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Re: ariston margherita AWD 12 selector knob turning
Its the area of the pump straight behind the filter.
If the pump has failed, you will need this:
http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p … cts_id=392Although, you may prefer to have an engineer do this work for you – click the link below.
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Penguin45.Re: Ariston Margherita A1635 performance
Worth checking the filter as well Rob, if it’s not been done for a while (or at all!).
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Penguin45.Re: Whirlpool ADP 2756 – tripping main RCD
Part number is correct for your appliance, Alan. An email to spares@ukwhitegoods.co.uk quoting number will get things moving for you and at a good price (Take it you were looking at eSpares? 😀 ).
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Penguin45.Re: Bleedin, blooming Bosch!!
AndySwiffin wrote:So – I guess my heating element is gubbed?
Correct – p/no 483058. Email to spares@ukwhitegoods.co.uk for prices and ordering.
For future readers, UKWhitegoods cannot condone the live testing of appliances. Please don’t.
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Penguin45.Re: ariston margherita AWD 12 selector knob turning
Can you hear the pump running, Dawn? If not when the machine is drained fully you need to check in the back of the pump chamber by the propellor – hands, knees and torch job. Alternately the pump motor itself may have failed.
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Penguin45.Re: CDA integrated dishwasher CW495 keeps fusing electrics
Under guarantee at that age Dawn, so get onto CDA for repair. Obviously some sort of shortcircuit somewhere….
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Penguin45.Re: ariston afa 370x
Heater is a resistance circuit Moski 😀 . These ones are temperamental to say the least. Power off and split circuit before testing……
Penguin45.
Re: Hotpoint oven fan & light won’t turn off
Selector switch very likely candidate – turn to charcoal very easily. Inspection requires oven to be removed from housing and the top removed – with the power off. If you don’t feel confident, check the link below for an engineer in your area.
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Penguin45.Re: blomberg 1501 AAA wont take conditioner
Three way inlet valve has a pcb soldered to the top, so theoretrically it’s a question of replacing the entire valve. Each coil should meter at 3–4kOhms when tested.
spares@ukwhitegoods.co.uk will be able to source a replacement for you if required.
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Penguin45.Re: AEG F86070VI dishwasher 10 error
You’ll be in for some stick when “Boro” sees this post…..
Ickle file on the way.
Chris.
Re: Bosch d/w heater failures
Possibly linked to the new style water level control system, Mark. Can it underfill as well as over?
Chris.
Re: So what are the fundamental problems in this industry?
All of the above points are completely valid, but do not address the fundamental root cause of the present situation. It’s really very simple – the complete devaluation of the product to the public. The constant reduction of SSPs leaves no margin for Service in a product which is sold twice in order to reach the public. Whilst this may keep the High Street and Retail Park retailers busy with turnover, their own profitability is being compromised long term. Witness the loss of Rumbelow’s and the huge recent reduction in Powerhouse.
We cannot actually blame the public for their desire to purchase on cost, after all it’s a major consideration in any household. We can’t even blame them for their ignorance as to who actually makes any given product. This is (in my opinion) a dishonest practice perpetrated by the manufacturers and retailers upon the Public at large and could be simply corrected by the addition to the efficiency label of “This is a XXXX product”.
With regard to the repairability question, we are stymied always by the absolute intransigence of any manufacturer to price their spares appropriately. If they’d care to accept responsibility for the failings in the quality of the components fitted to their appliances in the first instance, we would all be far better served. Let’s face it, we all know that washer motors run out at c.£15 and electronic boards at less than that, so even allowing for a modest handling charge, repairs become a much more realistic proposition.
Even the classic Servis motor/module problem could be brought in at under £100 with the above rationale, even allowing for the repairer being paid £40.
As a fully Independent repairer, we currently charge £40/hr and are contemplating an increase due to the spiralling cost of fuel. Home Counties and London repairers will probably need to be charging more than that to keep their businesses solvent.
A small, but I hope worthwhile contribution; I trust that common sense can prevail for the good of us all.
Regards,
Chris Chantrell,
Proprietor,
Quality Washer Repairs,
Leeds.
