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Re: City Centre Calls
kwatt wrote:I know this has come up before but I’ve had some manufacturers taking the proverbial, as well as customers.
The new rule around here is that we will not go into Glasgow City Centre unless the customer provides parking. After four parking tickets plus that were being paid for (someone else’s risk) I’ve had it with the city centre.
Not only that if we do use the NCP or whatever it costs us on a job that holds little profit anyway (if any) and have to suffer the fact that it often takes an age to get in and out of the city in the first place. Then I’m asking an engineer to walk through a busy shopping district humphing a toolbox about, not on really and certainly not for the rates.
Then if he needs a part, its a walk all the way back to the van and all the way back to the flat… nightmare!
I even asked the council what consession that they would make to allow us to service the products in these locations, the answer… NONE! They will not provide any access for services, totally insane! They want to regenerate the city centres, get people living in them at exhorbitant costs and make no provision for anyone to actually gain access to these properties? Is it just me or is that a joke?
K.
I completely agree Ken, we suffer the same problem but not to the same extent.
We had an additional problem last week, trying to scource rubber dinghies, none to be had. The traffic was flowing freely for a few days,
the only problem being that the cars had no drivers !Shane.
Re: City Centre Calls
kwatt wrote:I know this has come up before but I’ve had some manufacturers taking the proverbial, as well as customers.
The new rule around here is that we will not go into Glasgow City Centre unless the customer provides parking. After four parking tickets plus that were being paid for (someone else’s risk) I’ve had it with the city centre.
Not only that if we do use the NCP or whatever it costs us on a job that holds little profit anyway (if any) and have to suffer the fact that it often takes an age to get in and out of the city in the first place. Then I’m asking an engineer to walk through a busy shopping district humphing a toolbox about, not on really and certainly not for the rates.
Then if he needs a part, its a walk all the way back to the van and all the way back to the flat… nightmare!
I even asked the council what consession that they would make to allow us to service the products in these locations, the answer… NONE! They will not provide any access for services, totally insane! They want to regenerate the city centres, get people living in them at exhorbitant costs and make no provision for anyone to actually gain access to these properties? Is it just me or is that a joke?
K.
I completely agree Ken, we suffer the same problem but not to the same extent.
We had an additional problem last week, trying to scource rubber dinghies, none to be had. The traffic was flowing freely for a few days,
the only problem being that the cars had no drivers !Shane.
RS wrote:I agree with Alex men do die first because they want to
Speak for yourself Richard, I’m doing my best to stay alive.
It is my intention to live till I’m 95 and punish the Insurance Companies that are paying my Pensions,
My Great Grandfather lived till he was 94 and I intend beating him !Shane.
Re: women
RS wrote:Are we to allow such slights and innuendoes on what is meant to be and intelligent forum? 😈
I say we should down tools that would show em 😆Richard Scanlon Snr
“Down Tools” indeed; we don’t want any smut on this site. It quite made me blush.
Shane.
Re: Bosch SGS4012
clivejameson wrote:Anyone else had problems with pinholes in the tub around the softener area?
Clive
Until we became involved with Bosch, I had only ever found one perforated d/washer tub, that was on a Zanussi d/washer in a Science Lab. in a School. It was used for washing glassware in the Lab.
I consulted Zanuusi Technical Dept. and they had never heard of a similar case. I delved into my Tech. library and postulated that if particles of the lighter metals stuck to the Stainless Steel it would cause “electron migration” from the chromium and render the steel subject to corrosion.
I put this theory to the Head of Physics at the School and he was in full agreement, they replaced the d/washer.
Shane.
Re: Smeg DWD61 themostat
AMS wrote:Has anyone got the number/price/source of a thermostat for a Smeg D/W model DWD61? The machine wasn’t heating so I reset the (tripped) manual cut out and all was well. Next wash, no heat. I’m assuming the machine is overheating due to a faulty stat. Is this a fair assumption? Anybody got any other ideas before I go back to it?
Dave
Knowing Smeg d/washers, do not rule out circ. motor overheating and TOC operating. These can be time consuming to locate.
We usually refer Smeg users to the Corporation Refuse Dept.
Shane.
Re: Amusing Anecdotes & Other Tales
andy_art_trigg wrote:I was driving slowly down a road looking for a house number a few miles out of town when an elderly women flagged me down. She calmly asked me if I would give her a lift into town as she’d missed her bus and had a doctors appointment. I was so taken aback that I meekly agreed and drove her a few miles into town. I then had to drive all the way back to find the house.
Was it her house you were looking for. ?
Shane
Re: Thor T1050 Washing Machine
indie wrote:Can anyone help
Just received a call for a Thor T1050 washing machine (will not spin)
Can anyone tell me who made this brand and where to obtain spares.
Cheers
Indie
Back in the fifties there used to be a Thor top loader, a big beast, but I think they will all be buried deep by now; unless there is one in an industrial museum somewhere.
ShaneRe: Part P Or Not To Part P
I have had a quick scan through the Part P documents and would make the following comments.
The document is concerned with “Building Regulations” and refers, repeatedly, to “Electrical Installation Work”. This would indicate that new fixed installations only would be affected.
