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Re: Hoover WDYNS 654D Door Interlock
Dont mess about with the interlock
They only cost about £10 just swap it. It may not be the interlock though it could be wiring or the pcb
Remember to unplug the machine from the mains before removing any parts.
Re: indesit wd
I would try emw electronics
If a replacement pcb doesnt fix it they will take it back off you just admin fee
Re: SIMPLE PCB REPAIR TIPS
Following up on Dave-M post with the pdf file
I just dragged the pdf into my ebook converter and it looks great on a kindle paper white. :tup:
This free software converts pdfs into fully functioning ebooks to suit most readers
Search for Calibre by Kovad Goyal
Re: Samsung Fridge Freezer : SR-L3928B Freezer Died
Many thanks to all who replied
Wife is off shopping for a new fridge freezer today so looking for a recommendation based on
#Value for money
# Reliability
# noise levelNeil
Re: Samsung Fridge Freezer : SR-L3928B Freezer Died
Cheers Bob
Got a ballpark round abouts cost with an indie?
Re: Beko Dryer Diagnostic Fault : DCU8230
I notice on the diagnostic chart for no heat it says ‘check relay’
How is that done?
Re: Zanussi ZKN7147j : Dryer stops after 15mins
Anything to watch out for when dismantling condenser etc. not done one before, only ever done the split case variety.
Re: Things You’d Love To Say
..”you came a few weeks ago, i only used it once and its doing the same thing as last time”
Ideal Reply
..” excuse me you muppet! i checked my records and it was 6 months ago when you told me at the time you use it 3 times a day and oh dear look, is that a bra wire rammed through the cheap crap bought in asdos plastic tank?
Actual Reply..” lets take a look madam see what we can do 😉
Re: Retirement
by philfish » Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:47 am
I know where your all coming from and I do understand, but I think survival is all about flexibility and ability.
There is work out there, that’s for sure. But you might not want to do contract work, or work for work providers, estate agents etc you might only do laundry and not do intergrated, semi commercial, commercial, refrigeration or gas, sell appliances, install appliances etc. You might only want to do a small area, or certain makes, not work early/late or weekends, I really really don’t know and don’t mean to offend but I’m just trying to say there is usually room for movement or advancement it is just if you have the ability and are flexible enough to take it on. You might not like it but work is out there.
I feel private chargeable work now is just a small piece of a big pie with a lot of people wanting that very same piece of the pie because someone else said it tastes good. So you just got to take some of the other pie if that piece as gone.
I keep hearing people say we are like the brown goods? I know it’s a sister trade but apart from that how are we? We ain’t nothing like them, that was only one trade mainly electronics, we have electrics, electronics, plumbing, gas, refrigeration several different types of large appliances etc etc or is it because they are appliances and in a house? That it? It’s like calling us heating engineers, we ain’t but we can sympathise with them too. If we was like them we would of died when they did but we didn’t, because that ain’t our trade and we are not even similar, to my knowledge I have been hearing that one for the last 15-20 years and it still ain’t happened.
Yes if you repair cheaper products people are less likely to have them repaired that is common sense on the customers side why have a day or two off work costing them either time, holiday or money when they can nip to argos and buy a cheap washer on way back from work or sat or Sunday and there ain’t no difference in price or hassle to them and they can install it themselves, job done. think of it would you have yours repaired? Yes we all know the difference in quality etc but those types of customers don’t think on those lines so your banging your head off a brick wall there.
I personally would rather repair a quality appliance or an appliance that causes the customer a real issue like a gas cooker where they need it fixed or will have to pay through the nose to get it replaced or installed (and you can do that as we’ll) or an intergrated appliance where yet again either costs them or it’s a proper pain to exchange or a side by side where the chances are they can’t go get that in the boot or it’s too expensive to replace, perhaps a range cooker etc etc I would rather do 4/5 calls at £65/70 then 7/8 calls at £40/45 any day of the week, from an engineers point of view what is the difference in actual work? Not a lot, but you don’t have to find so much work, people are more willing to have it done, you ain’t got so much competition, you have got more time free and there ain’t much difference in your earnings.
Just my thoughts and sentiments and I hope I haven’t caused any offence, I wish all you lads who are retiring all the best and enjoy your retirement you’ve worked hard for it and losing your skills knowledge and experience is a blow for the trade but the for ones who are left like myself, I feel we have to keep moving to keep up with the moving world otherwise we will be finished, but I don’t believe we are anywhere even close to that.Optimistic Phil
Thanks for that Phil, it changed my outlook and as a result increased my earnings by a good bit every week!
I reckon laziness had just crept up on me (frogs in boiling water anology) I actually printed off your post and realised my work-shy ways
For instance i balked at working later than 2 or 3 on a friday, stopped doing wma bearing jobs, stopped doing recon machines, turned away dishwasher repairs …the list goes on
Cheers Phil, I’ll see you straight when i get me glasses! 😀
Re: Washing machine skips hot wash: EWD12141
These machines are double glazed so the only way is to measure temp of waste water or maybe an infra red thermometer might give a reading
Re: Washing machine skips hot wash: EWD12141
Excellent thanks Martin
Just saved me a whole lot of unnecessary work
Just got to convince customer its working normally now!
