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Re: Shop@
kwatt wrote: To get a true mark up take the 20{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} away from 0.0, so for 20{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} you get 0.8 or for 15{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} you get 0.85 or 25{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} it’s 0.75 , if you see what I mean and divide the buying cost by that. So to work out a true 20{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} mark up on a timer at £57.34 you would type into the calculator:
57.34 / 0.8 = XX.XX x17.5{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} + = and that gives you VAT inclusive
Over the years my high tech ‘solar powered’ pocket calculator has held me in good stead when calculating VAT. So much so now that the {e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} button no longer works. You guys appear to know which buttons to press with all the calculus flying about in recent posts on this subject. I cannot afford a new calculator at the moment, so can I get away with working my percents out by using the cosines and tangents buttons instead?? 😉 😉 😉
Now the sum of the hypotenuse is equal to the angle between the sum of the whatsitsname divided by pi, or is it the other way about? 😉 😉
Martin
Re: Hoover Wasing Machine leaves burns holes / chews up clot
Anonymous wrote:I will have to run home and check what the model number is somehow.
Usually the number is found around the porthole area. Further info depends on it!
Martin
Re: Which !
………….and another thing……………”WHICH” have for years been the guiding light for ten of thousands of potential consumers, year in year out. It is incredible how its readers take all their reports to heart especially with regard to Whitegoods.
It will always remain a mystery to me why they recommend certain diabolically bad products, and how they base their assumptions and come to these outlandish conclusions?
Do you remember the old training video with John Cleese (It goes back a bit so you youngters do try to catch up!)..anyway his first comment when calling at a customers house to fix a washing machine was…”who sold you this then?”….Todays likely reply would be,….. “can’t remember but WHICH recommended it!”
I hate to say it but for those of us that retail new products, it would be wise to subscribe to Which to be one step ahead of those ‘anoracks’ that come into your shop armed with a copy. Forearmed is forwarned so they say!
If only they would recommend the best cliff to jump off? No doubt in my mind….BEACHY HEAD!
Martin
Hoover Washing Machine leaves burn holes etc
kwatt wrote:Most common cause of that is overloading in my experience.
Indeed a classic case of overloading! Please remember that these machines cannot tumble dry a full wash load of 6kg. Depending on the model you have (which you didn’t say?) I would think it only safe to wash and dry a 3kg load at a time.
Please read the user booklet that came with the machine for a fuller explanation.
Martin
Re: chip in a ic
kwatt wrote:However, in your day Martin they preached the 2 R’s with a bl00dy big cane, now they just give you a dirty look so we’re probably a bit more relaxed about it all. 😉 😆
Very, very true Ken! 😉 😉 Cor! the kids of today eh ❓ We old codgers 😉 In my day……………… 😉
Martin
Re: Corgi Fiasco Continues
Kirk wrote:I have been told that Stoves way of getting round the new regs is not simple,they have to employ w/m engineers then send them out with a corgi engineer for 80 days.
Kirk,
Run that one by me one more time to explain please? So many cynics about Corgi these days(including myself) I need to gain some kind of perspective here and how it affects our trade? Collectively we at UKW are listening!
MartinRe: chip in a ic
streetlighter wrote:took me 5 mins to spell prity and i bet its still wronge. 😳
You are a tease streetlighter 😆 Most folks on this site can’t even read let alone spell 😉
However, I am a part time psychologist, and I guess not only do you have trouble spelling (which is no bad thing really…Gordon Brown can’t count), but I suspect you must be short in stature also, as you refer to yourself as “i” rather than “I” 😉 😉 😉 😆
Keep smilin’
Martin
Re: Servis Saga (M3025)
Tack,
I am not the least bit surprised at your experience with your Servis machine. Your many observations are quite correct. If the drum spins uneven, then it will have an overall unbalanced excessive vibrating effect. The engineer that called sounds as though he should seek another career on the London Underground as a platform sweeper! Although it is true a suspended floor coupled with a poor machine equals shake, rattle and roll at best!
In truth Servis is a very budget machine, (entry level stuff even) It looks the part, I must admit, and has all the bells and whistles to make you think it should perform. Sadly though they fails almost as quickly as a banana goes rotten. Better to cut your losses and put it down to experience I reckon!
Buy Bosch next time OK?
Martin
Re: chip in a ic
I was told (by HJM) that when the chip goes, that spells the end of the 264877 Module Board! They say replacing the chip means it has to be reprogrammed, or whatever?
As many will probably realise, one can simply repair those that have just got a burnt relay terminal. However to do a good job it is best to solder a wire link across to the shared terminal otherwise it will fail after only a short while.
Once you have attempted a relay terminal repair, and to confirm also that the chip hasn’t gone belly up, simply carry out the ‘Programme Reset’. The machine should show “0” on the display, drain pump for 60 seconds then stop. If it doesn’t, the chip is k*******d and the board useless.
MartinRe: The Worst Machine Ever Built!
Darn!
How could I possibly have missed out on nominating the current Hoover/Candy Washer Dryers. Remember the good old days when on the Classic/New wave series you just had 2 screws to remove the lid and 3 screws to drop off the entire front panel to get at the door seal, heater, even take the drum out in a matter of minutes!
What brilliant mind came up with a welded cabinet so you can’t access the drum and door seal, a lid made from MDF that swells in the damp, and an air pressure hose system that runs circles around the cabinet and drum?
History repeating itself? Groundhog Day even? Only the Italians would do that surely? Please don’t tell me it was designed here in the UK by British Engineers, surely not?
Martin
Re: Hotpoint WMA Spider Bolts
Dave,
First the bad news :I have searched everywhere for the darned part number? It’s one of those occasions where you know youv’e seen it somewhere but do you think where I can find it??
Now the good news : Qualtex do them under their part number KIT07 I think they come as a kit of 3 but you need 6 for each job so that’s a bit odd!
If I find the Hotpoint Part No meanwhile I will let you know. (Possibly another deleted part though as it is not listed any more as you probably have found out anyway?)
Martin
Re: Hoover AC120 spinning constantly
Andy,
Why don’t you get a recon Timer from EMW (see web links) That way if it does blow up for whatever reason, you’ll be covered. No point in turning into a charity, although for peace of mind you obviously what to get to the bottom of the problem. We all have have those jobs to suss out!!
Keep us informed whatever, best of luck!
Martin
Re: Blomberg 1301 Washer intermittently blows main fuse
Bob,
Just a point for you to clarify for me if you would be so kind?
You spoke originally of your machine “blowing the main fuse?” That indicates to me as being associated with a polarity short, but what I suspect you really meant in this case is that it ” blew the trip switch?” indicating an earthing fault??????
Just curious!
Martin
New Hotpoint Display stock 04
Penguin45 wrote:If that’s not an Ariston A1435 in disguise I’ll be very surprised.
Are they really?…If so it’s good for the steel industry and for recycling at last!
Martin
Re: Roomba Vacs
What is a Roomba Vac anyway????
http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1077.html
Martin
