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What’s the model number? There are 2 or 3 recalls for Indesit models produced at different times in different factories.
Actually, looking at the Arcelik video on the UKW page, it looks a clever design, using a recirculating pump during the wash to recycle the water through a removable filter compartment at the back of the dispenser. So a variation on Jetsystem, Ecobubble etc. A problem with this design though is that many users might likely remain blissfully unaware of the filter allowing it to clog up to the point where the water bypasses the filter which becomes completely ineffective.
20 years ago, many washing machines had proper filters. For example, do you remember having to clear out half a kilo of fluff, etc from the banana shaped Zanussi filters that hadn’t been touched for years? Then, no doubt to reduce call-outs due to blocked filters, more and more manufacturers moved over to the “self-cleaning” type – little more than a coin trap.
It sounds like things are going full circle. However, a filter in the detergent drawer? I am not sure the gunk and bacterial smell will be a hit with customers.
I live on this planet Ken and agree with your sentiment. I was just stating the fact that the UK government has decided to relax some of the import requirements for a limited period to help reduce bottlenecks into the UK. Of course, EU counties don’t need to do that as contrary to what supporters of Brexit repeatedly stated, EU countries are not anywhere near as reliant on trade with the UK as the UK is on trade with the EU.
Having located the relevant government guidance, it seems the concession doesn’t much reduce the amount of red tape, but allow importers to delay import declarations for nearly 6 months. After 30 June, these temporary arrangements will stop, and import declarations will have to be made in advance:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/delaying-declarations-for-eu-goods-brought-into-great-britain
I think I’ve read that getting stuff into the UK hasn’t been too problematic, as UK are relaxing enforcement for a few months to avoid shortages – more trouble will likely hit later on. But exporters are experiencing a nightmare, as EU nations have been applying the rules for imports from day 1, creating bottlenecks for couriers and hauliers if just a fraction of their consignment doesn’t comply.
Hopefully I’ll get my leather bag. I’ve asked Etsy to refund the double VAT – they added 20{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} VAT to what was stated to be already a VAT-inclusive price. But I don’t expect any joy on that front. I’m expecting at best an offer to cancel.
electrofix wrote:as for double vat, exports from uk should be free of vat. uk vat is only charged on items consumed in the uk. I would assume other european countries should operate the same.so i dont know why you have been double taxed
I shall ask Etsy and/or the seller that question, but I suspect as a small business, the seller may not want the hassle of additional admin and record keeping required to zero rate such a small proportion of their global business.
Well, I’ve now experienced my first “benefit” of Brexit. I’ve ordered a leather bag on Etsy from Italy priced £82. This price includes Italian VAT and is the total I would have paid if I had ordered the bag on 31 December. Now on checkout, Etsy is obliged by the UK Government to collect UK VAT on top – total price £98.40. Is this what “barrier free” international trade looks like?
Margaret Thatcher must be rolling in her grave. See her speech extolling the virtues of the forthcoming Single European Market 1992, something she had campaigned for for years:
The cynic in me suspects the “get ready” publicity serves little purpose other than to facilitate scapegoating of businesses negatively impacted when the transition period ends. I’ve tried reading the “guidance” the government’s advertising for business points to and with the limited time I have available as a small business owner have found it impenetrable. Even if we end up with a free trade agreement with the EU, there’ll be red tape to go through and UK VAT to pay on any goods we buy directly from any EU supplier, not to mention the typical 2 week delay and £12 fee couriers typically charge to collect the VAT from us on behaf of HMRC prior to delivery when the goods arrive in the UK.
Just out of curiosity, does DASA still exist? The last update on their website was to notify of a council meeting on 10 April 2019. According to the engineer search facility, they only have one approved repairer – Listers of Aberdeen.
How things have changed. Not so long ago (maybe 8 years), Qualtex included the value of special orders towards their £60 free postage threshold, they turned them around quickly and special orders were sent out as soon as they received them. I am sure that helped them establish demand for individual lines and build their product range while they were refocusing and growing their business into genuine parts.
It pays to shop around, especially for non stocked items. I order as much by value direct from manufacturers as I order from any individual distributor. Among trade distributors, ASWO seem to have the most customer friendly approach. They charge postage once per order, regardless of the number of deliveries. There are a range of postage options, with cost tapering according to total order value. For many brands, I find they also stock many parts with only limited availability in the UK.
With the long potential lifespan of gas cookers, limited awareness of the longstanding recall among owners, and the infringement of operating instructions by a small minority of users, I fear these deaths will continue to occur. At least it brings the recall back into the news, hopefully reducing the risk to more lives in the future.
n the context of around 500 deaths a day currently in the UK due to coronavirus pandemic, and 5 deaths a day on average in road accidents, 1 or 2 deaths a year from Beko and Leisure gas cookers is perhaps not so concerning.
Interesting that the program duration for a 6kg cottons combined wash and dry load is 9 hours 20 minutes – not exactly a key selling point!
ASWO is my No 1 supplier now. Maddocks prices have crept up quite a bit. Connect I haven’t used for a while, though I’ve bought a few bits and pieces from their Wow ebay outlet. Homespares seem to have vanished since their warehouse fire. AWS sadly closed last year. Despite their 5 day delivery threat, I have used Qualtex a couple of times recently and the service has been flawless – goods have arrived next day. I don’t use ebay sellers that don’t offer a tracked delivery service – I’ve bought stuff from too many that don’t have the stock they claim, mark it as dispatched, then blame Royal Mail when it arrives a week lor more late.
The recall only affects the new generation CTD/VTD and equivalent onwards, introduced around 2004. Although the basic design is similar, the construction became much flimsier at this point, ie thinner steel and less bracing, allowing the housing to flex and dust to escape past drum seals when the drum became pressurised due to blocked airways.
