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Re: Hotpoint Module AQ9D692UUKV
Iv just checked you would just leave it empty, often replacement boards have extra connections than the original is they fit more models.
Re: Hotpoint WD860 filling with water
Can you isolate the cold and confirm its that one ? I so just replace the valve/s
Re: WASHING MACHINE DOOR HANDLE
Iadoms don’t look rite for that machine, that’s a WMA handle, the first one shown looks rite 😉
Part finder is a rite mess at times
Re: HPT Aqualtis manual
I would not worry to much about the manual, likely jets or fabric siphon blocked, remove the whole dispenser , split and thoroughly clean
Re: electrical safety testing ?
lee8 wrote:
Martin wrote:
Maybe I should call for both Electricians and Appliance engineers be better qualified.Good plan, you make the call then let us know how you got on?
Recording results is a waste of time unless your qualified and regulated. It may help, who no’s, each case is different in court, but you’d have to have given copies to a client and hope they kept them, as a hand written record in a book/call sheet is not, in my opinion, sufficient proof you actually did the tests.
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Sorry I don’t agree with this, even if your qualified and regulated there is no proof you did the test either, all testing is done assuming that the truth is being told, regardless of regulation performing tests is absolutely required.If you did work on and machine and then a week later the customer gets a shock due to the earth not being connected in the plug that they fitted 6 months earlier you are open to getting sued or trading standards and law on your back even though you did not touch the plug, you must take every reasonable opportunity to ensure the machine you have repaired is safe regardless of what you have fixed, your walking out the door telling them it now working therefor your telling them its safe to use.
By doing tests and keeping records your proving you have worked in a safe manner, leaving the customer the results does not matter, if you have a book with all job details, date, time and results you are just as covered as leaving a job sheet.
Re: electrical safety testing ?
How many of you guys who do test keep a record of the results on the machine or in a book because if you don’t you may as well not test at all, remember YOUR public liability insurance will not pay out if they think you to have worked in an unsafe manner should something happen.
Its no difference to any insurance, they assume you take all necessary precautions to prevent accidents or injury and that you work in a safe manner, tests may not be law but it is reasonable to assume that you would perform them before you leave the machine, as it done by every manufactures own service force as well as BG they will see this as an industry standard practice.
The simple answer is you test and record the results either your self in a book or on a sticker/job sheet, it may no be law but cover your ass as its a “where there is blame there is a claim” world out there
Re: Hotpoint CTD00P Fans
They reduced the length of the fan because after time they had a tendency to go unbalanced because they are only supported at the one end and cause the whole machine to vibrate badly, they replace it with the shorter version that does not suffer from this problem
Drop in airflow was so negligible it was not a problem
As for the new ones being loose wrap some insulation tape on the shaft and fit the new fan with a small hammer tapping it on and refit the clip, won’t move again 😉So if you ever get one that’s vibrating very loudly replace the front fan, see a few of them.
Re: Hotpoint three phase motors
Don’t think iv never needed to change one due to a fault, Iv done o e or 2 due to a hole in the tank and water being thrown all over it but not any faulty ones
Best part of the machine lolRe: British Gas go Hi Viz
Yep best jobs are the ones where you know its in the shed or garage and the key is in the normal place.
Just left to work and get on with it.
Re: electrical safety testing ?
lee8 wrote:Average yearly rate of 70 deaths a yr are attributed to faulty Domestic Appliances in the UK.
So if regulation does not work, bringing in legal requirements to safety test and appliance does not work.
Then maybe we leave safety testing alone, go the European way and don’t test appliances and accept if someone dies, well at least its sunny in UK case raining and it wasn’t me, go and have a beer and enjoy life whilst you still got it.
Yes but how many of these were as a result of a repair done by an engineer before hand ?
At the end of the day you can make it law but if there is no call on the machine then there is no one to test it.
People using dangerous and faulty appliances when they should have been binned or repaired is a very different problem and mandatory testing won’t make any change to this.
Re: Whats the most annoying thing customers do?
Meant to add this one. Turned up to a call last Monday, notes on the job sheet Am as early as posable, got there 8:05, customer opens the door and says your early any idea how long its going to take Iv got to go to work?
I had not even walked through the door ,not even said hello yet.
So i walked in and replied only a few minutes as I will need to order parts!
She then said so you know what’s wrong with it then ?
At this point we were now in the kitchen and I replied sorry no I don’t even know what I’m hear to look at is it the dishwasher ? knowing full well it was the washing machine.
She just looked me pointed at the washer and said I need to call work and went in the other room.
I did have a chuckle to my self I must admit
Re: Negative feedback on repair services
twicknix wrote:
I found poor areas tend to scrap the machine and buy another one on credit. More often than not it’s the quality of the work trumps in my case than quantity of work if you have to take into account of fuel costs.Yep the old one can often be found laying on the front lawn where it seems to becomes a feature next to the sofa 😉
Re: electrical safety testing ?
The kitchen fitters coarse allows them to do what ever they want to “existing circuits” but they can’t replace the board or add new circuits but “that new ring was already there is just replaced all the cabling” excuse seems to get them through just fine.
Basically its a licence to do what they want.
Re: electrical safety testing ?
Martin wrote:
madangler1 wrote:
Just a note, breaking Any speed limit is deemed a Criminal offence,You make it sound like it’s a jungle out there when in truth the vast majority of installations, be they gas or electric, are better/safer now than even just 10 years ago.
I’d agree with that, there really is no issue, I’m just very anti legislation, I saw part p come in and its just destroyed so many good guys, infact it made a lot of guys loose work as kitchen fitters can do a 1 week coarse and do what ever the hell they want as long as they don’t change the board.
Just made a joke of the whole thing.
