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Re: rainbow staines
Also I have found that ‘liquid’ detergent brings out these symptoms. But ‘ditto’ to kwatt ‘s comments and do use powder or tablets in future if you’re not already 😉
Martin
Re: Bosch Maxxit wfr2460 No Display….Any Clues??????
MANDELLS wrote: weird thing is the customer states that when the display does come up it reads “BEREIT”
Well “Bereit” is German for “Ready” so I guess there is a configuration problem developed within the Control Module if the English version of this appliance (as in this case) is suddenly talking Deutsch :con:
I guess you will need to unplug that module and take a close look at the tracks, as I suspect one has blown for whatever reason 😕
Sorry can’t help any more on this 😥
Martin
Re: Whirlpool AWZ650 BLOWING COLD
donny wrote:it looks like the thermostats as the connectors and plastic covers are rather blackend 😉
This then is what you need to fix it: –
http://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/Tumble+D … t+Kit.htmlMartin
Re: BOSCH MAXX IT on meltdown, can someone help please
Anonymous wrote:but how do I know if its broken.
You don’t, it’s best to replace it anyway as the main live feed to the Module comes via that very switch 😉
Martin
Re: INDESIT W113 problems
8 flashes is a Heater/Thermistor fault or Heater Relay on Module at fault 😉
Don’t take that as the only reason for the Slave Timer skipping merrily though 😉 You should look very carefully at the motor for sure 😉
Martin
Re: INDESIT WI RANGE, NON STOP TIMER CLICKING ROUND?+moan ti
You sentimental old codgers you :rotfl:
Now I’m an old git that has seen and repaired more washing machines than many of you today will ever see in your lifetime OR would ever want to 🙄
Lets just look back at the 95 series Hotpoint if you will….What a load of rubbish they were…come on be honest now. Admit you are looking purely at the many hundreds you have fixed (or at least I am) with great success knowing that 18 months down the line you will be back to fix another fault on that same machine, another nice little earner!!
They are horrible, noisy, inefficient bits of tin that fall apart at the least amount of abuse. Even a brand new one squeaks as it reverse tumbles, judders during the rinse cycles, spins with the outer cabinet shaking like a base drum. Just opening the door at the end of a wash cycle is a squeeze and a tug, like opening a can of Coke at best.
Leave off! The 95 series was our piggy bank, that’s all, nothing more. Who of any of us would dare to admit we owned and used one? and why? when we all have access to proper quality machines eh? (speaking as a hardened lifetime Bosch owner that saw the light 30 years ago on German engineering….muss ich mehr sagen? )
Just take a look at the latest model of Hotpoint for a moment :con: ….Now that is the product of an amalgamation of 2 lines of thought…One being from the experiences of 30 years of Hotpoint machine making coupled with the aggressive sales marketing of the Indesit company. The net result, surprisingly, is a very quiet, efficient, smooth running piece of kit that works extremely well under all working conditions to great effect.
The only problem is that because it is built on a budget that would make your eyes water and your bank manager slit his wrists at the costings. It is a product that doesn’t have anywhere near the longevity of the old 95 series. Indesit are not phased by this at all simply because todays marketing strategy dictates otherwise.
A new generation of production techniques has to be implimented and with it a new expression has come out of todays fiercely competitive whitegoods industry and is applied to the letter by all those manufacturers like Indesit that seek a certain niche’ in the marketplace….PROCURABLE EXPEDIENCY (look that up in your Funk & Wagnels if you must 🙄 )
Sadly it will only get worse for us that try to fix these things. If you stop for a moment and cock your hearing aid eastwards you will hear a lot of Chinese workers hammering away at the future that will affect us all in a very very short while. They can create the same stuff today at a fraction of what Indesit are building and Indesit are so very well aware the invasion is imminent.
