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ChrisR wrote:
Electrue want over £100.00 trade for the Leisure fan on part number FVLT 3901000.Chris, I phoned Aga (who now own the old Leisure Rangemaster name).
The fan motor is quite a bit cheaper from them, if you phone them on 0870 7895106 they should be able to supply you at trade price, if not let me know, I can order it for you.
I can’t help with the Atag one unfortunately, but it would not be unreasonable to assume it is the same motor, if you order the Leisure one you can check then I guess.
BTW Connect have zero stock of the motor, Aga have, and they are pretty speedy generally.
HTH
Dave.
Thanks both, it’s actually under extended-warranty. The insurer in question usually questions multiple parts fit, but they will get a fax today telling them a triple call will cost them more than the parts so I’ll gain authority to fit both. 😀
Dave.
kwatt wrote:Surprisingly loud those drums are you know, they always have been you just have to listen. 😉
Announcement !
UKW is now supplying hearing aids for those who need them 😀
Dave.
ted wrote:have you lot fuck all to say or are you all dead?
Personally I am dead, some insurance salesman ran me over in a silver Shirtlifter TwaT cart last night.
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Did you manage to get one in the end goosegreen ? The second hand one you asked me for is still here if you want it.
Regards.
Dave.
Sorry I forgot to mention in relation to this thread.
GDA/Merloni no longer have ANY technical support, that came straight from an email I sent them
😥
Dave.
This would be the technical information purchased by GDA when they were doing the Coverplan work.
The information is on the Electrolux “TESS” disk, which is available at a cost, what that cost is I don’t know. Perhaps someone knows the answer to that question. I know that Connect have a copy due to their involvement in Coverplan, but are unable to fax information to agents due to copyright laws.
Most of the information though is on the standard Electrolux “TDS Offline” DVD, which covers all spares, most wiring diagrams and service manuals. These are available from Distriparts, Connect or Washvac.
Dave.
kwatt wrote:Well it looks as if Electrue have decided to part company, or at least the administrative side now as well from what the jungle drums are saying today. 😉
They must be loud drums, if you can hear them and so can I someone’s got a bloody big drumstick. 😉
Dave.
Alex wrote:Take a look in work and vacancies; there is a string in there relating to Care 4. It just may be that some of the insurance companies who has used Endeva are looking at using Care 4.
If that is the case, how glad I am that it is Care 4, one of the only WP’s to ask us what we think, rather than the “This is what you will do, and this is how much we will pay you” attitude.
Dave.
Alex wrote:Have a word with your local Devondale Electrical suppliers.
Faxed this morning, I will get any details up here as soon as I recieve them. I also recieved a reply from Chris Hayter as I asked the question of DASA as well. The details of a company he gave me are:
GMC-Instruments ( UK ) Ltd
Priest House
Priest Street
Cradley Heath
BIRMINGHAM B64 6JN
01384 638822I’ll wait for the Devondale reply and play them off against each other, see what we can come up with 😉
Dave.
flipper wrote:Am I on my own here has no one else had to fill this sort of questionnaire in ? Or is it because I’ve being playing hardball trying to get my premium down.
No, that is not on our proposal form. Hmmmmm, do we start a thread on the best insurers, I know we had one on the mailing list, could be handy.
I’ll start one anyway, see what happens 😉
Dave.
bonzaco wrote:From memory I remember someone asking the rep of a major manufacturer (at DASA AGM) the question ‘which is more important to your company – is it quality or production quantity’ I dont remember a satisfactory reply
There wasn’t one ! Most manufacturers want them both, understandably I suppose, at least the one concerned is making an effort to stop the price drop rot setting in any deeper by keeping their prices stable for now.
Dave.
Extract from a Government site, outlining the basics involved:
Mobile phone ban for drivers
Driving while using a hand-held mobile phone will be a specific offence from 1 December 2003. Offenders will be subject to a £30 fine, which can be increased to a maximum fine of £1,000 if the matter goes to court.
Legislation is planned to make it an endorseable offence. Drivers will then get three points on their licence each time they are caught holding a phone.
Research shows that if people drive and use a mobile phone they are four times more likely to have an accident. Hands-free calls are also distracting and drivers should be aware that they still risk prosecution for failing to have proper control of their vehicle, for careless or even reckless driving if use of a phone affects their driving in this way.
Road Safety Minister David Jamieson said:
“Driving whilst using a mobile phone is dangerous. We are all too familiar with the sight of people driving along while holding and talking on their mobile phones. Any driver will be distracted by a phone call or text message. It affects the ability to concentrate and anticipate the road ahead, putting the driver and other road users at risk.
“Our decision to introduce this new offence will make the roads safer for us all. Missing a call won’t kill you – an accident quite possibly could.”
In a recent consultation exercise 88 per cent of respondents were broadly in favour of the introduction of a new offence.
It looks as though even proffesionally installed kits will be made illegal while driving eventually, as JP says, this will have a serious impact on contacting field engineers. 🙁
I suppose a temporary solution is to send a text message to the engineer asking they contact you as soon as it is safe to do so, ie at the next customers house, which could be some distance from the previous call, not good if the previous customer has a problem or you wanted to slot another call in while in the area.
Dave.
I have to phone them tomoorrow about a problem we have, I’ll ask the question while I’m on to them, if I can find anyone who is allowed to tell me anything that is 😉
Dave.
Let me just say that this policy is just de-valuing the whole industry.
Not only are low priced appliances poor value for money everall, they do not give manufacturers enough margin to allow more for their servicing budget, retailers (even the bigger one’s) are struggling, hence the need to sell extended warranties. This brings in the competition among those who sell them, low priced policies don’t allow the insurers enough margin to pay for service at a realistic price.
It also cuts out the need for customers to pay for chargeable work as they already have insurance.
The point that appliances go wrong less frequently is in fact innacurate, they are overall becoming more reliable believe it or not, it is just that people replace them more often due to the low price of replacement opposed to the cost of the repair.
I’m not going to go on, it’s all been said before.
Dave.
