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Well the part finally arrived with no order update or dispatch notification email. Its now fitted and seems to be working better. It gave me a chance to take both side panels off and explore the internal workings, give it a good cleaning/vac and general service. Thanks all.. i wont be using these clowns again.
The last time i managed to speak to AEG they promised it would arrive monday or tuesday this week and still the order status has not been updated. I am going to ring my card company and see if its been charged/request a chargeback.
It was showing as in stock on the website and neither of the people i spoke to mentioned a stock issue.
Hi gain,sorry for the delay, It doesnt always do it but if it does fail to start i just open the door,rotate the drum a few degrees ,shut door,try again and generally it goes. I had another look at the product badge and it says
Type p502766
prod no 916 096 476 05
serial 03185122
ThanksRe: Help please AEG Lavatherm 56840L >Expensive/failed early
24 hour turnaround, the pcb is back in my hands and now in the drier and it lives again. LNK304GN IC replaced. Its on the back of the pcb almost back to back with the big blue selector switch, see data below.
I’m guessing this is what also failed on the first pcb but the reapir guys obviously don’t do component level repairs.
A fairly pricey machine could have been junk twice for the price of a £2 component.
I guess its an everyday story of modern domestic appliances.
Hopefully it will give a few extra years service.
Re: Help please AEG Lavatherm 56840L >Expensive/failed early
Thanks for all the feedback,,pcb boxed up and ready to go ! Probably worth a gamble.
Re: Help please AEG Lavatherm 56840L >Expensive/failed early
Well here we are again. Turned on to dry my washing and its dead. Live into control module and dead display . This machine is only 7 years old and is lightly used as only two adults in house. I notice that a company up in Workington does mail order pcb repairs for this unit which leads me to think that
a) Its a common problem
b) Its probably only one component on the pcb that fails.I am not about to buy a new pcb so it looks like it could be junk unless i can discover the mystery failing component as im quite nifty with a soldering iron.
Am i asking too much to get 7 years out of such a machine?
AEG (Electrolux in disguise) ? Junk
PS Please can anyone recommend a decent machine thats uncomplicated and that will last a reasonable time ?
Re: Samsung?
Spotted these in currys…any further thoughts on Samsung eco bubbles? The 5 year warranty malarky is a promo item ending in may so it may not be an indication as to their confidence in the machine.
Re: Indesit WG1033TPG ..leaky backseal/ fix or replace??
Thanks,,are we saying then that my old Indesit is better than the newer ones simply because it is ..err…simpler and more repairable?
Re: Advice please-Indesit WG1033TPG water leak..
Thanks..I shall try. I checked today and no signs of leakage so nipping up the band must have done something for it.
On the subject of “two knob” washers..i had thought that washers such as mine had a cam/switch/type programmer knob which was operated sequentially as the motor turned the cams but i notice a small box of tricks on this washer too,,tucked away in the base at the bottom. I’m assuming its not an electronic memory module but has something to do more with power switching/speed control?
Re: Advice please-Indesit WG1033TPG water leak..
iadom wrote:
dooper wrote:
When it finally dies i will certainly replace it with similar !
I would respectfully suggest that to do that would be to make very big mistake. 😉
Bearings are sealed.
IC…so what brand would you suggest from the two knob variety of washer?
Re: Help please AEG Lavatherm 56840L >Expensive/failed early
UPDATE..
I had interactions re this issue with both Electrolux and the retailers.I asppreciate that Electrolux had no obligation to get involved however i do have to say that their response was both arrogant and dismissive.
eventually I cut a deal with the retailer and got a contribution towards repair which i am happy with.
I have vowed never to buy an electrolux group appliance again.Case closed.
Re: Advice please-Indesit WG1033TPG water leak..
Thanks for the replies…i didnt check for bearing wear but on the face of it,it sounds ok,works ok and has no other apprent issues or sources of leakage. In fact its a great piece of kit. Theres a lot to be said for simple two knob machines..see my previous posting on AEG drier woes.. I think on balance the watchful waiting approach mind be best. I do wonder why they mounted the motor almost vertically central below the drum but then i guess they have to factor in the weight of the motor with the centrifugal foces at play when it revs up the drum…I wonder if there is any value in blobbing the bearings with HMP grease or are they fully sealed?
When it finally dies i will certainly replace it with similar !
Re: Help please AEG Lavatherm 56840L >Expensive/failed early
electrofix wrote:from what i beleive the level of proof needed is not as great if the appliance is under 2 years old
from the legal point of veiw most things legal are based on what the reasonable man/woman would expect and in this case you would expect the applaince to last longer than this
you could approach AEG and ask them how long they design their appliance to last under average condtions
Dave
Hi Dave,,,Yes i keep being told that i need an expert opinion but when i read SOGA it doesnt say that. It applies the test of reasonableness given quality and price paid. Now IMHO AEG electrolux purchased the AEG brand as a way of setting its products aside from the rest. That is to say AEG is perceived to be a premium brand with overtures of fine German design and engineering. It even says as much on the AEG website. Whilst appreciating that there is no remedy with AEG, i did send a factual statement to them initially and their reply was to say the least curt and somewhat dismissive. In one bit they commented about the research and development and quality which goes into their appliances whilst further on they said well its just unfortunate and we are having nothing to do with it.
Leaving that aside, i think that a reasonable person would expect an AEG premium appliance to last much longer,i’d say at least 5 years,,especially given its low cycle count in a two adult home.
That aside there is still the slight problem of having had it repaired though of course it may arguably be cheaper to have it repaired than to insist that the retailer replaces the whole of the faulty appliance.
Re: Help please AEG Lavatherm 56840L >Expensive/failed early
Yes we have the repair reports although they simply state the fault i.e faulty pcb control module which isnt quite the same as saying that it could be expected to have lasted longer. I agree that retailer should have been approached before a repair was affected but purchaser didnt do that.
