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Re: Indesit washers on Watchdog
not defending anyone, but to be fair they were putting the blame on the fact, which I did not know, that this machine is incapable of doing anything hotter than a 60 degree wash, and as well as the door seal mould, the dispenser mould was also a major issue, as it is on most machines the difference being that most machines dont have the dispenser in the door.
Irony of course is that 10/15 (cannot remember when exactly) years ago, I did the watchdog feature on the very same subject (mould, not Moons) and was encouraged by DASA to “pull” my filmed input for fear of litigation against me from the detergent manufacturers. Maybe that worry is behind the fact that detergent was barely given a mention last night.No doubt now, the GP will be contacting Watchdog with complaints of mould on just about every brand of washing machine, excepting of course one which does not have a door seal…….
Re: neff cooker door (b1542n0gb
might find it is siliconed along the sides, not usually strong though and a bit of careful prising normally works.
Re: Where’s everybody gone?
maybe its just me, I have never once used the “view new posts” as I have just always navigated around the site, seems now I am just clicking and waiting and just get fed up really and a lot is passing me by.
I think the old general trade forum was a better title than the “industry matters,” and the sub forums are all just confusing.
If the numbers are up though Ken dont worry about it, maybe I will just get used to it but for now, after a month or whatever I aint feeling it at all.Re: LAMONA Int. F/L/A – HJA8514 – Prog selector unit
Its a Hoover/Candy. My MFI disc has expired so cannot help on part number, try AWS http://www.awsappliancespares.co.uk
Re: Where’s everybody gone?
it is slow, without a doubt. Its also harder to navigate around, thought I would get up to speed with it but I haven’t. Dont seem to look at half the stuff I used to. Maybe new users dont find a problem but for us lifers (me, anyway) its a chore compared to the old site, sorry but thats how it is.
Re: Pat test failed,What mega reading do i need
Hollytree_Technical wrote:Just pulled the “Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment – 3rd edition” off the shelf to check what it says and help to clear up any confusion.
In 15.5 “The Insulation Resistance Test” it gives a table (15.2)which says:-
“Class 1 heating and cooking equipment with a rating equal to or greater than 3KW = 0.3Mohm”
“All other Class 1 equipment = 1.0Mohm”
“Class 2 equipment = 2.0Mohm”In note 1 it states “Certain heating and cooking appliances may be unable to meet the insulation resistance requirements, such as where metal sheathed mineral-insulated heating elements are used. It may be necessary in some cases to switch on the appliance for a period of time to drive off absorbed moisture before commencing testing. Additionally the touch current measurement of section 15.6 may be carried out.”
And finally just to clarify where 0.5Mohm may have come from we go back up the page and find this paragraph “The applied test voltage should be approximately 500VDC. The test instrument should be capable of maintaining this test voltage with a load resistance of 0.5Mohm”
good info there but, is a washing machine, as it contains a mineral heater, classed as heating appliance?Re: Pat test failed,What mega reading do i need
Yes, must admit my training was some time ago but, unless its changed, 0.5 meg or above is fine for a used appliance (it needs to be far higher at factory gate).
Why the regs are so unclear is because it is really down to the testers expereince to decide and make the decision. Which is a bit daft considering most testing is done not by us, engineers, but dedicated testers who probably dont know the product they are testing well enough to make a decision, hence a high fail rate and its not a job I would want to do.
lets face it, just about every cooker would fail the 2 meg test and as for 10 meg……..dream on.Re: September 2011 UKW engineers meeting
r600a wrote:Anymore response ??
Bryan
Surpised no one has suggested Sibson.
Sibson?
personally I am sick to death of the Hilton Coventry
Re: How Washing Machine’s Changed The World
well the obvious thing is, guessing that guy is a little older than me, when he was 4 its unlikely his mother had a front loader with a start button and that they could all sit around and watch and later, when bored of watching, she then had all the time for reading the kids books etc. More likely she was standing there for hours humping heavy washing from one tub to the other……maybe I am just being pedantic though.
not an economic reason I know and i really cannot be bothered to go researching all the figures.Re: ASKO WM200 s/n 9508-043868 (20004 EXCELLENCE)
the bearings themselves are standard 6207 types, both of them.
the seal may be an issue the following part numbers are what is needed.
8056433
8901760
8008474
8055670Re: speed awareness course
yep, do the course, it will change your driving style for the better, even if you are not a “speeder” as such.
