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Other issues may also start to show up. With the price of fuel still rising (Oil touching $145.50 as I type) the ‘value’ of the fuel which we carry around in our tanks becomes more significant. From empty my van costs well over £75 to fill up. When I bought it 5 years ago it was under £40. Back then I charged £38 + parts for a repair and in my mind I always knew that one successful repair could pretty much fill the van up. Since then I’ve put my charge up to £48 + parts but, as you can see, this is no where near enough to fill it from empty. On top of that there is now an increase in fuel related thefts (drive-a-ways) from garages. Sooner or later thieves will target vehicles like ours since they know that the average business user is likely to keep their tank significantly fully than your average family car. The cap on my vehicle is a flimsy plastic affair which in all fairness might not even need a tool of any kind to break it! I fear that fuel theft could increase pure because of its rising value.
Steve.
Re: Hotpoint WMA33 starts program then just cuts out
Yes, given that the machine starts filling / emptying / spinning (depending on which program is set) and runs for a few minutes kind of suggests that all the major bits are functioning as they should be.
The failure has all the outward signs of a micro circuit type failure (resistor / transformed over heat??). Once it fails on one cycle it quickly fails again on the next. Leave it for 10 mins and it runs for longer again.
A board for that machine is about £95 from HP or £60 +VAT Trade.
Steve.
