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Re: Ariston AWD12
Plug falling of dryer selector can cause this. Power off before removing lid.
Penguin45.
Re: Wanted: Whirpool Parallelogram Assembly Part No: 48194
P/no is 4819 404 48988.
You could try ASD Services – big Whirlpool spares stockist.
Pengun45.
Re: I love indesit
Now then, let’s have a little think about what this is really all about. What is going on with a Big Boy like The Indesit Group is economies of scale.
I’m an ISE agent, and part of the ethos is that we will provide spares after the warranty at cost, to the customer. Our manufacturers no doubt make a profit selling spares to ISE because they don’t quite think like the ISE group. Still, it offers the ISE customers a worthwhile saving on any repairs required.
I was recently mocked on a thread where I stated that I pass on spares at cost to my customers. They may pay a slightly higher labour charge, but this is often in their favour. I just happen to think that profiteering on spares is morally wrong. Sorry and all that.
EMW has been mentioned in this thread, and a comment was made about pricing. They offer what is effectively a “hand-made” bespoke service. Often the board is not just repaired but improved and should not be regarded as a “used” component. They don’t have “economy of scale” though. Every one is done by hand.
Indesit, by comparison have narrowed their production down to a few “core” electronic boards across their product range, which are no doubt bought by the million if you consider their market place presence. If any one of these boards costs them more than £15, I’d be amazed……..
So….. Set an SSP at £120 or so, make the damn things impossible to self-service (Home repairer, adaptor, card reader, card, hello…… Restrictive practice spring to mind, anyone?) and they’re going to gratefully run back into the arms of their caring manufacturer to get off lightly with a £100 repair.
The truth is more likely that there’s a £15 board, 5 minutes with a laptop, company admin and engineer to pay for, then the rest is profit. And there will be a profit.
The sooner that everybody realises and recognises that we’re all being ripped off on spares pricing, the sooner our attitudes will change.
In the meantime, as I said earlier in the thread, my sole advantage at the moment is speed of service.
At least ISE is doing something which I consider to be honest.
Chris.
Re: Lost Bangle – Broken access cap to filter!
The cap will have become detached because the filter is jammed by a foreign object in the inlet tube of the pump and not entirely in the filter chamber.
This machine is actually a SMEG-built machine, so the only way to get to the pump is to drag it out and tip it back to a good angle. Release the two screws under the pump and it should fall back, allowing you to access the hose into the pump. Remove it, then you should be able to pull any foreign body clear and so release the filter.
If you don’t find the mangled remains of the bangle, it is possible that it is trapped under the heating element across the bottom of the drum. Heater removal, torch and fishing then required………
Power off first, please.
Penguin45.
Re: Whirlpool Integrated dishwasher ADG7540 beeping
In theory, you can reach under the machine and do it. Part turns through 90 degrees and pulls down. If you’re not sure, or if the part is reluctant to move, pull the machine out and remove the base tray.
When fitting the new one, do not get it wet……..
Penguin45.
Re: I love indesit
Interesting positions here. “50{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of van stock for Indesit products” stands out in my mind.
If I consider the large number of Bosch machines which I service; I need to carry 4 door seals, two pump motors, a cold water valve and carbon brushes to achieve a near 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} first time fix on autowashers. These machine need maintenance, not repair.
By the same token, my first time repair rate on Indesit/Ariston/Hotpoint appliances is lower. I carry a range of maintenance spares, but there is no way on God’s earth that I’m investing in pcbs and drive motors.
Therefore: My Bosch customers achieve a higher first time repair rate than my Indesit Group ones. My Indesit Group ones pay more because so many calls require two visits – this affects the customers selection of repair or scrap.
This is where Indesit do the clever thing – pay £99.85 and get all your bits for free, no matter how many visits. This is now a threat to my business. I need to earn about £50 a call if I want to slip over to the pub most evenings for a couple of jars. Even Tony at EMW is charging £51 for the latest generation of Indesit boards (I will say clearly now, that I have far more faith in one of EMW’s repaired boards than I have in a brand new one.) with the return postage takes the repair up to £105.
My only advantage is that I can do it much faster and get the diagnosis right first time.
Chris.
Re: Door catch broken and door jammed WJD1257W
Get yourself about 4′ of stout string. Arrange the string around the door, pull the ends across the front of the machine firmly. The loop thus formed will tuck under the door frame and will pull the door latch across for you.
Door catch kit is p/no 50272245-00/7, spares@ukwhitegoods.co.uk will get one for you promptly.
Penguin45.
Re: Neff S4453N0GB/13 no water going in
Penguin45 wrote:Resistance through solenoid coil is……..?
Did you check?
Penguin45.
