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Re: Christmas closing
This ‘Christmas Week’ should be a bumper money maker for us ‘one man bands’ who never shut……. “goodwill to all men!”……if the lights go out on their Xmas, we are there to help….at special “Festive Season Rates!” of course 😆 😆 😆
Martin
Re: Neff induction hob
Crumbs!…you would have thought, given the expense of these gadgets, they would have come with operating instructions 😕
Go to this link though for a copy of the appropriate instructions 😉
http://www.bshappliancecare.com/Bosch/Bosch_laundry_manual.html
Martin
Re: Whirlpool Dryer AWZ 8812
Miles,
Yes it is relatively easy to fit assuming you are a qualified electrician with the appropriate tools. On that assumption, usually the Thermostats fail on these beasts due mainly to user mis-use, therefore I wonder if it’s just them at fault here ❓
We can supply whatever part you require to fix either way, for us to supply it’s best to ‘pm’ Dave though first 😉
Martin
Re: Ariston dishwasher, detergent dispenser problem
Seamy wrote: who designs this stuff?
Dunno Seamy, what model are you talking about anyway, maybe there’s a mod?
Martin
Re: R U Ready
The thing is guys….
…..until I read Kevins initial post, I had no idea of the problem many of you have with staff and staff training especially. It has never concerned me in my daily work routine as a ‘one man band’ either.
Having spoken last weekend to you I also was unaware of the poor salary scale your employees are getting at the end of it. As in my case many years ago, I got ‘the knowledge’ of the trade then abandoned my employers for a better life on my own, and have never looked back since. So staff training and untimately holding on to your staff once they are fully tooled up and regarded as ‘experienced’ must be a bloody nightmare to perform and how! 🙁
I also didn’t realise that there were set training courses dotted about already in place (i.e the Mr Dixon thing etc) and a few such ‘aids’ like the Haynes series of manuals on the subject.
So what really do you want us to do? Speaking to Kevin and so far I know he wants us to re-write those type of manuals to produce a kind of ‘UKW copywrited’ document, which is fine and I can help out there for sure, no problem. This no doubt splendidly comprehensive manual will be the ‘New boys reference Bible’ for a while, but then as we all know, it will be discarded in the back of the van because our new engineer will be faced with many many more challenges in the customers house that is not covered by any manual 🙁
Sean’s comment today was really well worth waiting for I must say :tup: . He indeed has hit on some very interesting facts and issues that have to be considered if we are to proceed
Del wrote:A) Are we accredited Trainers
B) What qualifications do we ourselves posess
C) Do we have the insurance to cover any liabilities to our students ect.
D) Do we have the resources to offer sustained in field training ( If we started today you would only have 50 engineers trained by the end of the year)
E) Can we leave our own businesses for the amount of time required
F) Is a one weeks training course to cover all the required skill sets a realistic goal. because if it were then there would not be a skill shortage.❓ I dunno Sean ❓
Beyond that and I’m a little unsure of what happens next, the likes of CDSL providing the on site training facilities is one avenue, although that excludes those that do not deal with CDSL as a WP. And employing a UKW trainer would not be possible both strategically simply due to the geographical area needing coverage and the finances to support his daily wage bill.
It will only ever work for the individual employer to take time out and train the new recruit for however long it takes, usually that can be several weeks as you know. But it’s the only way due to the type and make of appliance that person is required to fix and again as an example a Diplomat Dishwasher is in no way similar to a Bosch, not even for training purposes 🙁 No matter how much you argue the ‘theory’ between them washing dishes is exactly the same, so the manual will cover it….sorry it won’t I’m afraid. And that’s why we have a problem in our trade as a whole, so many differing products, types, models that cannot ever be contained in one manual or covered with one training course.
If I was to ever consider employing anyone to help me out in my job, I would get someone well wet behind the ears that I could teach him my methods. He would learn the trade my way, doing what I want him to do and nothing else. Based on the crap wages I would be paying I would not want him to look over the fence and see the greener grass on the other side. So I have to keep him sweet all the while in the hope that he doesnt get a step ladder and take a peek…..
…That’s what all of you are doing already and I cannot see a way out of it for you. Everything has to be done on a tight budget to get this guy earning as quickly as possible of course, as it always has been and always will be.
