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Re: Is Hotpoint the same as Indesit? Advice on upright free
Martin wrote:The Beko upright freezer far cheaper, quieter running, can be installed in a garage. Knocks spots off Indesit/Hotpoint rubbish.
Thanks for the advice, Martin. I really would much prefer a Beko upright freezer but they seem more expensive, not cheaper than Indesit or Hotpoint. Have I got the right model of Beko? These prices below are for John Lewis.
Indesit UIAA12 (235 litres) £249
Hotpoint FZFM171 (220 litres) £330
Beko TFFC671W (255 litres) £349Re: Is Hotpoint the same as Indesit? Advice on upright free
Hello iadom. Thank you for your reply. Do you have any views about the particular model of upright freezer that Im interested in?
Re: Bosch Exxcel 1000 not spinning
kwatt wrote:Carbons are these:
http://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/154740-b … on-brushes
And the cheap ones are these:
http://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/bs12103- … on-brushesHiya KWatt. Thank you very much for the info. I’m too ill at the moment to try and fit them myself, so I’ll get a repairman to do it.
I looked at the video and saw how long it took to just replace the brushes. Do you know approximately how long it should take a qualified repairman to do the whole job? (Opening up the washing machine and replacing the brushes. I’m not clear if the motor needs removing.)
Re: How change control module on Bosch dishwasher?
Martin wrote:he doesn’t want to buy a module, fit it and then find that it hasn’t cured the problem. Leaving him with a module he cannot charge you for nor can he return from whence it came. Hence why he gave his excuses and exited stage left!!!
So he’s probably not truly convinced it’s the control module.
I had kind of latched on to it being the control module before he came because I’d read a message by a repair man on another site. See http://goo.gl/qXTAF
So what do I do to solve the problem? is there an easy way to confirm it is the control module or should I be looking in another direction altogether?
My friend, whose dishwasher it is, has already started to look at buying a new machine!
Re: How change control module on Bosch dishwasher?
Hi Martin, my other dishwasher is still working. Thank you for asking. This is another dishwasher at another house.
The symptoms we noticed were:
(1) strange digits on display
(2) water not heating at any time during wash
(3) wash duration unusually short
(4) not always draining water at end of wash.The repair guy did a few tests by running a few washes and then opened up the door panel and (I wasn’t looking closely) looked at the control module. He may even have tested it electrically but I didn’t notice.
He said the control module was gone but, strangely, that he couldn’t replace it and advised us to call Bosch to arrange an engineer. We have used this repair guy in the past to fix things like the washing machine and he seems very good but not to be able to obtain & install a part he thinks is defective is odd.
Re: Fuller wash drum is now ok? (says Which)
smarko wrote:For years I’ve been working to the rule which says don’t overload you washing machine drum.
Today I saw the Consumers Association (“Which?”) says it’s an urban myth that you shouldn’t fill a drum as much as possible! Surely this isn’t right?
Here is their video clip (start at 3 minutes) <a href="http://
What if the drum is so full that the clothes can’t even tumble? The machine he shows (Bosch WFF 1202) is rated a 5kg cottons capacity and the next generation Bosches with a larger drum are also rated at 5kg cottons capacity.
Isn’t the Consumers Association advice just plain wrong?
Oops! I forgot the link. Here it is:
http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/laundry-and-cleaning/guides/using-your-washing-machine/be-greener-with-your-washing-machine/” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>http://
What if the drum is so full that the clothes can’t even tumble? The machine he shows (Bosch WFF 1202) is rated a 5kg cottons capacity and the next generation Bosches with a larger drum are also rated at 5kg cottons capacity.
Isn’t the Consumers Association advice just plain wrong?
Oops! I forgot the link. Here it is:
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Re: Does ordinary powder contain “filler”?
Martin wrote:Do then read THIS ARTICLE😀
Thank you for the link . I’ve seen that article before but unfortunately it doesn’t cover my questions. I was asking about the point of view which says ordinary washing powder is really concentrated powder with filler added.
As I mentioned in my post, I thought that was just some rumour but I wonder if powders have nowadays developed to the point where they can be concentrated without detriment. Then it may get bulked out for those consumers who want bulk.
I’d welcome any info about this. Thank you.
Re: Low rinse level on Bosch machine – is this a fault?
CJAPeterborough wrote:Sounds like normal operation…the rinse only option(Bosch also call a refresh) puts a lot more water in and is usually a third up the glass.
The machines can appear to use very little water on normal cycles -what are the wash results like?
The machines usually have a rinse plus or wash plus button option which can also improve wash peformance with any of the programs.
I use the extra rinse button but I get the feeling that the final rinse is a bit too sudsy. When I took a closer look I saw the fill level for the rinses was about two inches above the bottoms of the drum. Do you think that’s alright?
smarko
Re: OK to put washing powder into the drum?
iadom wrote:Most modern machines have an ‘eco ball’ system.
