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No use to Brad, but my Mum had a new Bosch dishwasher back in May. I fitted it in. Couple of weeks ago it wouldn't start, no display, no lights, etc. so as its under guarantee she called them, and a couple of days later the engineer comes.
He checked fuse in the plug top and then pulled it out from under the worktop and it came out without the lead!! For some reason the lead is a separate item with a plug on the end and a socket on the back of the machine , not wired directly. It had either vibrated out or I had not seen it and checked it!!
Engineer stood there saying never seen this before, but was as good as gold and put down some other fault on his paperwork......
He checked fuse in the plug top and then pulled it out from under the worktop and it came out without the lead!! For some reason the lead is a separate item with a plug on the end and a socket on the back of the machine , not wired directly. It had either vibrated out or I had not seen it and checked it!!
Engineer stood there saying never seen this before, but was as good as gold and put down some other fault on his paperwork......
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yea and takes twice as long to dry the clothes
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I have always wondered about this? Energy in is just energy in for heating. Just how more effcient could a newer one be? A little but I would think but 33%.
I gone for a "step back in tech" due to energy prices.
I have concreted in a new clothes airer in the lawn - plus a folding one under the carport.
£200 plus project.
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There was an expose' a while ago about Amazon faulty returns being re-despatched?Are they genuine? Might be worth a nicely worded email direct to Cambridge Audio on the lines of:
"Good morning, I recently purchased a pair of (whatever) via Amazon. A big plus were these being Made In England. Sadly the quality and connectivity was appalling, so bad I have to wonder whether I'd bought counterfeit goods?
I just thought I should let you know. I am now looking at Sony pair What Hi-Fi reccomends and will be returning the Cambridge Audio items".
Give them a chance to send you a complimentary pair!
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ive a canopy out back of the house that i put up line underneath but its not great as the wind does not blow throught it and takes ages to dry any thingI have always wondered about this? Energy in is just energy in for heating. Just how more effcient could a newer one be? A little but I would think but 33%.
I gone for a "step back in tech" due to energy prices.
I have concreted in a new clothes airer in the lawn - plus a folding one under the carport.
£200 plus project.
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Buy the Brabantia WallFix Wall-Mounted Airer at Robert Dyas online. Free Click & Collect on this product or Free Standard Home Delivery when you spend over £30www.robertdyas.co.uk
Brabantia Lift-O-Matic Rotary Advance, 60M with Concrete Tube, Cover and Peg Bag
Buy the Brabantia Lift-O-Matic Advance 4-Arm 60m Rotary Airer with Cover and Peg Bag at Robert Dyas online. Free Click & Collect on this product or Free Standard Home Delivery when you spend over ?50
new ones are pretty much dehumidifiers joined to a spinning drum
so there's no exhaust heat blowing out of them and they run much cooler
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When our Bosch washing machine kept blowing the fuse it was the main motor...as I recall I wasn't able to test it with a basic multi meter (it checked out ok) so just took a gamble and bought a second hand one on ebay which did the trick.
Can't quite remember what happened or why I couldn't test it...I think maybe the insulation on the windings was breaking down but it would only fault when 240v was connected. Electricals just ain't my strong point...second hand motor did fix it. Dismantled the old motor...never found the fault but I just put it down to me not having the correct test equipment to find the fault (basic multi meter wasn't up to the job)...I even tested each winding and it was fine but that was at the multi meter test voltage which ain't a lot.
Can't quite remember what happened or why I couldn't test it...I think maybe the insulation on the windings was breaking down but it would only fault when 240v was connected. Electricals just ain't my strong point...second hand motor did fix it. Dismantled the old motor...never found the fault but I just put it down to me not having the correct test equipment to find the fault (basic multi meter wasn't up to the job)...I even tested each winding and it was fine but that was at the multi meter test voltage which ain't a lot.
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Yeah you'd need a megger
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Other makes of insulation resistance meters are available...
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I looked into it...but then decided just easier to roll the dice on replacing the motor. Would have been nice to "prove" it was insulation breakdown but once it worked I just moved on (there's a big list of jobs to get thro in my house!)
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So I paid £110 to have Hotpoint out on a labour only, parts on warranty service call. The chap did no real diagnostics, fitted new heater £66, new control board £147 and front drum thermistor £23. I think the real problem was the drum thermistor.
I wonder if any of the parts removed end up on ebay
I wonder if any of the parts removed end up on ebay
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That sounds like you got your monies worth.
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Of little help to you @Brad93 but coincidently I have a tumble dryer (a Creda) in bits at the moment too.
It's been a bit screechy for a few years but the other day it developed another noise so I decided to take a butchers. It turns out the new noise was motor bearings (well, one of them) which I've ordered for the princely sum of about £3.50 each. As long as the motor still works when I fit them, I'll splash out on some new felt seals, a drive belt, drum bearing kit and a heating element (I managed to break the old one by standing on it
) which comes to about £100.
22 years old and UK made. Not bad really.
It's been a bit screechy for a few years but the other day it developed another noise so I decided to take a butchers. It turns out the new noise was motor bearings (well, one of them) which I've ordered for the princely sum of about £3.50 each. As long as the motor still works when I fit them, I'll splash out on some new felt seals, a drive belt, drum bearing kit and a heating element (I managed to break the old one by standing on it
) which comes to about £100.22 years old and UK made. Not bad really.
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We bought a Creda one from Rumbelows, remember them? When my son started secondary school to dry his rugby kit, he’s 46 now, both he & the tumble drier are still going. He’s a bit quieter, the tumble drier is a bit noisier now though!Of little help to you @Brad93 but coincidently I have a tumble dryer (a Creda) in bits at the moment too.
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It's been a bit screechy for a few years but the other day it developed another noise so I decided to take a butchers. It turns out the new noise was motor bearings (well, one of them) which I've ordered for the princely sum of about £3.50 each. As long as the motor still works when I fit them, I'll splash out on some new felt seals, a drive belt, drum bearing kit and a heating element (I managed to break the old one by standing on it
22 years old and UK made. Not bad really.
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Did he connect a laptop to configure the new board?
