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Re: bbc watchdog
worst thing about this is its only gonna ecourage people to try it themselves, or book the manufacturer. there wasd a piece on 97.0 fm the other day by a guy who runs moneysavingexpert.com or something quoting sillly prices from manufacturers only. not once did he imply the customer could get a better deal from independant engineers, who have on occasion saved customers from great expense… and i suspect why??? because he was put up to it by espares… as he name checked them 3 times for price quotes >:(
in completely the opposite to fame, no news is better than bad news…
Re: LUXOR LW 105 washing machine – power no start
luxors werent too bad, vestelle job that was fairly simple to work on actually. did the landlord buy a haier/hec/tecnolec or other catalogue poo?
have you grabbed the luxor to sort out for yourself???
Re: Which Dishwasher,integrated?
choose siemens over bosch if its fully integrated, as most of them are currrently working out at about £30-50 more than an equiv spec decent bosch, but with a 5 yr p&l warranty, instead of bosch and miele’s 2…
also mind, im a bit biased – personally never liked miele dws, they are expensive, and solid, qand the old ones did go on forever, but many built since the millenium have since died, not cos they were irrepairable, but just because they were uneconomical to do so. this is because parts are also expensive. so im just not convinced its worth the initial outlay on them. apart from anything, £56 for a drainage waste hose is jawdropping… im also not convinced they actually wash as well as bosch/neff/siemens stock either.
which? are always choosing bosch or miele as best brands, so theres no difference there, and majority of best buys year on year in dw categories tend to be bosch/neff/siemens usually with the winner dependant on which offered the best value for money at the time of testing.
best thing to do is order brochures for all 4, work out which features you find particularly necessary (half load for instance if your usage is not often every day) and which features you would feel are of occasional use. make a short list of those that you are after and then hit your local independant with the homework you have done.
its also worth noting siemens and bosch have released extra tall models that allow for particulrly wide diameter plates to be adequately cleaned in the dishwasher. both top line bsh group and miele also offer 3 tier drawer systems which open up the room on the bottom basket for more place setting by using a third shallow top shelf for cutlery instead of a cutlery basket
some people love this arrangement, others who like to remove and fill the cutlery basket from the sink, because the dw is not within arms reach hate it. its all about layout of the kitchen in that respect.
hope that helps!?
Re: Neff T/D R4381X1GB/01
oh yes, i had forgetton about you telling me about that one don, now it soudns like i dont bother paying attention to you 😉 honest thats not the case!
but still its not really a viable option for most out there…
Re: LUXOR LW 105 washing machine – power no start
could be interlock or blocked sump&pump.
hinges and bearers were pretty pants on these, so you would find the door dropping. enough maybe to initiate the interlock but not fully.
have you tried it on a drain only with a screwdriver to engage interlock??
Re: DIY
local radio last weekend (97.0 fm) had a money saving expert extolling the unlawful attitudes of all repair companies charging between 90-120 quid + parts to fit a new oven element. which would take according to him, under 10 minutes to do. he likened our trade to car salespeople who would put sawdust in the gearbox. im sure this is litagus, but his name was never mentioned so i canny follow this up.
but apparently his referral site would fix everything by allowing the hopeful diy owner to purchase an element for about £30, and on average saving themselves an average of £100 on most repairs…
talk about shameless self promotion, if there wasnt an ounce of humanity in me, like there wasnt in this guy, id be hoping for a PR nightmare of one of his customers electrocuting themselves following his knowledgeable advice. at no stage was there a caring warning to “please make sure the appliance is suitably isolated or better still disconnected from the mains before atempting a repair!”
bloody cowboys…
Re: Statesman washers
best going direct to statesman tbh,
have had warranty contract since it started and very reliable but maybe we have been lucky, and main issues have been unwarrantiable things like gummied pumps, door locks & handles, door assemblys etc
1 or 2 bearings, and a couple of modules but well below a 1{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} failure rate within warranty.
01452 883009 iirc…
Re: Electrolux EWX14440W washer dryer – stopping mid cycle
trotter wrote:
leavemetogetonwithit wrote:
element is below 40 Megohms insulation resistanceI will report back
please do 🙂
Re: Neff T/D R4381X1GB/01
Martin wrote:Not sure what gandh1’s problem is with these machines. 😕
But they are pretty straightforward to work on, easy to access and suss out what the problem is. And parts reasonably priced to complete an effective repair. In fact a nice little earner, truth be known…. 8)
martin, my point is fix it at all cost because suggesting a write off is not what het customer will want to hear when a b/i condenser is not available on the market any more. and 50 quid for a bearing kit direct from bosch is not what i call reasonable.
THANK you…
ps yes martin i worked on one of these about a year ago when a customer claimed currys told her she could have a condenser dryer for £300 which would be built in, and much bette rvalue than a £100 repair from bosch. i actually spent lots of time researching possible replacement b/i condensers only to find there were none, so she would be best having us fix it for whatever it cost as hotpoint did not make built in condensers… regardless of what shes been told.
Re: Indesit SAN300UK (34532)
from our experience tho its a bit unlikely to be a stat tho, h/p indesit have seen 3 of our san300s getting overy warm already this year under warranty, and we have had to replace all of them now. and thats 2 too many for our boss to continue to stock them… and all had the stats replaced as an initial fix by hp about 4 weeks after tehy went wrong…
Re: Zanussi WJD1667W drier issues.
suedehead1 wrote:i checked the orange wires both ok, both elements ok for continuity but it still will not take in water fo the condenser
its not about continuity tho, thats what sprogged me, i even got heat form dryer element on diagnostics, yet it was still the dryer element that was the problem!!!
you really need to unhitch the connections from the element terminals to make sure. lux electronics seem to suffer from massive intolerances to specified parameters, and anythign marginally borderline will throw them into a wobbly. give it a go…
Re: Neff T/D R4381X1GB/01
proper expensive, parts prices are silly, but bosch also know you cnat buy a new integrated condenser any more 🙂
Re: Zanussi WJD1667W drier issues.
suede – had a 2 1/2 year old aeg dryer element go down, even tho it heated up nicely in diagnostics, but that was affecting washing and drying progs…
Re: Moffat Oven Burning Handle
does it vent through the handle ?
i think its an elux model so a pnc would be useful
edit – think i found it on procorner as a 949710439-00??
looks like cheapy static, and it says its from 1995, has it not had its day and just got tired? besides parts are riduculous prices for this!
spoke to fagor a while ago about this happening on a batch of their ovens we had sold – all lhs of handles, and the response was that it was due to food being cooked uncovered. needless to say about a month later the oven range had been discontinued and replaced with a design where it didnt vent out the handle…