Page 7 Para 0.4 refers to “Cables and fixed Equipment”
Page 8 Tables 1 and 2 indicate activities that “do not need to be notified”.
This would permit replacing faulty sockets, switches and ceiling roses.
Replacing faulty cables for a single circuit.
Refixing or replacing enclosures ( for sockets etc.)
Providing mechanical protection.
Table 1 also permits ( provided it is not a kitchen or bathroom) and Table 2 indicates those situations.Adding lighting points to an existing circuit.
Adding socket outlets and fused spurs to an existing rin or radial circuit.
Installing or upgrading main or supplementary equipotential bonding.On the face of it, this not such a horror story as we were led to believe.
Shane
Re: Health & Safety Con 🙁
If I get one I will use my normal reaction; fill in the form with a fictitious name and address, usually Donald Duck Egg Producers Ltd. If you have Monopoly at home, copy some monopoly money ad enclose it, remove your name and address from the form and send in an unstamped envelope.
Do not forget to advise Trading Standards of the firm’s activity.Shane.
Re: GB DAR
kwatt wrote:Well here’s a lovely rumour to kick off the week,
I have been informed that D&G have dropped Samsung or vice-versa as it’s, as yet, unclear what’s gone off. And the work for Samsung has gone to GBDAR, who will no doubt not be paying £45 a call that DAG agents were getting.
No written confirmation yet but it came from a reliable and trusted source.
K.
This,surely, is a marriage made in heaven, when I heard this one I laughed till the tears ran down my leg. I fear I may have to have an operation to remove the smile from my face.
I think we will all; or maybe not, wish the happy couple a long and fruitful
life together.
Shane.Penguin45 wrote:Personally, the only thing I’d supply free would be a small sub-atomic device and rid the world of these whingeing, nauseous, hideous, manipulated, utterly irrelevant tw@ts once and for all.
Just a liberal opinion for you to share………
Chris.
PS: Can I have one for for “Jungle” and another one for those idiots who think they can sing as well? Might be some dosh left in the pot after the weekend……… 😆
And so say all of us !!!!!!!!!!!
Shane
Re: SatNav
andy_art_trigg wrote:Or – for about £100 more, the best on the market is the Tom tom Go. It’s pretty awesome.
http://www.tomtom.com/products/product. … Language=1
To be honest, it’s light years ahead of the Blaupunkt one.
A search on Google quicky finds them at £412 (inc VAT) and free delivery.
The flash demo is good (although the voice is rubbish) you can select various voices and I have a nice relaxing bloke called Tom.) You can also download all the speed, and traffic light camera locations and set it to warn you when 250 yards from one.
I have a Tom Tom on a Dell and quite frankly it,s a pain in the buttocks. It does not utilize Post Codes and is very temperamental.
My Son has a new Freelander with it built in and it is much more “user friendly”
Shane
Re: Advising the public
Martin wrote:It’s great that here on UKW we can all lend a hand and help the public at large over their problem appliance from time to time. But can I remind all trade members, not to assume that whosoever you are replying to (within the PUBLIC FORUMS) is qualified at being able to carry out even the most simple of checks on their troublesome appliance.
In fact you should always offer advice with great caution as in law, those that do advise will be deemed fully responsible if anything goes wrong. By all means always suggest “Pulling the plug first!” as a postscript to any advice given. BUT again, if your advice demands the lid or back panel be removed in order to check, then whether they pull the plug or not, you are liable if anything goes wrong from that point on simply by suggestion.
Yes, I know, it’s a ‘grey area’ and could be difficult to prove in a court of law. But nevertheless it is a fact and should be treated with caution by all that participate.
Please don’t let my comments put you off from helping the public out any more than you do already, just apply a little caution when you do that’s all 😉
Martin
Some years ago a Sevice Agent of a well known manufacturer had a tel. call from a customer, asking if she could use “Cool force” detergent in her w/machine. The reason for the request was that she suffered from a skin complaint. The person taking the call said she could see no reason why not if the packet did not warn about it.
Subsequently the customer developed Excema, sued the manufacturer; and won. The manufufacture was amazed and forbid all agents to offer any technical information whatever.
Shane.Re: Siemens under counter fridge
andy J wrote:Can u help?
I have an 11 year old Siemens auto defrost built in fridge in my kitchen which has recently started to run continuously ….ie it does not seem to trip out – even overnight. The worktop is invariably warm to the touch. If I switch it off at the wall & switch back on the motor does not restart immediately. There is also some build up of ice on the rear panel.
What is likely to be the fault? …& is the fridge likely to be worth repairing?
yours
Andy J
If the fridge has been running constantly for some time, there should be
a thick buld up of ice on the rear wall of the cabinet and milk should be freezing in the door!.If this is not the case, it could well be a poor performance compressor
causing the evaporation temperatue at the thermostat sensor being too
high, this leads to the thermostat not cycling.A refrigerator running costantly should, in most cases, lead to frozen milk.
Most cases of premature failure of compressors, in our experience, are due to incorrect installation of the appliance, leading to poor ventilation.
Over the years we have changed dozens for that very reason.
Shane.
