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Re: THE THINGS CUSTOMERS SAY ?
get into the house and customer says …
“how long have you been fixing washers then?”
me ” thirteen years now”
her “the other guy in the paper says he’s got thirty years experience”.
me ” hey thats great; if you’ve got a thirty year old washer.”
Re: old electrolux freezer / ranco stat
thanks mkr
all now makes sense. the thing that was getting me was the fact that there was no continuity between 6 and 4 at room temperature. therefore if it was wired same as a vt9 then surely these would have been closed.
i’ll experiment with the stat this weekend with my multimeter and cooling it in my own freezer. i’ve bought myself some time with the customer by cleaning the contacts in her old stat to at least get it running. word back is that it’s working fine so far.
incidentally the tech guy at ranco was clueless. he even told me that the old stat was definately NOT one of theirs even when i told him it had ranco stamped all over it.
cheers
keithRe: Pat testing
we are qualified pat testers. however it is my understanding that you simply need to be competent in the use of the equiptment. a “rip-off” one day course will be sufficient for your own equiptment.
basically you perform three tests:1. visual. if it looks dodgy it is dodgy and fail it there. this means that all covers cases and cable sheathing must be intact. you are not allowed to wrap tape around cables to repair them.
the plug must be in good nick preferably with sheathed pins. the fuse must be appropriate. less than 700w = 3amp (fridges excepted).
over 700w 13amp. ( 5amp fuses are being phased out).
2.earth bond. although this is tested through the plug and cable, the required value of less than 0.1ohm relates to the appliance. if you have a border line fail then you calculate the resistence of the supply cable and subtract it from the reading. if the answer is less that 0.1 ohm it’s a pass.note if cable is detacable like an iec lead then it must be tested as an individual appliance with it’s own identity.
you do NOT test sensitive electronic gear with a 25amp current. our tester uses 100milliamps. otherwise you could fry a computer or mixer or electronic light controller etc.3. insulation this tests the performance of the insulation around the live conducting parts.
optionally our tester then performs a function test to see the thing working.
also remember that items like plug in adapters need to be tested as they are a potential break in the earth path.
within all of this there are varying different test values depending on the class of equiptment and whether it’s hand held or portable or stationary(over 18 kilograms)
the most important part is the keeping of records which clearly identifies each asset and it’s results. just a sticker is not good enough.
having said all that count up how many items you’ve got and multiply it by about £2.25 which is a reasonable rate for testing. it’s much easier to let a good tester do it for you. it’s 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} tax allowable.
we’ve just tested over 500 items for a theatre. you need to pay particulat attention to leads. and inspect both the hot and cold ends of extentions. this is where most “fail” items were found.
good luck
keith
Re: old electrolux freezer / ranco stat
thanks dave,
i didn,t make myself clear enough. i know how to wire a new stat. the problem is that there are all sorts of wires etc in the stat compartment and i suppose i was looking for an easy way to work out which was which by identifying the 1 2 3 terminals on the old stat.
thanksRe: Bosch WFR 2860GB/01 wont start
don’t know if i should post this here but my nieghbour has got a 2801.
i can’t get it to go and have suspected the module. here is the story.
arrived to find machine with water in.
tried to select a drain only and then a spin only. the on/off switch powered up the display but the start light flickered and had no effect. i subsequently checked the on/off swith its wiring to module, the door lock, the fhp motor, the drain pump. i also selected spin after removing the pressostat tube, still it would not activate the cycle.
but if i select a wash cycle (any one) it will lock the door, the display acts as normal, it fills up to wash level then nothing, nada,zilch. after this i again try to select drain or spin and it’s back to not allowing the start button to function. pressure is on here as this guy is a neighbour. do you agree that it is the module?
any advice will be much appreciated.
thanksRe: hpt td stats
sorry perhaps i should have pointed out that the cause is eliminated first. ie blocked condenser etc. and i did say reset it gently with a pin not a sledge hammer. never ever had a call back, and lets be honest its no different to the ones that already have a hole in, or the red one on a crosslee tumbler, they just blocked it up so we’d all buy new ones. finally the latest hotpoint condenser dryer that i’ve been to had a resettable stat in it.
Re: hpt td stats
if the cut-out hasn’t got a hole in the back, then drill a tiny hole in the one thats on and reset it with a pin. i’ve done that loads of times when i’ve been caught short and not wanted to go back. mind be very careful when drilling or you’ll go right through.
Re: Diplomat (Whirlpool) ADP 8322 askoll circ pump
daves right i’ve fitted one of these and the job is no longer. and lets face it if you don’t want a call-back then fitting the new one would still be worth it even if it took twice as long. i know of three askolls that have packed up in less than a year.
Re: Nardi Appliances
who did you say is doing the warranty work on nardi? a local supplier is starting to push the sales of these and i’m thinking of shifting a few. he says two year warranty but that means nowt up here if they’ve nobody to fix them.
Re: Washing trainers in washing machines
just seen another one. it was an indesit 1400spin i can’t remember the number but it was the art deco square fronted type. they call the cycle “special shoes”. i’m amazed that indesit think their machines can handle it considering that washing clothes is an effort for them.
Re: How Busy Are We
suddenly picked up in rural northumberland. thank god. got 12 good old fashioned repairs done yesterday without the need for diagnastyics cycles or repairing pcb etc. over the last six weeks i’d have been on bones of my a*** if it wasn’t for my pat testing.
Re: Teba Grill and Proline Fan Elements
hi every one. i’m in need of a grill element for a teba tfr14. can you advise price inc carriage so i can quote the job. thanks.
Re: Washing trainers in washing machines
out of the last five sets of hotpoint wma lifters i’ve fitted, three of them were necessary immediately after washing trainers. i tell customers that if their drum lifters are plastic, don’t do it.
finally i may be imagining it but i think i did once see a manual which recommended a cycle for trainers but i can’t remember which brand.Re: Useful tip… Fat in drain pipe
one of the best moves i ever made was to buy a powerful aquavac. its perfect for draining down washers etc. also the scummy water in dishwashers and definatelty for getting hair balls and grease out of pipes.
on a busy day i’ll bet it saves me at least an hour and a half.
if you haven’t got one then get one you’ll never look back.
