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Re: Whirlpool American Fridge Freezer broken down – help!
chezza wrote:
broddersbaldrick wrote:
If anyone still has unanswered questions, I’ll try to help when I can.I have a question …. how do you manage to get your head in through your door , your regalness ? I have wondered for a while now
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Re: Sebo or Miele?
Hi Gandh1,
Yep, I have to agree with you. The big supermarkets and sheds etc. are calling the shots. The worst part is they have all gotten too big and powerful for the monopolies commission to sort out, not that we see much of what they do anyway, take a look at Miele and the Merloni Group for serious monopolising practices. The worst is Tesco, a few years back I heard one pound in every eight was spent there , which will no doubt have increased.
I get the same, I’m a carpet/contract cleaner by trade and all I ever hear is can you do the job for the same price as (insert cheap large company here), of course I can’t, so more work lost to the big boys. What people forget is the big companies come in do the job as quickly as they can, avoid doing the job properly and often rip people off for work they clearly haven’t done, it makes my blood boil. I have been in the same industry since I was 13, back then it was not too bad, but now everywhere you go its cheap, cheap and naffing cheap. I can offer a more personal service as you can to your customers, provide a complete servive and above all else can sleep at night as you haven’t ripped anyone off or over charged. But to get all this in whatever industry you have to pay more, and people just won’t.
No doubt you get the complaning about Comet and Currys and other massive retaillers (or box shifters), as they give no service, have no product knowledge and quite often are rude, crass and ill informed, and to top the lot tell you complete BS just to sell you whatever.
I get all the complaints too about large companies competeing with me, then you quote for the job and they have the cheek to as you to price match either the previous company or another after the same contract.
Best I can say is good luck, in these times where monopoloy rule, its damned hard for the little man. 😡
Oliver.
Re: ZANUSSI FJS1397W – WASHING MACHINE – 1250 SPIN – 5KG
Hi,
This is a better idea, it does away with the Y adaptor which is prone to leaking. And a bargain at £6.99.
http://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/Washing+ … +Hose.html
HTH,Oliver.
Re: Zanussi clutch pulley
hotpointtom wrote:Hi Oliver and Phidom, thanks for replying.
I’m actually one of the ‘slightly mad’ people from automaticwasher.org. My hobby is keeping these old machines going so if I have to spend the money to keep the old washcraft going I will.
I also have a 1989 Zanussi Jetsystem with the enamelled tub which are quite rare machines. However, this uses a universal brush motor unlike my washcraft.
Tom.
Nah, wouldn’t have said mad, there’s nothing wrong with keeping decent old machines running, the age of them says how well they are built.
I keep my Mums 9 year old IAR Siltal running, 2 months ago it had new bearings, belt and brushes and 12 months ago a new pump. Considering the machine did 20-25 loads a week for the first 4 years of its life and still does up to 20 ain’t bad. Its broken the 6000 wash mark by now and is still as the good as the day it was bought. I have altered its pressure switch to allow higher water levels in the wash and rinse though and it still does a 60oC wash in 1 hour 10 minutes.
Its very satisfying to keep the good machines of yesteryear running they wash so much better than the new A rated low water use stuff. If reducing the water in a washing machine reduces the efficiency then its a pointless fix. I hate modern washing machines, you cannot repair them as they are full of solid state components and need special software etc. I say bring back the old mechanical timer, it worked and was reliable.
I just hope I can get my hands on the Hoover Logic, now that should be fun! Never done one before but I like a challenge!
Good LuckOliver.
Re: Zanussi clutch pulley
Hi Tom,
This is a shot in the dark, but what about your local washer shop that sells reconditioned machines, they may do second hand parts as well. The one local to my self does, funnily enough called “The washer shop” in Halifax. Could be worth a try.
I have to say I admire you with your persistance to keep these EXCELLENT old machines going, they wash and rinse better than the modern rubbish and last a decent amount of time, isn’t the Washcraft about 24 years old now? I have a 16 year old bosch WFF2000 and it is superb, it washes better than a modern Hotpoint (which had PCB failiure after 2.5 years of light use, it was Indesit rubbish though, not a proper Hotpoint like yours). At least old machines rinse properly, as they use a sensible amount of water ( I have skin conditions, so will not have a modern machine). It does a 60oC wash in 1 hour 20 minutes with both hoses on the cold supply, so alot faster too.
A friend of mine has an old Hoover Logic 1200 (which is older than me) hidden under their stairs, broken from overloading apparatntly, and I am trying to get it off them and get it working again. They are fairly simple so shouldn’t be too hard, I hope.
Keep up the good work with the old machines.
All the best,
Oliver.
By the way thanks for the help with the 32 year old TI Jackson drier, there are still bits and bobs available, so at least I can keep it running.
Re: LG F1247TD Washer – excessively long cycle
Hi,
I know somebody with an LG, that takes forever to do a load as well. It spends upto 20 minutes balancing the load before each spin, and while it is balancing the time display freezes. They got LG to take a look and the machine was deemed to be working properly by the manufactureres. Everything the machine does takes eons, the last spin takes 20 minutes as well, thats after it has balanced. :rolls:
By the way becareful with Ariel it is the soapiest (sp) washing powder I have ever come across, my Mums machine (IAR Siltal) cannot handle it, even underdosed it overflows out the drawer during interim spins. My 16 year old Bosch doesn’t like it either. The least soapy from my experimenting are Persil and Surf.
