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Re: Zanussi dishwasher element – mod ZSF6120/pnc 911915080
50277796-00/4 – £23.89 list plus the usual.
Chris.
kwatt wrote:Available in skips near you in about a year
Now, now; it might be wonderfully engineered, tech friendly, well supported and have cheap spares.
By the same token, I might grow to 6′ by Christmas and marry Nicole Kidman.
Chris.
Re: A Radical Thought
Bitter? Good God man, this site is the saving of the independent repair sector, and I have embraced it with open arms. I love what we are trying to do, and I probably spend more time than I should participating in our activities. I will freely admit that I have become frustrated with the Subscribers fund.
In many ways, I’m a good old fashioned socialist – I believe that the benefits should be there for all to share. However, there are things which we are not (for a variety of reasons) addressing; chief among them (IMO) is the Tech Info issue. It’s the very lifeblood of the repairer. Dammit, I actually found UKW by typing “Error Codes” into Google in a fit of pique. It changed everything about the way my business operates.
I want to see this site develop as a representative power block which will eventually have sufficient leverage that we can tell the manufacturers “Give us what we want and need, at a fair price”. It’s as simple as that really. I don’t care how we do it – using the Subscribers funds to develop a licensed library was an early idea which is impractical, it’s all moving forwards along different lines.
Anyway, it’s late, I’m knackered and I’ve already got 12 calls for tomorrow, so I’m going to pack it in. Please, let’s get some good ideas into Martins’ adjacent post and get that discussion moving. We should at least try.
Cheers,
Chris.Re: URGENT WARNING
Naah, it’s been a cracker, this one.
Can we “do” Goatboy next? It must be about his turn again 😀
Chris.
Re: A Radical Thought
Ha, very good. I have to say that there is only so far that my altruistic instincts will go. We spent a good year pushing it, with a small result. The repairs@ module started off having a proviso that you should be a subscriber to participate, that has now gone due to the need to expand rapidly for Project X coverage.
Quite seriously, what is left? We are trying (and probably succeeding) in being all things to all aspects of our industry – and it’s all in the forums for them to see for free. Have you twigged the breadth of people who read and post on the site? Sole traders, employers, manufacturers, company engineers, work providers, technical repairers, the public, mad inventors, Finns (but I try not to think about that), wholesalers, even their salesmen – they’re all here and getting it for free. What does this small group want or even need?
I am becoming forcefully reminded of another trade organisation which has become so small, that it has lost its way. Out particular group has never found its way. I stand by my opinion that we serve no purpose in the current affairs of UKW, beyond being a “feel good” group comprising largely the early members of the site.
I had hoped for more, but I really don’t see where we’re going or what this little group can achieve.
Richard (RS) said it was a depressing thread – I’m feeling depressed myself now, as the discussion has unfolded.
Chris.
Re: A Radical Thought
There are few subscribers. There won’t be many on line at this time of night, so answers will follow over the next day or so. Given that this is a proposal to spend some of the fund, we should discuss it over in Martins thread.
My immediate objection is the nub of the arguement. Why should we 30-40 odd pay for a server (we can’t – there’s nothing like that much put to one side) for the benefit of the other 550? They would effectively ride for free and as you have said Jeremy, you expect something in return for your investment.
Tricky, complicated and potentially very divisive in my opinion. If the 600 odd trade members were all Subscribers, we wouldn’t have a problem. The problem is that the other 550 are getting the full benefit of all of UKWs’ labours – the area available to “benefit” this small group is undefined and had got squeezed with the business activities of the site.
God knows I don’t want a UKW teeshirt with “subscriber” printed on it, just to make us special………
Chris.
Re: A Radical Thought
RS wrote:
Some of the points brought up by Mr P are quite revealing and I wonder if there has been some off screen chat going on with the view to getting rid of the subscriber’s section?Certainly not Richard. I wrote the piece as a sister article to Martin’s excellent post. I could not see how to make my points in that thread without dragging it wildly off topic (A UKW posters speciality).
I have concerns about how our “club” is changing and what is being offered to the various groups within the site.
Reading the posts so far, there is a concensus for the current status quo, so I will continue to subscribe – it is a pocket money option and makes me feel all nice and warm inside that I’m putting something a little more into UKW.
In the meantime, I suggest that we divert our attentions to Martins thread and deal with the issues raised in that.
Regards,
Penguin45.Re: Diplomat Dishwasher
It should reset. Run the rinse programme repeatedly until the foam disappears, before retrying on a wash programme.
Regards,
Penguin45.Re: Diplomat ADP8252 E2 Error message
Re: Diplomat Dishwasher
No heat – safety stat will have tripped due to pumping foam instead of water.
Power off before poking about underneath :plug:
Regards,
Penguin45.Re: URGENT WARNING
Good grief. It’s not as if it’s a particularly quiet Sunday either. Hasn’t anybody got anything better to do?
Chris.
Re: Larger brain required.
Try giving the motor relay on the timer PCB a sharp tap. Can’t be wiring – it’s the same loom for all motor functions.
Chris.
