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Re: The Easy Way to remove Hotpoint Drum Bearings
Perhaps they do this so that if you are renewing the inner drum rather than the spider you are meant to just drill out the 3 existing screws and use new screws in the spare screw holes for the new drum.
Re: Hotpoint Tub top weight fixings – beware
The correct way to attach concrete to plastic was exactly what Hotpoint used on the earlier models. I suppose they were finding the machines lasted too long…..
Re: The connections game! (Which tier are you on?)
Presumably the offers leaflets are the same for everyone? The July “Update” has things like Hotpoint HPT1603006 buy 5+ @ £5.75 each, Hoover carbons HVR97916670 buy 5+ @ £5.50 / pair and E’lux spider DST50239964005 buy 2+ @ £15.99 each.
Re: The Easy Way to remove Hotpoint Drum Bearings
electrofix wrote:got a method i have used for years to successfully remove most collapsed bearing without drilling
buy a new bearing or the same size and take it to bits by damaging the cage and moving all balls to one end
you can now reassemble the inner ring and 5 or 6 balls in the broken race if they move a small dob of grease helps
Dave
Most being the operative word. If the outer race is badly worn your balls will just keep coming out 😉 You can also fit thin bolts and nuts between the individual balls to stop them moving.
Re: Dyson DC07 Overheating
Thanks gents, I renewed the cyclone assembly and it has done the trick. In fact, I think when I tested it some of the muck was drawn up from between the floorboards and through the carpet :tup: I sawed up the old one to see where the blockage was. All I could find was little balls of fluff blocking the black jets that are fitted in the centre section, one for each cone. The next time I get a job like this I will blast it with the airline, using an inverted funnel pushed onto the rubber airline hose. If I hold the funnel against the bottom hole in the cyclone it should get the full pressure to blast out the fluff.
Re: AAAAAaaaaarrrrgggghhh!!!!!!!Zanussi door seal.
cornwell40 wrote:👿 👿
Go on then. Someone will know an easy way of getting those ba#*$@d retainer springs on.
I struggled for ages yesterday with a wjs 1296 w/d oneTony C
I take the drum out, I find it quicker and less stressful that way 😆
Re: Ariston fan element
Chris, if you were getting parts at those sort of prices, would you pass on the savings to your customers or would they just be getting ripped off by you instead of the firms further up the supply chain? 😉
Re: Indesit W161 UK Bearing change
I was going to suggest the Snap-On torx bits but it looks like they don’t do the T30 on its own:
Re: Steptoe and Son…any old iron!
It does seem strange that new legislation discourages recycling. When I diagnose a fault and give a repair estimate that the customer deems “beyond economic repair” one of three things usually happens with the old appliance:
1) Customer phones the local Council, who collect it free of charge.
2) I take the machine away, remove some parts and take the rest of the machine to the local scrap metal company, where I am not charged or paid for the scrap.
3) I take the machine away, fit some parts obtained via route 2) and sell the machine as secondhand.I would say I am currently doing my bit for recycling but it looks likely that I will have to give up this sideline. I don’t sell new machines so if I do supply a replacement machine it will be one generated via route 3) . I don’t know how one would stand if the invoice stated a part exchange allowance on the old machine. Would it then just be a secondhand appliance, rather than waste?
Re: I got my connect acc WOO HOO 🙂
Talking of Connect (which we were once), I just did a search for Merloni carbons, 047317. It came up with 2 results, genuine brush assemblies for £5.10 each or loose carbons by Electruepart (CBN5121), priced at a staggering £11.41 per pair. 😯
Re: Dyson DC07 Overheating
I took off the top bit and poked a rod down each of the cones but could not feel any fluff in there. There is good suction at the air passage hole with the cyclone assembly removed. With it on, if you use the crevice tool (always sounds like some kind of mountaineering gear) there seems to be no suction initially but it builds up after a few seconds if you block off the nozzle. It looks like the centre section of the cyclone assembly is held with 3 screws but is also glued. As the cyclone assembly is almost as expensive as the motor I want to be sure that is the problem before I order one.
Re: Philips AWB045/PH: how does spring fit on door catch?
If it is a pattern part you may find it does not fit properly anyway. Bendix/Philco used to use a spring made of sheet metal at one time and some pattern versions of the spring were completely useless.
Re: Bosch Tech.
It is a useful site but does not seem to work as well as it used to as you can no longer jump from the blow up diagram to the parts list. Now you have to specify which you want, diagram or list. I have sometimes found the price to the public on the site can be slightly lower than the trade price charged by connect. I usually still get the parts from Connect as I can make up an order to get free delivery.
Re: Bosch brush beware!
I don’t seem to fit many brushes in Bosch machine but for years I’ve used pattern Bosch carbons soldered into Indesco holders on Merloni machines. I’ve never changed such brushes twice on the same machine. The ones I use for this are those with a plain wire and no tag or spring.