HTH,
Oliver.
Re: Sebo or Miele?
Hi Kommunist,
Yep, spot on it is hard to buy a decent vac these days, you are one of the few to realise though! 😆
In my opinion is would advise against Bosch, they are OK but not brilliant. Nilfisk make commercial vacuum cleaners and I have funnily enough never used one, they branched in to the domestic market recently, but I haven’t used one of them either. I wouldn’t be able to advise.
Henry’s are excellent, I have one at home for the hard floors, cleaning up after DIY etc. It is very good. Well worth the £100 (around) they sell for, it sucks very well and the performance does not die off too badly as the bag fills . For home use they are good for curtains and the like as they have a low power setting. I can recommend Henry as being very good.
It has to be down to choice which one you prefer between the Sebo or Henry, both excellent machines and very reliable and spares, bags and filters are reasonably priced for both. The Henry is made in Somerset by Numatic International, who make alot of excellent commercial and industrial cleaners, the Henry is commercial so will last, whether it will last longer than the Sebo I don’t know but when either packs up for good it will be the distant future!
I have a Henry and 3 Sebo’s and neither brands dissapoint in anyway, shape or form. 😉
HTH,
Oliver.
Re: Sebo or Miele?
Kommunist wrote:But the K1 Komfort comes without electric powerhead? I thought it only comes standard with K3 Premium?
Thats right. I said it was an advantage not essential, believe me even with out the powerhead it will perform massivley better than your Vax. 😉
EDIT: You can add a turbo brush (air driven brush bar) to any of the cylinder range as an accessory, bought from Sebo, some shops that sell the machines also sell the optional accessories as well. The did cost about £35 IIRC, but that was a few years ago they may have gone up abit. Also some of the range had it included in the package, well worth a check before purchase.
Re: Sebo or Miele?
Hi,
Sebo all the way from your two choices. The electric powerhead will remove more dirt from carpetting, so would be an advantage. They clean hard floors to perfection too. You won’t go wrong if you buy any Sebo machine. 😉
HTH,
Oliver.
Re: Fabric conditioner
Hi Odom,
I can see what you mean. I am a carpet cleaner by trade so deal with pH on a day to day basis.
What I cannot see is how it could soften the fabric, it may help rinsing though by helping to neutralise the remaining detergent residue. I have never tried it either.
I also do not use fabric conditoner, although my washing machine (16 year old Bosch) rinses properly so no detergent residue to make the clothing hard. My Mum had hard clothing problems, which was down to the machine (9 year old IAR siltal) using too little water to rinse, so I adjusted the pressure switch to allow more water in the wash and rinse stages and her clothing is lovley and soft. So it would seem if washing machines rinsed properly fabric conditioner would never have been nessercary?
By the way Ken, in my Bosch Persil cleans better than Ariel and does not make the excess foam. The IAR Siltal and Ariel do not mix either, even with half the recommended dose it foams so much the machine sudslocks on the intermediate spins and throws gallons of thick foam out of the soap drawer, however Persil and Surf do not do this, my Mum is also trying Daz and Bold but hasn’t got round to it yet. Surf is the least foamy so far, and the machine does not sudslock. It would seem from my own trial and error that different detergents work better with different machines.
The vinegar could plausably work if you look at it scientifically, whether it would work in the real world is open to debate. I have tried vinegar to: descale the kettle, clean the washer and the dishwasher and can tell you it does not work at all, won’t shift limescale, complete snake oil!
Oliver.
Re: FR7187 Hoover – overheating then cutting out
Hi,
They are usually pretty obvious to dismantle. There should be screws underneath the machine to remove the base plate. The plate may also unclip or slide out after removing the screws. They change designs so often its hard to keep up with them. If they have used torx screws sometimes an old electrical screwdriver can remove the little blighters!
As you say it is getting hot due to lack of air flow to carry the heat away from the motor. I wouldn’t recommend using the cleaner until the blockage is completely removed or it could burn the motor out.
If you find no obstruction, other places to start looking are filters before and after the motor.
Please unplug if investigating, don’t want you to go…….. :zap:
HTH,
Oliver.
Re: Steam Cleaner Help
If it has to be replaced Polti are the only way to go, they were the original and are the best, plus designed in such a way blockages rarley form. They are not cheap but well worth the money.
Afternoon Don :waving: , guess who forgot to check this thread last night! :innocent: 😳Oliver.
Re: Steam Cleaner Help
Hi,
Could be limescale in the tank or on the element which could be making it over heat? Alot of these appliances DO NOT recommend the use of a descaler. Could also be a blockage formed in the hose itself which cannot be cleaned out. I have a Polti which has a special coated tank and limescale simply rinses out. But don’t think any other make has this feature.
If it hasn’t been used for a year something could have congealled anywhere in the machine itself, hose or other nozzles, and with everything being of such narrow bore to allow for good steam pressure is impossible to clean. They are good inventions but a pain when they go wrong.
Please unplug if working on it. :plug:
Sorry its not the best news, Don may beable to help though. 8)
Oliver.
Re: Zanussi 1397 spin/no spin problems
dave_h wrote:
“Higher-water-level” wrote:
You were done Chris, Guinness was £1.50 a pint over here! 😆Oliver.
In that neck of woods thought you’d be on Theaksons Old peculiar .BTW -do they still sell the smaller bottle where it’s a lot thicker ?Used to love that stuffNot seen it for a while, probably still exists somewhere though?
