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I have asked Martin and I’m happy to “officially” post any manufacturers publically available codes that they wish to see here.
K.
Why do I give comercial customers a discount from my chargeable rate…
because they give me steady volume work.
Right now NESN have neither and they tell me up front they’re not going to pay me properly. Chances of me offering to work for commercail rates with a high double call rate for all that Cornhill shite…
NONE!
K.
Sorry Fran, I’ve never heard of or seen such a thing, but I have seen some clever joinery work. 😉
K.
Re: rumours
I usually keep my gob shut until I am pretty sure that the rumours are factual and there’s something tangiable to report on. 😉
K.
Beep, wrong guesses, partly.
Yes, there are issues obviously with some of either Mr Merloni’s products but type “fault code for XXXX(Brand)” into Google and you will invariably end up with UKW in the search results. Type in “fault code for diplomat dishwasher” or (IIRC) “Diplomat dishwasher” and we’re in the top ten returns from Google and a few other search engines. As more people with different appliances find the site for these reasons with different appliances/brands, then the spread will expand further I think.
As for the Diplomat stuff etc., well it’ pretty apparent to me that people searching for the meaning of the fault codes is driving that traffic here.
Only time and a bit more traffic will tell.
K.
One of my customers had the same issue very recently and requires a new clock. 🙁
She had left the door open for ages whilst grilling. 😕
K.
If only the strong light came on then it’s not reset properly, I’d try it again and see if it resets the way I described. If not it may well be that the PCB timer is goosed. 🙁
If you get Academy in can you tell them about the site please. 😉
K.
Re: NESN and kheath
Here’s how I currently see this…
NESN are trying to make good and they know that if they get back the decent agents or a proportion thereof then they can turn that into a PR victory. Which they are already starting with some of the crap I’ve heard thus far.
Make no mistake, this Madden woman is out to resurect NESN from the ashes and she appears to be pretty smart but totally oblivious to this industry in some regards. I don’t know her personally but she is taking charge of the situation actively and trying to manage NESN out of the hole they’re in using a bit of spin. Shockingly enough, very similar to tactics previously employed by her predecessor!
I’m not saying she’s as bad or anything like that, all I’m doing is pointing out a simple unquestionable fact. As is the fact that many that ran the regime under Trubshaw are still there and in a position of power to one extent or another.
So they approach Jason, Mark, Fitz, Dave and, i assume Phil K as well… all high profile, all previous agents, all resigned and all involved in both DASA and UKW. Do the math. 😉
Now, let’s look at this from another perspective…
What has NESN currently got to offer any of us? They have no volume, no cherries in the pie and only bring aggro and low volume, high hassle work and they still will be taking a big “management” fee and paying, at best, “so-so” rates!
They cannot get any new work as their reputation is shot to shit and to regain some credibility they will use the named parties. More the fool you if you allow yourself to be used like that.
I’d bet that they still owe every single one of us (bar Dave) some money.
They have stated in black & white that they will not pay in full till “at least February 2005” every month on top of what’s owing now!
So, in essence they are going to use YOUR good reputation to put themselves back on the map for work and at the same time use YOUR money to finance that endevour. Very nice if they can pull it off.
What I would advise is to wait, by all means talk to them, but don’t sign on the dotted line as right now NESN is simply FUBAR.
K.
Andy, to be honest if you’re getting stuck at that stage then it would be unwise for you to continue and whatever you do remove mains power from the appliance before opening it up!
For legal reasons (blame the EU) we cannot offer you a blow-by-blow account of how to carry out a repair and we have to assume a certain competance. If you are unable to identify the flaot switch then really there’s no point in going any further as you will be lost with some of the stuff we’d tell you to do.
A simple PCB reset will most likely not clear it but you can try by removing power, open the door, switch on and within three seconds press the program button four times. The two outer lights should illuminate for the soak and and strong programms. Press the program button again once and the strong light should be lit. Do not close the door after about 15 seconds switch the appliance off, then power on and test on a soak program to see if it works.
If it doesn’t, it’s time for an engineer in all honesty.
Good luck.
K.
That is indeed the correct definition for that fault code, but there are five other possible faults that can also throw it up, for starters. 😕
If you’ve been in the base then try seeing if the float is operating correctly, if it is and there’s no obvious leak then investigate the float switch itself to ensure that has not gone faulty.
If all the above fails to resolve it then it’s time for a capable engineer really as it may be a PCB fault.
K.
Re: NESN and kheath
The “Post Reply” button was just calling to me on this one.
Let’s deal with the facts in all this…
NESN fucked over Kevin good and proper and whilst the events may not have caused the downfall of PKI it potentially could have, but that aside, it most certainly played a part in Kevin and Bridie’s chosen course of action. Okay, so that was all down to Trubshaw you may say, but I doubt he alone had a hand in events and others are still there that did.
Whoever passed on the letter and, we think we know who it was, betrayed not only a confidence, but his peers and collegues and that, to me is totally unacceptable behaviour. To take Kevin to task over that is still more disgusting, but that’s covered above.
So here’s what’s going to happen and, frankly, I don’t give a toss if NESN do get to hear it…
Should Kevin and Bridie not be reimbursed in full I will not work for or endorse NESN in any way, shape or form and if they think it’s all blown over then they better fucking think again. I have a long memory and woe betide anyone that fucks with me or my friends and I consider everyone with access to this forum a friend and, to a degree, we were all shafted. Generally I take the same attitude with other agents as well and I will always do what I can to protect or inform them, hence UKW.
So far I’ve stayed quiet on the whole subject, they better put it right or I won’t.
As for my own situation I’ll see how that one pans out. But this is another one of those occasions were WE have to display some moral fibre, some backbone and do what is right.
If the informant is revealed, even without official coment, fine I can live with that, but it has to be done so we know who cannot be trusted.
Beyond that it comes down to recompensing those affected by NESN’s previous ruler, when they do that then I would consider talking to them beyond a cursorary meeting.
And just in case you think it’s all a load of bollocks and has blown over, Ernie just got a court date through as NESN are contesting that they owe him any money which of course they do. I held that conversation earlier today!
K.
Well I saw it last night.
Grim, very, very grim indeed… complete with cheesy music too and bugger all information. Nice.
K.
Hi Ash,
It should be a simple one-for-one replacement but in all honesty if you’re stuck at the first stage I’d advise you get someone in to look at it for you. Before working on the oven you MUST disconnect the mains supply as there is possibly live wiring in there.
For pricing on the element we’d need the full model number.
K.
