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Post by Aloysius on Jan 14, 2024 16:04:49 GMT
someone I talked to said they took the back orf the washing machine, located the heating element and cut the wire going to it. Not sure how easy this was amd it is a bit awkward to reverse but it stopped the heating element coming on. Rejoining two wires is a piece of cake; some of the newer methods just need a hot air gun to work but the more old-fashioned soldering iron is still available. In any case it's very likely that there's a connector one can uncouple without cutting anything. As for the heating element not being the issue, I had formed the impression the problem occurred mid-cycle but perhaps I am mistaken.
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Post by Jim on Jan 14, 2024 17:57:11 GMT
I think the best solution is an old fashioned hoover twin tub. I used one for several years at home, wash nappies really hot, spin water back in, then do sheets etc using the water a few times.
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Post by on Jan 14, 2024 18:17:36 GMT
I find hand washing works.
Fill basin with warm water. Wash hands.
Sorted.
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Post by Aloysius on Jan 14, 2024 18:19:59 GMT
The prob with twin tub machines is that they don't fit under the counter. But apart from that I'd agree.
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Post by Aloysius on Jan 14, 2024 19:54:44 GMT
someone I talked to said they took the back orf the washing machine, located the heating element and cut the wire going to it. Not sure how easy this was amd it is a bit awkward to reverse but it stopped the heating element coming on. Just another idle thought...you neglected to mention how he got on...
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Post by on Jan 15, 2024 8:23:19 GMT
someone I talked to said they took the back orf the washing machine, located the heating element and cut the wire going to it. Not sure how easy this was amd it is a bit awkward to reverse but it stopped the heating element coming on. Just another idle thought...you neglected to mention how he got on... The way he described it seemed to indicate a positive outcome but I don't know. The point you make about there being some sort of self test (resistance?) to ensure the heater is connected before starting a cycle is a good one.
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Post by Jim on Jan 15, 2024 8:56:06 GMT
I find hand washing works. Fill basin with warm water. Wash hands. Sorted. ... and drag your clothes in the prop wash in a string bag!
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Post by on Jan 15, 2024 9:11:53 GMT
You obviously know me !
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Post by Aloysius on Jan 15, 2024 10:20:57 GMT
Just another idle thought...you neglected to mention how he got on... The way he described it seemed to indicate a positive outcome but I don't know. The point you make about there being some sort of self test (resistance?) to ensure the heater is connected before starting a cycle is a good one. It would seem to be true of some models. Anyway probably worth pursuing if it's the case that the machine causes the genny to overload and cut out mid-cycle. Personally I wouldn't be too worried about cutting a wire but the hard part for most of us would be determining which is the feed to the heater element.
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Post by Andyberg on Jan 16, 2024 17:49:03 GMT
Tried yesterday but the generator just kept going into overload even with everything turned off. Out today visiting family etc so will try to work out what the problem is on Monday. So...Any interesting outcomes?
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Post by fi on Jan 16, 2024 17:58:11 GMT
Tried yesterday but the generator just kept going into overload even with everything turned off. Out today visiting family etc so will try to work out what the problem is on Monday. So...Any interesting outcomes? Only the fact that I do indeed have an immersion heater, and after 6 years I've finally found out what 'that' switch does!...
As for running the washing machine - it trips the generator even on rinse cycles. After faffing around for ages I decided to give up for the day and try to understand what I had learnt. Will try again once the weather warms up a bit and report back.
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Post by Jim on Jan 17, 2024 8:57:18 GMT
So...Any interesting outcomes? Only the fact that I do indeed have an immersion heater, and after 6 years I've finally found out what 'that' switch does!...
As for running the washing machine - it trips the generator even on rinse cycles. After faffing around for ages I decided to give up for the day and try to understand what I had learnt. Will try again once the weather warms up a bit and report back.
Back to the wash tub and posser then!
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Post by on Jan 17, 2024 9:30:27 GMT
Yes I bet not many people know what that funny copper thing with the wooden handle and a loo roll sitting vertically on it is.
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Post by Jim on Jan 17, 2024 11:20:47 GMT
We had a wooden one, Mum used it with tub for a few years when I was little, till we got a machine with a mangle* sitting on top. We did inherit a copper conical double cone one from a dead relative years later.
Which brings the poem to mind... Have you ever had your balls in a mangle, When some silly fucker turns the handle? Your balls go crack, Your dick shoots back, Have you ever had your balls in a mangle?
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