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Re: Pinpointing this pesky gas leak
You must not use any sealant of any kind on the brass fittings to the stat. Is the seal below the gas rail new, is the rail compressed, is there sufficient grease on the other taps. Electronic detectors are not the best method to search for leaks, made worse by lack of experience with it.
The clamp on the rail does not appear level compared to the tap next to it, it appears one side is clamping lower than the opposite.
As for safety please if the leak is still present ensure its removed/disconnected from the gas until you’ve rectified the issue.
Re: Kenwood CKB200
Probably a safety stat usually located on top or rear of cavity. The stats are a reaction/indication of but they are not the likely fault, likely the thermostat is causing over heat, fan motor, ventilation or cooling fan failure.
Re: Nightmare with an Electrolux fridge freezer
Gas can only escape via a leak. The first action is piercing into the pipes and measure the pressures, it has been known for it to indicate no refrigerant when it’s been a blockage, the next step is to vac the system, that should show any leak. I suspect that in 35 min allowed the Eng has no time, rebooking a 2nd visit with a possibility of it being unsuccessful is expensive. It’s better for the 1st tech to spend a little extra time on it, hopefully he has a leak detector, although most “Managers” prefer not to supply expensive tools to people they perceive as morons. Most leaks tend to occur around door frames and can be bypassed or on an evap, which can be replaced. But rather than taking up valuable time repairing products they play the old internal unrepairable leak card and right it off.
It’s likely the one visit gave that tech a completed call, which increases his “performance “. It’s vital the tech remains productive and that’s how it’s measured by the “management”. Asking for a 2nd visit with time means no completed call, reduces his “performance ” making him less of a team member and more of a liability.
It can be more cost effective, for them, for you if you don’t have insurance or can hassle a replacement it’s less so.
Re: Nightmare with an Electrolux fridge freezer
Ring them and ask for a full report, if it’s lost refrigerant did the Eng remove the appliance and check pressure’s. If he had usually their is an option to have it regassed. If it has not been removed and properly assessed insist on a call out refund.
Re: BSH
Some are suitable some are not, same as being self employed, it’s an individual thing. I have to say though BSH generally supply the engineers with all the tools and there are few excuses for not being able to do the job right. The people I’ve experienced who had issues at BSH where dicks.
Re: BSH
To answer your question it depends on how experienced you are at working for large demanding companies. They all demand you work 12 hrs and complete10 jobs, then push you for 14 hours and 12 completed calls.
BSH beyond that have good support to get you closer to the impossible. If your not used to that pressure, the inability to control and improve your performance figures and then get blamed for not improving them, you, like others will eventually get fed up and leave.
It’s a fault our industry which has suffered for many years, small minded arse kissers get promoted, not on brains, far more aragant than clever. The only solution to there new found power trip has to improve figures is to beat the engineers with more “productivity “. There too dumb to realise the proper managers, the educated, require these minions to motivate, bully the engineers. Same old same old. No originality, no solutions.
Re: BSH
Slander. Hmm no Martin it’s called humour, some of us engineers still retain a little, at least us who still do a 5 day week and don’t worry about the future in a wooden box.