The machine will fill through the rinse valve for several seconds, this fills through the prewash side of the drawer and lifts up the eco ball in the sump hose and blocks off the sump.
The machine then switches to the wash fill valve to flush in the detergent, “Simples” 8)
I am not sure I fully understand all of those mechanical details! Excuse me for being thick but I can’t see how detergent placed in the drawer is going to end up in a different location to detergent placed in the drum.
Surely both those locations result in detergent sloshing about in the water below the drum?
Re: OK to put washing powder into the drum?
iadom wrote:
metalmicky wrote:
I thought it was ok to throw the power straight in the drum before loading because the sump hose has a floating ball in it stopping the powder going down the sump into the pump. ❓Thats only if it fills first for a short period to allow the ‘eco’ ball to lift and seal off the sump. If you tip it into the drum then some of the powder may well sink right into the sump before any water has entered the machine.
Just curious … How does powder placed in the detergent drawer avoid going into the sump? Isn’t drawer detergent going to be flushed to a similar location in the machine as powder placed inside the drum and which passes through the holes. IYSWIM.
Re: HELP! Control board problem on old Zanussi fridge/freez
kwatt wrote:Hi smarko,
There are no parts available for those machines any more, they are well and truly obsolete. You’re only hope is if someone happens to have one laying around which is unlikely I’d expect.
Sorry.K.
Unfortunately, I gathered it was hard to replace that board.
However my hope springs eternal! …. The circuit board looks as if it is made up of very conventional components. I recall how on a dishwasher thread here what was needed was for the pin on a relay to be resoldered because it was prone to getting hot and the solder would weaken at that point.
With realistic but unfinished hope I would like to have a go at trying something before I consign it to the recycling. Does anyone know of anything in the board I might focus in on to test or check out? Even a guess is a start!
Thanks once again.
SmarkoRe: Power consumed by “extra heat” drying on Bosch
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Hi guys, is everyone away? Heh heh! Relax, I’m only joking!
Seriously now, is there anyone who might care to hazard a guess at my query below.
smarko wrote:
I have a Bosch Exxel SGS46E22 dishwasher. It has a setting for extra heating to dry the dishes better.How much additional power (kWh) would this setting use?
Thank you!Smarko
.Re: Starchy food does not get properly cleaned off dishes
Simon46 wrote:Have a look here
http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p … ge&pid=116
S.Hello Simon, thanks for the link!
That’s interesting info. Unfortunately it doesn’t really explain my results. I use Finish powder which is what your page gently steers me to but I don’t find it all that great. I can’t exactly put my finger on what doesn’t seem right with the results from using this powder but it’s just a general feeling.
The Tesco Value tablets (which are being discontinued) is a detergent-only tablet. So I imagine it is a sort of very straightforward “simple” powder compressed into tablet form. It doesn’t make claims to being 3-in-1 or 10-in-1 or anything-in-1! 🙂 It doesn’t contain rinse aid and doesn’t contain salt. So I see it as a sort of honorary powder!
Only occassionaly do I use the Finish All-In-1 tablet, so it doesn’t really figure all that strongly in my problem.
Is there any further info or advice? Is my problem to do with detergent at all?
TIA for any help.
rgds, SmarkoRe: Washing machine draws power even when not running
Martin wrote:Therefore I suggest you get the appliance and your mains power supply checked out. It could well be that within the appliance there is an earth leak or similarly in the incoming mains. Perhaps even there is a poor or none existent earth supply to the appliance? You’re not running it on an extension lead by any chance are you? 😕
Nope, it’s not on an extension lead but it is on an extended spur off the electric mains.
I’ll have a look at the mains wiring, especially the earth.
(Hope it’s not too hard!)
rgds SmarkoRe: OK to set water softener slightly too “high”?
Trilobite wrote:It probably doesn’t matter whether the softner unit is set slightly high, because:
(1.) The hardness of the water supply may alter during the course of the year, as the water table goes up and down.
(2.) Some basic machines only have a two or three position setting (eg. soft water/medium hardness/very hard). So you might not be able to finely tune the machine to the softness required.
(…snip…)
So I wouldn’t worry about it.
Hello TrilobiteThank you for your reply. I must confess I hadn’t at all realised water hardness varied so much! I looked again today and see the water authority reports the hardness has changed from 19.3 to 20.6 degrees Clarke. This means it just about takes me into the next softness setting on my Bosch. So I see what you mean!
Can I ask you some more about detergent use?
It’s no good making a softer water setting to use less deteregent *IF* the result of some combinations of chemistry plus dishwasher behaviour means the cleaning quality ends up poorer.
As Imentioned, I do not get etching of glassware (at least not that it is obvious) although my saucepans seem to have had a thoroughly good drubbing where there is bare metal which may be no more than the removal of previous stains.
Is it correct to say the following? Provided the cost of salt refills is not a problem, then an owner could simply turn up the water softness to just below the point where glass etching takes place. In fact, is this how the water softness setting is determined by the manufacturer?
Thank you for any other help and info.
