Appliances

Two things that come to mind are I always empty the upright vacuum cleaner canister before use even it it is almost empty, and I always clean the fluff off the tumble dryer screen before use.

Solved by buying a henry

Checking

Solved by getting a divorce

checking its pump outlet, dismantling

Who hoinestly botheres?

de-fluffing the tumble drier

Thats what a henry is for

- even cleaning the

Holy crap batman. Don't have a magnetic thing, and thats a job for the engineer once a year

I learned the hard way to check the pump outlet on the washing machine. It eventually stopped working, and helpfully told me why.

I couldn't get the cover on the front of the pump undone without destroying it; it was seized, and in fact there was so much muck in there it wouldn't have turned anyway.

I changed the pump. It was still a major job getting the cover off the old punmp (it involved a Dremel). I now have a serviceable spare, any way.

what's this "magnetic thing" in the central heating?

tim

I wouldn't even know how to get to the pump outlet, on my washing machine

the only accessible parts are the door, the soap tray and a few buttons

tim

Honestly,you really dont want to know...

In message , tim... writes

But at least I know where to ask :-)

DerbyBorn used his keyboard to write :

I do odd bits when I remember, but sometimes things get to the point of a breakdown. The washing machine broke down last week, or rather it complained enough for me to give it a service. She had twice complained that it had come to a stop mid cycle, on the third such stop I investigated.

Early in its life, I had to carry out a repair on the PCB - a capacitor going high in value due to heat - which had exhibited similar symptoms. So I was expecting a repeat performance of the same. It turned out to be just the pump out filter choked up with tissues and coins, but it involved heaving the washer out and raising it up on wooden blocks in order to drain the water remnants and get at the filter underneath and at the rear 8-o

As it was out, I gave it a good clean out and checked its condenser dryer section and found a spade terminal on it, floating about loose. Luckily we never use the dryer section, or it would have blown the fuse. So as it was apart I cleared out the fluff and gave everything else a good coat of looking at.

She had in mind, a getting new washing machine. :oÞ Nowt much wrong with it really, it looks new and it must be close to 10 years old. Better yet, I know most of its foibles.

tim... formulated the question :

I've seen magnets clipped to steel pipes on commercial heating systems. I guess the theory is they collect rusty particals as they go past.

The "make shirts pink" button is the thing that gets me. Why can't they label it properly?

The first washing machine with an automatic undo function will sell millions.

Yup. I've got a MagnaClean on our system. Keeps down the black sludge and saves the heat exchanger.

Some have other magnets/crystals/wires attached to pipes for various voodoo treatments and avoidance of dark curses. Them be mad me thinks.

Hotpoint or similar? C17 IIRC? BTDTGTTS.

I'm not convinced, if the heating system is reasonably maintained. Ours is 36 years old, has had inhibiter in from new, has only been drained once in that time and was clear - then refilled complete with inhibiter.

Yeah it should be called turn garmet into a womens garment ;-)

Hotpoint HD(?)420 or something. It was me that worked out the issue and devised the fix. It failed just out of warrantee and they wanted £180 for a replacement PCB.

Fernox TF1 here.

I always the canister after every use, clean the fluff off the tumble dryer filter after every use.

Maybe something like this:

But they don't need cleaning and probably work by voodoo:

Quite a few machines have a little flap at the bottom front (if you're lucky). Behind that.