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Re: 4 u Penguin
Try this then you ‘orrible lot……
http://www.angelfire.com/pe/penguindance/
And serves you all right.
Chris.
Re: Whirlpool Dryer model AWZ650 not spinning
Drive belt? Turn the drum by hand – if the belt is on there will be a fair bit of rfesistance; if very free the belt will have failed.
Pull the plug before investigating further.
Regards,
Penguin45.Re: Cheapest Genuine HPT carbons?
Been pondering this for a little while. The original 1600474 brushes in the hard, nearly white plastic holders were fine – on a newish armature that had not developed a “track” where the brushes run. Any sort of groove and the good old 161460 was the only sensible course of action. The second phase 1600474 brush in the translucent white, softer plastic holders, have been a complete disaster in my experience, even when fitted with a brand new armature. The holders melt under load, jamming the brushes and have written off more than one armature in my experience. This third version I have not seen as yet – no doubt because our local wholesaler ain’t going to let them out until they clear the current stock, which none of the Leeds engineers are buying ‘cos we know that they don’t work……….
I suppose the only real solution is to make the 161460 obsolete so we have to buy the damn things.
Cheers,
Chris.Re: Hoover A120 tacho loose
Interesting – is the “Round” motor no longer used then? Just the Ceset and Sole ones now? If that’s the case I suppose we can say that the “suitable spare” would be a complete new type motor. If the “Round motor” is still being produced, the same components are still being used and we’re looking at a case of blatant profiteering……….
God, I love this business.
Chris.
Re: Diplomat adp8242
What Rep?
Look, I’m a sole trader and spend typically £12-1500 a month on spares. I really don’t care about the odd pennies difference between common bearing kits, pump motors, brushes and the like – we all know that they’re so freely available the price will level out. What gets up my nose is the wilful overpricing of “less common” spares – dishwasher spares are a very good example. I keep a selection of stuff on the van, but not many circulation pumps for instance – high-ish value, low demand items. I had cause to buy a motor for a Servis dishwasher not long ago – I could get it in three different guises from Connect, ranging from £180 down to £93. A quiet discussion with a certain spares wiz on this site revealed that he could get the same motor for £60. It would have been worth getting him to buy it and spend the fiver to post it up here.
My experiences in previous employment in purchasing in this business have been very revealing. If we take the above example, be assured that the appliance maker didn’t pay more than £15 for that motor. That a volume purchaser has to pay £60 for it is bad enough – why the hell should I put another £33 free and gratis into Connects pocket for being a sole trader? Fortunately the job was not urgent and a local wholesaler obliged at around £70. Much more and the job would have been lost, and nobody would have got anything!
Central purchasing anyone? We’ve looked at it before, we know we’re getting ripped off left right and centre, what are waiting for? Central account, sub account as your delivery address, pay a small monthly fee to UKW for the admin – got to make sense.
I still get through 10 pairs of 161460s a week as a sole trader, there are 450 ish trade members – you do the math……..
Cheers,
Chris.Re: Hoover A120 tacho loose
Look what I found Dave:
Tacho Magnet – 91212357
Armature – 91752147😀
Chris.Re: Advice needed on a top loading dishwasher
Circulation motor is still available – contact Caremark 0870 7502435. Bit pricey, but you do have an almost unique product which will prove difficult to replace.
Regards,
Penguin45.Re: Hotpoint Iced Diamond fridge stat
Genuine Hotpoint thermostat is p/no 261055. Dave_Conway will be able to advise price and availibility for you in the morning.
Regards,
Penguin45.Re: IW812 F&P Intuitive fault code
Hmm, just love these anonymous replies…….
Poster may have a point if the appliance is new, you should pursue a repair under warranty – bearing in mind that user error is usually chargeable 🙁
Regret I don’t have the code info on this one, but Alexa will probably be online later and may be able to give you some pointers. He’s upside down with your lot 😀
Regards,
Penguin45.Re: Indesit W93
Most of these boards are c.£80 and the dreaded VAT – if you could post the full model designation (ie W93UK) or even better, the serial number, we can tell you exactly.
Regards,
Penguin45.Re: Bosch S210 – water not being taken in – inlet valve fail
Coil is no longer available Vince, supercedes to valve part number 🙁 . Only other alternative is the one that fits the Hotpoint version – 7051836. There may be a saving there – Dave Conway will advise.
Regards,
Penguin45.
