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Re: tricity aw1460
thats the pump I fitted. think pump number change is just to simplify stock to two types clip and screw, (new pump does have TOC ) looks like a board then! customer will love that! hardly worth doing.
thanks lads!
wilf 😉
Re: Hoover AM1200 001
earth leakage causes wierd faults on digital electronics, if you have a spare motor to try that is known to be good try, it if not try drying out the damp one (if it is just damp) . under one meg its a fail anyway!
wilf
Re: Hoover AM1200 001
stick the motor somewhere hot for a couple of days ( greenhouse boiler room etc ) then retest . might be damp due to storage conditions.
wilf 💡
Re: Poor wash complaints, new Hotpoint
trouble is with lecturing the customer is that they can take offence washing is a life basic skill not a new skill to be learnt like computers or dvd players. if a customer has used different machines and powders for years with accepted results and the new machine dissapoints then” trying to teach your grandmother to suck eggs” can soon look like your trying to find excuses for a poor product. I generally advise “trying different powders descaleing etc” once I even found out an old hoover manual to prove that old machinces took more water and “yes the new one works differently”
tread carefully trying to educate customers you can only lose a customer once!wilf
Re: Poor wash complaints, new Hotpoint
if this machine replaced an old machine with greater water use Ive had similar problem. customer even wanted her old 18371 back convinced that using more water it rinsed better as I couldnt test” before and after” I just had to rely on trying to persuade her that we realy hadnt had other complaints, which we hadnt…………….then we replaced a logic………same story
seem to me that some people have a more developed sense of touch!wilf 🙄
Re: hotpoint WMA30 (Broken drum paddle)
three types
1 holes on top different size you need spccial tool to fit
2 holes on top all same size clip on
3 holes on top all same size clip on has three pips on the end
wilf
Re: Does size matter?
Ive noticed this too, the lux with the small cover over the element is very tight. the first time I came across it was a couple of years back christmas eve, I explained the problem to the customer and cleared the fan by bending it very slightly at the tips got them through christmas and as far as I know still running ok. Ive done the same with the same type for other customers and had no call backs.
wilf 😆
Re: How do you drain off a flooded WMA?
Ive got an old vax 2000 with a numatic squeegy floor tool he 😉 ld in just under door and SLOWLY EASE THE DOOR OPEN A BIT AT A TIME . a few rags to catch the spills and a suck up on the floor between bucket empties and bobs your uncle. even on carpet floor it hardly spills enough to worry about. I find this the best method as over full machines are too heavy to pull out, customers usually impressed as most of them expected floods.
wilf 😉
Re: WMA bearings
yes I had one of those, you can see the imprint of bolt heads in the plastic that held the mould in place . odd looking thing. replaced with standard rear half and spider without any trouble
wilf ❗
Re: Will we be regulated by Corgi?
who will regulate us? who will pay for it ? what product will it cover? how will it be enforced? what about cross over faults (faulty plumbing/electrical inst causing appliance fault)? what about second hand product (private sale included)?
with cheaper and cheaper prices and more reliable product us dwindling band of mostly self employed mostly older workers that find it ever more difficult to make a living will not be able to make a living at all. city areas might generate enough work to offset costs but the poorer more remote areas would not support or tolerate the added costs. than theres DIY repairs, is there an MOT system to be brought in ? are we to be prohibited from selling spares? (ouch!)
then theres WEEE…………………………………….wilf
Re: Hotpoint 9926A
going back a bit but I did have a couple of knobs that were out of line by about 5 or 10 degrees put it down to faulty manufacture different batch was ok
wilf
Re: Hotpoint bearing removal kits
always buying new bolts at one point we even had our own made up by a local engineer. only use the wm kit bought a wma kit when they first came out but soon realized they were useless so now always change rear tub.
wilf 😉
Re: Creda 48149V 41100084 built in oven
sounds like youve got the load on the pilot double check your wires these horrible little regs are a sod to see the numbers on. good luck
wilf
Re: How much do you think a Hoover 3236 washer cost in 70’s?
just out of interest we have a newspaper add from 1965 framed in the shop, english electric three ring bog standard cooker model 2037 45 pound 3 shilling next page add for electricans wanted 40 hour week 16 pounds 10shilling or…. almost three weeks wages for a very basic cooker!
wilf 🙄
