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Re: Homepage picture
My screen is running at 1280×1024 on a 19” LCD flat screen. It may be artistic but so was Van Gogh & Picasso, to the ordinary punter it will mean nothing at all. It is just a blurred image of something or other. Better use of the camera could have rendered most/all of the image in focus.
Jim.
Re: Testing 1, 2, 3…
So much stuff out there, articles coming out of my ears. I have spotted many, teh when it should be the in the articles, I have just been too busy to bring this minor problem to the attention of the Webmeister :rolls:
I have just stumbled across an article giving general advice on bearing changes. I came upon it via the homepage link, Need help or Advice/ Can you fix it yourself. http://tinyurl.com/y593zc
There may be other errors in the article but one passage in particular stood out.
It was headed, Preperation 😥 it should be Preparation, also there is an extra ‘e’ in get which becomes geet. One sentence in the third paragraph made no sense at all.‘You also do not want to replace something you should.’ WTF. 😕
I am not trying to be picky, there is just so much stuff out there that these typo’s etc are bound to happen. If we tidy them up as we notice them then it will only serve to present a better image of UKWG’s.
Jim.
Re: Homepage picture
Well if thats the case it needs changing ASAP. :rolls: to the general public and moi’ it looks a mess. IMHO of course. 😉
Jim.
Re: 50° Wash ?
Numbers logged. 🙂
She seemed quite happy with my suggestions, I have asked her to let me know in a couple of weeks just how the machine has performed on these items.
Jim.
Re: On reflection,
Now that is wierd, before I removed his post I clicked on the E Bay link and got his E bay shop, advertising a whole load of spares etc. Said he had 15 years experience selling stuff.
Now if you try the link it comes up as ‘This shop does not exist’ oh well got rid of it somehow. I didn’t think that UKWG’s mods had the power to wipe out E Bay pages as well. 8)
Jim.
Re: 50° Wash ?
Hi Sean, thanks for reply, so there is no way of doing a 50° wash then?
On the programmes that Quick Wash can be used, how does it reduce the time, by cutting out a rinse, reducing temp or both.
Is the Prewash done in cold only or does it heat to the same temp as the selected wash?
Jim.
Re: On reflection,
Last post in this thread, cheeky beggar, do you want to do the honours gegsy… 8)
http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p … pic&t=8608It is his third post, one of which was a request for people to supply him with any unwanted cooker doors etc, then he comes back on here posting a link trying to sell the bloody stuff. 😈 This is the blighter.
http://tinyurl.com/y82bj7Jim.
Seeing as no one else is around I am going to bin it,
This is what was in it.
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just to let you know that i have bouth the diplomat and stoves glass in stock at my ebay shop from £36 http://stores.ebay.co.uk/NEPTUNESTORES
all the best paulRe: NTC – what is it and what does it do?
MickGeorge wrote:Thanks gregsy
Quite a comprehensive article.. but basicaly a thermister that works negativly… presumably these are fitted to the tub or whatever like the ordenary themister and not part of the electronic board.
Mick
The NTC is the ‘ordinary thermistor’ attached to the drum or more often these days slotted into the heater itself on washing machines.
Jim
Re: Zanussi WJS1265W
Went back to this one today as customer has been away. Set on diagnostics mode 5 and heater came on, raised temp to 40° on display which then aborted to E61. I had already checked everything related to E61 that I could so checked condensor valve solenoid and it was OC. Fitted new one and both faults are now cured.
Thanks Martin. :tup:
Re: Hotpoint BF168 D/Wash – Fault Codes
Codes are there, page #2 post by lotusray, edited by me, 8) 4+5 is drain time out, best check the drain pump as well.
There used to be two baskets available for the earlier Hotpoint dishwasher in the days BI (Before Indesit 😥 ) a basic one and a seriously expensive, de luxe model. This is an Indesit machine, so there doesn’t appear to be an alternative unless you source one from a different manfacturer, not sure if that would fit in the lower basket though.
To cancel selected programme, press and hold P until you get three beeps.
Re: 50° Wash ?
The silence is deafening, what does a customer with her ‘wash at 50°’ washing do. I thought about suggesting a synthetics 60° using Quick Wash but you cannot select Quick Wash with synthetics. At the moment I have advised her to do a 40° synthetics wash but I would appreciate a definative answer to the lack of a 50° wash programme.
Jim.
Re: Hotpoint BF11 Dishwasher Wiring loom
I think you may struggle, several parts already listed as obsolete on this machine, no reference to loom on Partfinder.
Spares phone number is 08709 077077
Jim.
Re: Indesit D62 Problem
Very likely, although the heating element often fails causing same problem. A check with the correct electrical test equipment is the only way to be certain.
Jim.
Re: Newbie
Just out of interest, what area of work were you involved in before you decided to join the mad world of whitegoods.?
Before you think about call answering, spares ordering etc you need to think of generating the calls in the first place. you will need to decided on how you are going to make the public aware of your existance, wether that is via the local paper, free or otherwise, yellow pages etc. Advertising is not cheap but is essential until you become established. Beware of people offering to put you in ‘listings directories’ these are almost always scams.
You will need a reasonable amount of finance to tide you over the first 6 to 12 months until you hopefully find your feet.
Things you will need.
*You already have one of the most important tools in front of you, your PC is your gateway to enlightenment and UKWG’s is the place to find it.
*A vehicle.
*Tools, basic to start with, you can add specialist tools as and when you find the need. Must include a good multimeter or similar.
*Public liability insurance, you must get this sorted before you enter your first customers home. A MUST DO.
*An answerphone if you intend to work from home.
*If you intend to take used parts such as motors, drums etc away with you to refurbish or reclaim parts from, then by law you need to be registered as a carrier and/ or broker of controlled waste.
Form WMC1 from the Environment Agency is what you need, current fee is £140.00 for three years, works out at just under 13p per day, much cheaper than being slapped with a huge fine by some council jobsworth.
With regard to spares, that again is a difficult one to answer. If you intend to cover all possible makes then you would need a very large van indeed.
You would possibly be better of restricting yourself to the four main groups to start with.
Electrolux/Zanussi/AEG/Bendix…..Whirlpool/Philips….Siemens/Bosch and Hotpoint/Indesit/Ariston.
No doubt one or two of the members could come up with a basic van stock to cover those machines.
There are several spares suppliers, some who have links on this forum. Most people use several different suppliers, they all have their good and bad points, you just need to feel your way around them and compare prices and delivery times to find out which suit you best.
Later you will have to think about an accountant, or if not, what measures you are going to take to keep a track of your financial affairs with regard to expenditure, profit or loss, taxes etc.
Then there is the pension, I have no idea how old you are but once you become self employed you are basically on your own, you will need to plan carefully for the future because you can be damned sure that no one else is going to help you, UKWG’s excepted of course. 😉
Take every possible advantage of the help and advice on offer here, we all had to start somewhere, no matter how simple a problem may seem, if you don’t know, ASK.
Even after almost 40 years in the trade I am still coming across new problems, that is one of the attractions of the job, it never gets boring and I am not too proud to ask a question if I get stuck with a problem.
There are doubtless several other things that I have missed due to the late hour and copious amounts of red wine imbibed.
I have no doubt that other forum members will add to this and help you along the way.
Jim.PS. If you are contacted by a Work Provider asking you to carry out repairs on their behalf, ask about them here first, we know all about the good, the bad and the downright ugly. :rolls:
Moved to General Trade forum.
