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Re: Browsing ebay, came across this WD440 drum for £20 in No
Well spotted helo. Looking at his feedback profile, I see that he bought it from someone else in May but that listing is no longer available, presumably over 90 days old. Intriguing.
Oh well, I just thought if there was someone in that area.
I bought a secondhand heater element on ebay the other day for a pittance. It got me out of a situation where I wouldn’t have been able to get the new part on time without putting in a minimal order and paying a carriage charge. Result – one very happy customer, (fully aware that element was s/h.)
Mike.Re: Whats the most annoying thing customers do?
Life is just so much easier if you can make enough from repairs and not have to sell machines. When you guarantee a machine you’re guaranteeing dozens of parts at the same time as compared to a repair where you’re guaranteeing one or occasionally two parts. Plus with selling there’s all the shifting about and installing etc. Great if you really love hard work for little reward.
And on top of all that there’s extra PLI to pay!
Mike.Re: merloni board heater relay location
F08
What is it good for? Abso….
Let’s all move (back) to Hampshire for an easy life! 😆
PS. A door bell battery
ebay
will power the coil on a Merloni relay.
Mike.Re: Whats the most annoying thing customers do?
With people like that you’re better off just refunding and walking away. They may tell their friends that you aren’t any good (telling the tale from their own warped viewpoint) but if their friends know them at all well they’ll know how to read between the lines.
Mike.Re: New way to replace Bosch brushes.
I do some like that but there are some where the brushes are vertically orientated and I don’t think you can get the top one out in those cases because it’s against the drum above it – think it’s the dual tag ones. Anyway, if it’s a fine day it’s much more pleasant to whip the motor off and take it out in the backyard to give it a bit of a clean.
Mike.Re: Cheapest place for a bearing kit Zan 914513519 FJD1666
50283681000 £50 @ Connect in stock. Odd looking thing.
Mike.Re: BEKO WMA 510 W Bearings
Mpt don’t seem to have any items listed for this model. Connect only list an outer tub assy which it lists as also fitting WM1510S. A search for that model then brings up a bearing kit, BRG9107. Could be a good bet at £5.99.
Mike.Re: MEILE W504 DOOR GASKET
I had a good look round for one when I needed one a month ago but in the end had to get the Connect one. I think the machine is too recent, hasn’t been time for the copiers to get their act together.
BTW, has it got a nicked lip? If so, this might interest you.
door seal lip repair?
Mike.Re: computer error ?? spares not ordered??
I used to compile draft orders for the purpose of keeping a list of frequently required spares. Then one day an order of over £200 I hadn’t sent arrived. It seems that it’s a no-no to use the back button on your browser when you’re compiling an order as this can cause the order to be sent, or so I was told at the time. Ended up managing to get them to take about 80{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of it back but it was a load of work and took a couple of months!
Mike.Re: Miele WS 5425 Commercial Washer
Have a WS5425 on my patch. Front panel is hinged. Note that there’s three screws to take out round the dispenser, one of which gets hidden in the congealed soap. Hope you’ve got a strong back if you end up shifting it about!
Mike.Re: electrolux w/d model EWX14540W
richardable wrote:then shuts down. door releases immediately.
Does it pump out briefly before releasing door?
Had a Zanussi do that when recirculation pump had burnt out. Took a triac with it. Whole story’s here somewhere.
Mike.Re: Answer the phone Masterpart!
cornwell40 wrote: Ended up with a bigger order than the wma element that i wanted posting out but its all stock anyway.
TC
😕 Are you saying that Mpt will post out single items at a reasonable cost? If they do I’ll certainly be buying more from them. Connect are very inconsistent – sometimes they’ll post at £3.50, other times not, you never know till it arrives.
Mike.Re: Merloni washing machines
Get a board from EMW before you go look at the machine if it’s not close to where you live. If it doesn’t cure the fault you can return it and only pay a few quid. Ask them to send you all their Merloni info sheets with the board, so you’re prepared for upcoming jobs. The info sheets give some suggestions of where to look for faults and also possible things to try before fitting re-con board. 25{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of these though you’ll end up banging your head against the wall in despair, especially with F8’s.
And one other thing. Look at this post by Andy2 which gives useful tips on error codes.
http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p … rror+codes
Yesterday an established customer rang me with an AWD12 that’s clicking round. My heart sank. I told her to check the filter and if that wasn’t the problem then she might as well put the money towards something better.
Mike.Re: Bosch dishwasher impellor sealing kit o ring difficulty.
Don’t do many of these. That’s all so long ago now that I don’t remember the details. But if I had thought it was oversized I would not be trying to stretch it, I’d be trying to stuff it in to a space too small for it.
Like I said, it was a new kit and I think they may have put the wrong o ring in it.
Bumped into the customer the other day and he told me it was still going strong. (Looks warily at phone. 😆 ).
Mike.Re: Shopping around for parts expands to fill the time avail
Martin wrote:My guess is than in the next year or two from now you won’t be able to buy one for love nor money. And all wholesalers will show……PART OBSOLETE. Either that or the price will be based on WHIRLPOOL’s cloud cuckoo price structure. 😉
Or maybe the market will be flooded and they’ll be as cheap as those “tennis rackets”. 😆
Mike.