Looking back at my formative years in this game, I always had a service manual to hand for whatever model I fixed, hundreds of them in fact, all priceless and a brilliant learning tool. Too bad those things are no longer produced, now it’s a DVD and CD Rom coupled to a Laptop if you’re bloody lucky. More often than not just ‘poke and hope’ or guesswork gets you by these day…bloody pathetic situation, as pathetic as the goods we are expected to repair after all!
So…as I said before, I will help collate this Bible, if that’s what you want at this stage, my pleasure to help in any way as you know 🙂
Martin
Re: wma 33 problem & manual
bangerman,
1604008 is the correct part (possibly a different manufacturer 😕 ) but the terminal numbers should be the same for a 1 to 1 swap over 😉
Martin
Re: Christmas Bash 2004
….Oh yes, now I am sobering up a bit, I don’t recall seeing the ‘McScissor Sisters. ( :scots: :scots: ) turn up for breakfast the morning after the night before ❓
Martin
Re: Christmas Bash 2004
We met that girl during ‘Happy Hour’ I think, can’t remember much else though 😕
Martin
Re: margherita 2000
Lindsay,
Nothing a good clean couldn’t sort out I expect. Do you use the dispenser or put the detergent in the drum? Exactly to which model number do you refer (there are several in the range)?
Finally can I advise looking in our “Articles & Help” section for tips on keeping machines clean 😉
Martin
Re: Hotpoint WM72 Error Code E30
Taff wrote:Where is the fuse located. Appreciate the reply.
Taff,
Don’t think it has one actually 😕
I suspect as in most cases the motor fault* has blown the triac in the Power module (1603283) especially if it is the earlier version with the big transformer soldered on 😉
Martin
* If the insulation reading of the old armature goes higher than 4 or 5 megohms it will blow the board (not visibly though)
Re: R U Ready
:tup: so far on the idea Kevin, will help in whatever way I can and chew it over and get back to you. Will keep it under my hat as far as tomorrows meet is concerned also.
See you then!
Martin
Re: Dyson washing machine stuck in test mode
NO! NO! NO!….(Ignore Kevin’s comment, he was quoting from page 2 of the Service Manual, and not necessary at this stage)
Page 1 reads…….
….”Open the Dispenser Drawer and apply the special Dyson Tool (Part No: DC04) into the opening…….and switch on!” 😆
Martin
Re: Top viewers
Welcome to TOP OF THE POPS!
This week sees in no new entries 🙁
Slipping to 6th place this week is Don, his spot being overwhelmed by the pace of Johnmac11’s typing skills. Not to be outdone, Penguin45 has pulled a blinder by overtaking Martin to stand firmly in 3rd place. But the really big news in this weeks charts is that Kwatt has romped home ahead of Dave (The Slash) Conway, pulverising him into 2nd.
Before we play the number one slot, over to our marketing analyst…..
“…It’s clear that Don took quite a knock in the ratings and has had to spend more time ‘on the job’ of late. Not to take anything away from Johnmac11, he has been decisive this week in pushing through his ‘Workwear Bill’ to great effect. Martin however, only has himself to blame for loosing it to the nightly antics of his Antarctic, fish loving rival Penguin45 Slipping past on an ice-flow of inspiration.
Ratings say it all, statistics even more proving Kwatt’s clandestine Caledonian cacophantic claptrap too great a match for Dave (the Slash) Conway. Who, has only himself to blame due partly perhaps to the laid-back over endulgent lifestyle that is the watchword for many a West Country Machine Mogul with a penchant for scrumpy……!”
Next weeks charts?….we shall see 8)
Martin
Re: Advice on W/Machine, good quality, quiet
curryman,
The only sure fact that you have discovered from your own investigations is reflected in what we know as fact in the trade. In that the higher up the ‘product range’ one goes, the greater the facilities, including sound insulation.
If the overall quietness of the machine is the pre-requisite, then you may have to go over budjet in order to attain that 🙁 I doubt if anyone would know or have access to knowing what the overall decibel rating is on any of the Miele range, to be honest. To my knowledge this is the first time the question has been asked, sorry 😕
Martin
