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Re: Split fridge seals
Yep we fill the seal cavity with clear silicon then nip the split edges together remove excess and then gently close the door so that the magnet in the seal catches. Leave for a couple of hours and job done.
Re: refrigeration & air con
Re: Fridge and freezer stats
The VX0 stat was developed to counter defrost problems with refrigerators that had an evaporator held within the lining rather than exposed and mounted in the front of the lining. You can usually get away with fitting a VX0 where you would normally fit a VT9 but not always the other way around 8)
Re: packaging on new machines
Bryan – Could you also get the price for a 7Ft high 600mm square f/f cover too please. Ta.
Re: Refrigeration Legislation
If you have time read the above but the gist of it is that subject to signing and having a government minister authorising it we can run our own ‘in house certification scheme’ for f-gas engineers. The only requirement is that we keep records (an excel file) together with evidence of experience should the government bods want to have a look. I have also offered to certify ‘non WTA members’ for a small fee (which might be waivered if they join WTA). If you are all happy with this I would like to go forward as we only have until 4th July to have it signed off and the engineers registered. Doesn’t leave much time to get all the engineers on board and supporting evidence in and paperwork up to DEFRA..
Re: Whirpool Fridge Freezer S20ERSS2V-A/G flashing display
Or in short replace the two pcbs back and facia.
Re: Refrigeration Legislation
R600a – Yes it is used in commercial refrigeration, and just to add the sauce the Care range of refrigerants (another HC) is used in industrial too! Not a time to be taking our eye off the ball.
Re: intermittent servis washer/dryer
I’ve had afew of these where it can also be the display board too 🙁
Re: Refrigeration Legislation
Ta Ken – The gist of it is that if you work on appliances that have less than 3 Kg of F gas ie CFC/HCFC R12/R134a etc you have got to have an ‘in house certificate from DASA’ or a qualification such as C&G 2078 etc. (Legislation came on line today by the way.)
Those of you at the last meeting will remember that I was bashing away at the F Gas rep saying ‘no way not going to happen’ , ‘do you really think that the WTA/UKW lot are having DASA doing the paperwork – not a chance’ or ‘you think that they represent the industry – tosh’ His response was that it ‘was too late we have missed the boat should have signed up in 2001’ My answer was OK if thats how you want to go i guess no-one will bother This went on after the meeting and up until friday when I thought bugger it, I’ve had enough. Or as Ken is want to tell me most days ‘welcome to my word’
Imagine my surprise to receive a call from Defra today wanting to talk about what we were trying to do. I explained that as the youngest but largest TA I felt we should have an input even as a latecomer. We would like to do our own ‘in house certification’ and that I expected that if we couldn’t work something out we just wouldn’t bother. I further explained that if anything, engineers would just refuse to work on F Gas products and likely increase the WEEE pile. Surprisingly, he agreed and suggested that he would look into us doing our own register as long as we were prepared to sign up to the same terms as DASA. These will be forthcoming in the next few days and I’ll keep you posted.
Whichever, hopefully we will once again have the tiller. 🙂
Now you may ask why I’m bothering with something that is on its way out but reading between the lines sometime in the future the hydro carbons are sure to enter the debate. Better to be in now than trying later. 8)
