.) Your profits increase by 17.5{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}
2.) No paperwork (or you can take up origami if you insist!)
3.) Cash holds a special significance.
4.) No VAT to pay on credit/debit card transactions.
5.) Less income tax to pay.
6.) Call-out charges are 17.5{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} cheaper.
7.) More competitive, more customers.
8.) You can afford regular holidays for a change.

Martin. I can’t agree with your comments.

1.) Your profits increase by 17.5{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}

How can profits increase by 17.5{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}? What you mean is that you deregistered but carried on charging the same labour rates and increased your mark up on parts by 17.5{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d}

2.) No paperwork
With the flat rate scheme there is virtually no paperwork. Even under the regular scheme the paperwork is only a continuation of your required bookkeeping anyway.

3.) Cash holds a special significance.

Smacks of “I’m on the fiddle”

4.) No VAT to pay on credit/debit card transactions.

If you are VAT registered and use the normal (not flat rate) system, then you claim back the VAT. So you pay a damn site more VAT if you are not registered!

5.) Less income tax to pay.

YOu only pay income tax (or in my case company tax) on profits. So the VAT does not show in this calculation.

6.) Call-out charges are 17.5{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} cheaper.

Er! doesn’t that counteract item 1?

7.) More competitive, more customers.

You don’t want more customers as they only take you over the VAT threshold.

8.) You can afford regular holidays for a change.

Do you mean that you have to take a holiday so that your turnover doesn’t go over the threshold? Strange way to run a business.

Of course I don’t like paying taxes… Who does? but I am tied by the law of the land, the same as everybody else. The only thing I don’t like about the system is that I (and a few million others) am an unpaid tax collector.

I would find it very difficult to stay below the VAT threshold without fiddling the system. My business (and my whole life come to that) is based on honesty. And I’m proud of it!

Bob

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Re: VAT De-registration

Sorry, I can’t see the problem with being VAT registered.

Those of us that have been in the trade for more than a few years and have a healthy customer base are surely doing more than five calls a day!

Any more than that and you must be nearing the VAT threshold!

I worried a bit when I registered for VAT thinking that my increase in charges will lose me customers but it made no difference at all. In fact., if anything, it helps to keep the company image.

I subscribe to the “flat rate scheme”. There is very little paperwork. I just tell the VAT man how much I have taken for the three month period and send a cheque for 8.5{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of my takings. ( the first year is 7.5{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d})

I couldn’t be doing with turning work down or cherry-picking my jobs just to try to cheat the system.

Bob

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Re: Hotpoint TDC60

Have you checked the earth strap at the back of the drum bearing?

Bob

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Re: AWZ541/3 Whirlpool Condenser Dryer Help !

Turbo wrote:However it now makes a wizzing noise each time the drum changes direction, is this the fan working loose on the motor shaft?.

Spot on. The fan can be replaced as a spare. You will need to take out the drum and then keep digging until you get to the fan housing.

It’s not really that bad a job once you have done one.

481236118189 about £23

Bob

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Re: Newbie

Hi Matt. Welcome to the industry. I have been at it now for nearly 20 years and have been on my own for 4 years.

The best advice that I can give is to be honest. Your name will very quickly spread around your neighbourhood and you will soon wonder why you ever worried about anything.

As long as you have a good technical ability, you can make a living in this industry.

A few of my tips:

Company name and image. From the outset, set your company as unique from the opposition. Give your company a name that will become easily recognisable and individual. Your company image will also help to give you the edge. Always turn up to your customer tidy and on time. Make sure your car or van is signwritten.

Documentation. Spend some time on your computer to produce some company documents. A well laid out invoice, for example, will speak volumes about your company.

Advertisment. In the early days you will need to advertise. Make sure you get a good return on investment. A box ad in your local free advertiser is a good starting point. Check out the other adverts and make yours stand out.

Stock Difficult one this. You need to carry a resonable level of stock to ensure that you can complete as many jobs as possible on the first visit. Make sure that you have an account with at least one supplier that can give you guaranteed next day delivery of spares. SEME are a good start. Their stock is a bit limited but most of the normal every day stuff is always in stock.

Honesty. If you mess up, be honest about it. We’ve all been there! As long as you make good, your customer will be more than happy.

Don’t be greedy. This industry can be very lucrative, but don’t be greedy. Charge a sensible rate for your work. On the other hand Remember that you are a business not a charity. Customers are quite happy to pay a reasonable rate for your work as long as you deliver the goods. Don’t give parts away at cost price just because you feel guilty that you are able to get the parts at trade price. Your local shop keeper wouldn’t!

Make use of the resources available on this site. There are always lots of us online to give you tips and advice. One point though. Try and work it out yourself first before posting a question here. We get quite a few posts where the engineer has not even been to the house and is trying to diagnose the fault in advance.

Most of all. Enjoy yourself!

Good luck

Bob

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Re: AWZ541/3 Whirlpool Condenser Dryer Help !

Last one I had with this problem was caused by customer using Vaseline on the kid’s zits. It solidifies in the float chamber. I thought it was candle wax!

Bob

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Re: Zanussi FJR1254W Error Code E90

I bet you will find coffee stains down the front of the machine!

Bob

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Re: AEG Favorit F5050 D/W

eastlmark wrote:It fits in the underside of the lower spray arm. not now available, needs a new spray arm. .

dst1523172102

I think this is the part. It’s called a nozzle. £2.00 ish from connect.

Bob

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Re: hoover washer dryer cuts out

Double check for blockages in the right angle duct where the condenser pipe mates to the drum.

Bob

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