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Re: candy alise 105 changing bearings
yurtesen wrote:. Is it possible to find this seal?
No problem to get a seal but your problem is the state of that drum shaft!
The inner race will be tricky to remove off that very badly pitted drum shaft to say the least. But your main concern is the drum shaft collar. That is damaged and pitted also beyond a viable re-useable state. Therefore you need a new drum shaft/inner drum unit to complete this job AT ALL.
My advice is BIN THE LOT MY FRIEND and buy another machine :lesson:
Martin
Re: Best Quotes
You’re missing Kens point here a tad….quotes from posts…OK?
Here’s another on the subject of “Plastic Y Connectors” a while back : –
Penguin45 wrote:I damn near drowned today! Went to an AEG, in a cupboard. No drum action, so need to get round the back. “Will it come out?” says I, “No problem” he says.
So – drag it forwards, and WHOOSH!
Martin
Re: Sale of goods and services act meets possibly mad custom
Pat-UK wrote:Sadly it was not the normal burnt tag, the module needed to be replaced. I told her I had one somewhere and it would be £45 in total
Had any money changed hands at this point Pat?
Martin
Dave_Conway wrote:I think Martin means “Lumping around” as in “can’t be arsed to do anything”, lethargy
No, ‘lumping’ is a term that means companies that compete in the same type business, agree amongst themselves what they are going to charge for their products and services :lesson:
Common practice among the big boys, frowned on by the Government but rife in all industries.
Dave_Conway wrote:Martin, we had a conversation last year at Sibson if you recall highlighting the regional and customer base issues that affect the rates that can be charged, which started off as an engineer’s salary theme.
My post was no critisism of what individuals charge at all. No need for anyone to justify their charges here either. My comment was that clearly we in this business are the salt of the earth in more ways than one and rightly so, this topic proves it 😀
MartinRe: Best Quotes
Dave_Conway wrote:Well that was all good clean fun wasn’t it last night ….Says he with a massive hangover and trying to remember half of what we were on about
kheath wrote:Thats what happens when you drink with a YORKSHIREMAN
Re: Who charges what for what ??
Fascinating reading, I cannot believe how modest some of your charges are? To say appliance repairers generally are “the salt of the earth” is a gross understatement at best. There’s Lawrence prepaired to drive 30 miles through the leafy lanes of Suffolk for just 50 quid. Pat in the garden of England sticking motor brushes in for a pawltry 35 quid. Phidom actually takes the drum out to fit a door boot and then only charges 55 quid, bargain.
Down in Oz “lumping” is banned! And in some parts of the UK there are others who will not get off their beachtowel for less than 50 quid :rotfl:
My God!..thanks for the reading….I feel much better now 😀
Must dash off now for anothers days ‘hard graft’ ……..HI HO, HI HO!!!!
Martin
Re: candy alise 105 changing bearings
oxy-acetaline? angle grinders? chisel bashing?…whatever will Yurtesen make of all this?
Sounds like a bad day at Santa’s Toy Factory to me 🙄
What may be a simpler solution to his problem is simply a stout pair of ‘Mole’ grips and can of WD40, a firm but steady pair of hands and a lot of luck :rotfl:
Martin
Re: bosch tub repair
philfish wrote:I use milliput its brilliant you can do all sorts of wonderfull things with it!!
Thanks for the info Phil, will give it a try… 😉
http://www.milliput.co.uk/home.htm
Martin
Re: Bosch Dishwasher not draining
No! That’s the cover I meant. Is the pump clear then and free to rotate ?(It is a permanant magnet impellor drive so it will appear a bit jurky as you rotate it)
If that is clear and it pumps out most of the water, then it is likely your drain out arrangement may be allowing water back into the machine (assuming of course the drain shares the sink outlet?)
Martin
Re: Bosch Dishwasher not draining
Steve,
Take a real close look at the sump, take off the pump cover (instructions in the user booklet) I suspect there’s something caught or restricting the pump outlet.
Careful!! If its broken glass you may not see it until it’s too late :lesson:
Martin
Re: Doom + Gloom
Goatboy wrote:I just want to offer a platform for people (including myself) to have a gud moan.
How nice of you to start this topic off, however throughout the entire UKW site we have reams and reams of the stuff in the same or a similar vein, just a different heading that’s all 😀
I don’t wish to encourage too many here in prophesying “Doom & Gloom” as I have heard it all before, we have heard it all before. What I will say to those that have certain ‘misgivings’ about the current trend the industry appears to be heading towards. Is to think DIVERSIFICATION by that I mean that if you think for example, Hotpoint (as so many seem to use them as such at the moment anyway) are going down the the pan. Don’t touch them! turn away and look at Zanussi, maybe even Bosch as a good source of income.
There will always be machines in this world, they will always fail at some point. The trick is realising the market and capitalising on its potential and in order to do that you need to stay in touch. Keep you ear to the ground all the while, stay close to UKW for vital day in day out info, otherwise you be left holding the baby….up the creek without a paddle and all that…. so you will 🙁
Finally, one more idiom to ponder on:- IF YOU CAN’T BEND WITH THE WIND, VERY SOON YOU’LL BREAK AND FALL 🙁
Martin
Re: Indesit W161 UK Bearing change
When you do eventually remove all 8 torx bolts, gentle tap the spider clockwise about an inch to release the little metal wedge that is under the bottom left-hand spider arm.
Do not try and lever the spider away from the s/steel tub ‘cos you will put a hole in it for sure and whatsmore Goatboy will give you a good kicking. Always swear in Italian whilst your doing it ( I can give you a few via PM if you like :rotfl: )
The bearings and seal will knock off the spider easy, but do put loads of high speed grease between the oil/water seal and front bearing as they can squeak a treat at 1600rpm after you’ve nailed and elastoplasted it back together 🙁
Migliore di fortuna!!!!!!!!!!!
Martin
Re: Unbranded Fully Integrated Washer-Dryer, make needed
Fiona8jane wrote:Am trying to idetify the the brand and then locate a willing appliance engineer in the Maidenhead area to do repairs.
Give this firm a ring, they may be able to help you out?
McEvoy & Rowley
1a Cordwallis Road
MAIDENHEAD
Telephone 01628 771044Its probably an MFI branded machine, Diplomat or Hygena or Technik??
Martin
Re: zanussi oven
marke wrote:how can i replace the main oven seal on a zanussi fm56 oven
It just hooks into position in each corner as far as I recall? New seal (Part No 50206535002) available via emailing spares@ukwhitegoods.co.uk
Martin
