washing machines

I'm sure that (at least some of) the machines I saw in the UK used to
be identical, yes, but it could be as much as 20 years since I reached
that conclusion. Certainly at least ten years. And I think it was
specifically dishwashers I was looking at, where things like the
racks, detergent dispensers, nozzle arms etc. were all the same.

Since when, though? Is it possible that this was a change after the
time I'm talking about?

Quality? I'd never have thought of Ariston as a premium brand. Shows
what I know, eh?

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This is where seals tend to leak.

The cause is a little pool of water trapped in the seal's folds after
the wash has finished. It perishes the seal, and eventually a chunk
goes walkabout.

Replace the seal (piece of piss), then remember to run a cloth over
the inside of the seal, to dry it after each wash - remember to get
into the folds and dry them, too.
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Fr. Jack

The Un-Civil Servant

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Ace says...

My ex-girlfriend managed to set my old Ariston on fire. It was only 3
years old but she used to pop round to mine with a wash load every day
and also fill her machine at home. She came into and left my house early
one morning while I was asleep, leaving a wash load in. I was woken up
by the smell of burning, went down and there was smoke pouring from my
washing machine drum and a sheet was on fire inside, merrily smouldering
away. **** only knows how she managed it, but that was Jane all over,
she could destroy the best built things without even trying.

The cheapo Servis I have now cost 160 quid new in 1999, washes clothes
for a household of four and is just starting to make those 'I need a new
main bearing' noises - it's been excellent.

 

You're not my type....

 

Umm... it's right at the point where any further repairs will be really
throwing money away. If it was mine I'd fix it myself, but you may as
well replace it.
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Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"A scone and tea at half past three
Makes the day a little brighter
Keep your cakes and fancy tarts
And stick them up your shiter."

 

It's the rubbery lips, isn't it?
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Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"A scone and tea at half past three
Makes the day a little brighter
Keep your cakes and fancy tarts
And stick them up your shiter."

 

If water not metered I'd go for the seal and prolly fit it myself.
Nothing (except the price of the seal) to lose.

 

You'll have bunged a hell of a lot of washing through that machine in
6 years with 2 adults and 2 lads living in the house. I'd buy new and
then spend an hour or so working out how many washes per week we'd
done and what it had cost me over the years. Not a lot I suspect.

 

I used to know a woman like that.

 

After 6 years, it falls outside the fair usage term,

waste of time even trying

 

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A 5 minute job, even for a manager, I would have thought

How much would a new seal cost from ebay or CPC ?

a tenner? maybe £20

 

4ax.com:

Ah, so some time in the last century, you looked at some Hotpoint
dishwashers with congruence to Bosch and extrapolated that, "Hotpoint and
Bosch always used to be simple rebranding of the same machines" in a
washing machine thread.

Good work, Bruce. Keep it up.

 

Well done.

 

This is darsy, the bloke who doesn't know if a motorbike will fit in the
back of a Transit.

 

Aythangew.
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Things are easy if you already know how to do them. I may well give it
a go anyway.

something like that, yes. I'm trying to find the right part no. at the
moment.

 

Yup, but still a good idea to give it a wipe, as the soap and stuff
doesn't always get rinsed out of the seal and accelerates the damage.
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Fr. Jack

The Un-Civil Servant

http://craggy-island.myminicity.com/

 

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If you never try, you'll never know, will you ?

good, go for it

 

I've ordered the part - £22 delivered.

I'll have to find my toolbox....

 

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You might find lubricating the seal with a bit of diluted washing up
liquid helps it slide on more easily

fnar fnar