What’s Chinese for “THOSE WERE THE DAYS” I wonder????????? :rotfl:
Martin
Re: Insulation testers
pmb wrote:£299 ABOUT £200 MORE THEN i WONT TO PAY,THERE MOST BE CHEAPER MEGA”S AROUND 😛
I cannot believe that what is essentially THE most important piece of kit and vital that an engineer has to carry and use at all times, and you want a cheap( under £100) unit 😯
Get real man, and buy a unit that comes well up to 16th Edition and BS EN 61010 regulation and safety standards. Buy second-hand fully reconditioned and recalibrated by all means but nothing less P-L-E-A-S-E!
…..and the Screwfix unit is about as reliable as sticking a wet finger in a light socket to see if it is switched on 🙄
Martin
Re: ZANUSSI FJ1216 RUNS FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS?????
Can you confirm the exact model number again for us???
Martin
Re: Hotpoint Aquarius WD640 – reoccurring F-02 error
MikeS,
Thanks for letting us know the outcome, hopefully it will be OK now as you say, well at least until the guarantee runs out 😆
From the Hotpoint servicemans point of view, throwing all new parts into your machine will surely cover the fault, which it did, so his side of the job is done. I do not know whether Hotpoint have a good ‘fault recall’ system in place these days? What I mean by that is that if the old parts are returned to the factory for fault analysis rather than just being scrapped?
Lets us hope so at least because if such a failure occurs out of guarantee a repair of this nature would not be financially viable. 🙁
Martin
Re: V. Slim washer/dryer machine?
Greg,
A few years back Baumatic supplied such a product, whilst their website shows only the more conventional sizes they may be able to help you?
http://www.baumatic.co.uk/index.php
Zanussi also made a shallow depth machine a few years back, but today I think they have given up on that idea, not sure 😕
Martin
Re: Bosch 6312 Dishwasher: No Heat
davepi wrote: Bosch clearly know it’s a design fault and are really not looking after their customers well.
In fact this fault was only on the early series of Control Units (Mark 1 if you like) They were in production though for over 4 years with little or no problems in the field.
All the failures (with little exception) appeared after intensive usage over a 2 to 3 year period which is well out of Bosch’s product guarantee responsibilities.
Even better news is that the Mark 2 and subsequent electronic control units have no such problems. 😀
Martin
Re: INDESIT WI RANGE, NON STOP TIMER CLICKING ROUND?+moan ti
MANDELLS wrote:the engineers come into my shop to fix under warranty appliances and when i get talking to them i find that some of them kind of look down on you because you dont know everthing about there brand of appliance ie fault codes and comon faults that there told about in bulletins that the likes of me who goes out and has a go at anything and have to find your own way about.
Thank you for posting your thoughts that are shared by so very many of us here in the trade. Believe me when I tell you, that UKW are trying so very hard on your behalf to correct this situation. UKW are commited to lobbying all within The Indesit Company who could so easily change this deplorable situation.
It is hoped by rational negotiation rather than aggressive alienation of Indesits current policies, we can instill some logical solution for us all to benefit.
Meanwhile, your input and experiences are looked upon with all due consideration and sympathy and it is hoped that sooner rather than later Indesit will see the light. Don’t hold your breath but instead help us to help Indesit see the wisdom of our logic.
Do please continue in telling us your experiences, that will ultimately ‘add fuel to the fire’ for our cause 😀
Martin
Re: Technical specifications of fridge Bosch KGV
Not sure if that is a product that was sold here in the UK?
If it is then ring this number for further information 08705 543210
If not in the UK, then the number of your local Bosch office will surely get you that much needed information 😉
Martin
Re: Whirlpool Fridge Freezer ART700 throwing house RCD trip
Pablo4,
Very good investigative diagnosis if I may say so 😀
Why don’t you contact Whirlpool with that information and suggest they come back and fit the faulty part without you having to pay any further labour or call-out charge? As you have already stumped up £45 for mis-
diagnosis?Failing that, get someone local in to do the job, then ask Whirlpool for your £45 back claiming deception and/or giving false information with the intention to decieve 😉
Martin
