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I think E1 on that model is a fill error but can’t find out for sure, however, I don’t know who’s telling you it’s that much for the hose as they’re having a laugh as you can see here:
https://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/758972630-smeg-dishwasher-aquastop-water-inlet-hose
Check the valves are all okay as well, they’re built into the dispenser assembly that you can see here:
https://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/691170794-washing-machine-detergent-drawer-assembly
K.
I am afraid that reliability in that respect was always set to improve and yes, those days are long gone, thankfully.
But I just answered a guy. 6 year old Samsung washer needs bearings and a drum spider… scrap. Just because the drum spider is £80.
Every day it’s a procession of every few parts enquiries being sealed up, bonded and so on parts and even just little old me scrapping hundreds of machines a year due to that and that alone.
K.
Think about it a bit more. 😉
If manufacturers are “forced” to have spares available and to chuck it with the whole needless sealed up unit caper then that will almost inevitably push the RRP up on all products. This is a good thing and will make the cost of repair more attractive than chucking it and buying a new one.
A lot of people and, I speak to many every day, are well hacked off that they cannot buy bearings, door handles, door seals (dish and cool), dryer stats, dish wheels you need to buy a new basket to change and much more as they are part of a larger assembly, bonded on or the manufacturer simply doesn’t supply the small part that breaks. When I say, “well hacked off”, that is the very, very mild version.
Products will not become more that much more reliable if at all. At least not until they manage to train customers in proper use and negate the mechanical elements that wear out and, to stop them wearing out you need to use ever better components but, even Miele’s break.
As for a long term career, if you look at things through the prism of today you’re right, it’s not at all attractive.
If circumstances change and repairs become as commonplace as they were two or three decades back, it’s a different light that’s shed on things. And, then there will be legislation in place to protect the industry.
So I don’t agree that the reliability has to change at all. New prices going up, yes that will happen but that was inevitable in any event, this just pushes that further, faster.
Keep in mind though that as I said, this is the start, not the end. This is merely the first step and effectively a warning shot across the bows of producers that policies which increase waste are not going to be tolerated any longer and that “durable goods” must be that and must be “reasonably” repairable without barriers to that.
It is also critical to understand that this is not just about appliances, it’s a far wider scope than that.
And this will not change overnight, especially for repairers. You’ve got the time it takes them all to get their heads wrapped round this, change production and then for that to filter through to the field.
The only good news there is, machines have been dying so soon it won’t take as long as it might have done in years gone by.
K.
As I said, this is the start. Not the end.
Sealed tanks, bonded seal (dish, refrigeration), sealed doors, sealed dryer units, valve/disp sealed units, filters only with pumps… the list goes on and on. Some you may have seen, some you may not have but please believe me, it is getting worse. It is extremely wasteful and has to have time called on.
Obsolete parts, not even remotely unusual to see stuff obsolete after a few years. Granted, often branded, often Chinese but again, not a bad thing to stop and there’s no argument to say that stopping it is a bad thing.
Your mileage may vary though and I see a lot more than most probably and, it’ll (for repairers) vary I expect on what you do or don’t. Much that’s a thing you can’t get parts for it’s all too likely you reject at first contact.
But to my mind and I am sure others, anything that makes repair rather than replacement the best option cannot be a bad thing. The flavour that comes in, I could care less.
K.
Bones of the requirements for manufacturers can be found here:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_19_5889
But.
The UK government, if we leave the EU and do not maintain legislatory alignment there is absolutely no requirement for the UK to have this on the statute nor to enforce it. Of course the design will be pan-European you’d think but, the UK subsidiaries of the global companies could tell you all to shove it where the sun don’t shine and be completely above board, legal and within UK legislation.
I’d think that’s food for thought for some people and not a political comment at all before someone kicks off, merely fact as things stand as of now.
As reported by The BBC correspondent here:
So whilst this is utterly brilliant news for the repair and spares trade, as with a great many things, the details of how that will all play out is very dependent on what happens with Brexit. 🙁
It is also true that this is not the start of this. This is just the start.
It is also true that this may well be discussed in more detail at the upcoming conference, details of which we’ll all get to soon.
K.
Can you get the ART and serial number from the rating plate and I’ll see if I’ve a blowout of it?
K.
It means…
Heater control relay on the “cuore” electric module is not working. High temperature has been reached–Thermo Fuse worked. Check the thermo Fuse, and the wiring. Check that both the ventilation circuit and ventilation ducts are clean and duct is not obstructed. Replace the “cuore” electric module only in the case that the heater command relay is faulty.
K.
It was an exploit in the forums that allowed access, now shut and needs to be patched for the future.
K.
Comment here: https://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/appliance-industry-news/4397-right-to-repair-rules-introduced
K.
Yeah, they show that but for many, you need a ~£100 kit and they’re a royal pain to change. If they don’t just scrap that as they have done with several I’ve looked at and make it a full tank anyway.
K.
LG and Samsung, Miele and I think that’s it. Not even sure if LG and Samsung have started that as well now.
Vestel are splittable but it’s full rear halves they use and you usually can’t get the bearings for them.
Other than that, they’re all an environmental disaster area that nobody seems to care enough to do anything about.
K.
