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bstardchild Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,886 Club RR Member Number: 71	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........bstardchild @bstardchild Club Retro Rides Member 71
	Mar 25, 2020 2:12:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	If you don't want to read this post (TL:DR) skip right to the end Her washing machine picked a great time to decide to pack up Sunday bloody morning and it's not playing ball- it's not doing anything at all and it has a belly full of wet washing so it didn't need feeding....... Everything I know about washing machines is documented below So we can establish that it's not a lot - I don't even know what stuff the buttons do - they just do stuff I do know that you mustn't mix colours with whites - 6 bras that went from white to a nice pink with a brand new red T-shirt edumacatted me on that score - I said Pink was a girly colour but apparently only until you are seven...... I also learnt that this error is as unforgivable in a relationship as having an affair!!!! So even though I hate the disposable culture of today's society and try like to fix stuff when it broken to save the environment (Not to save money) I went looking for a new one on line (apparently she had 3 loads of washing waiting and it wasn't going to do itself........ and I was curse word about on my PC...... I kept quiet) However with suppliers shutting up shop left right and centre wasn't sure how quickly I could actually get one delivered..... I know freezer shortages are an issue but how long before people realise they can also store food in washing machines??? It's a strange world we live in right now........ Also it's a washing machine there are loads of them on the market - how the curse word am I supposed to know what spec I need!!! If it was a car I'd know exactly what I needed (well actually wanted and needed even if I didn't) I asked her what's important in a washing machine - she replied that it works is critical....... I know that tone all too well...... So I googled the fault and in the course of the rabbit hole that is google I found out how to fault code read a washing machine (can you believe it's a curse word thing!) press some buttons and you get some flashing lights which can be translated into fault codes This essential research had downsides Apparently me on my PC wasn't wasn't fixing her washing machine (I did try to explain but as usual fixing is a process of action - apparently I take it apart with no idea on the problem and find broken part, fix broken part and normal service is resumed absolutely no knowledge is required it's a man thing that needs no training.......) Anyway armed with some knowledge I went to see what this clever piece of italian engineering could tell me I pressed buttons and it bleeped and flashed it's lights at me A voice from the other room said - "I've already pressed all the buttons it's not doing anything why don't you just fix it" Trying to keep a lid on it "Yes darling - just getting it to tell me what's wrong" "I already know what's wrong it's bloody broken and if you think it's going to talk like R2D2 you need sectioning again" - not sure if she really said again or if it was my paranoia but either way that was the jist of her reply (for some reason I think the pressure of several loads backed up was getting to her - constipation possibly??) So I did me some fault code reading and got a code which suggested blocked waste or jammed pump so checked the waste - all good checked the pump - no bra wires jammed in the pump for a change (Anyone know why the wires don't want to stay in the bras???) - bit of detritus in there (scale and solid lumps of soap powder and lint) - ran fine when tested Bear in mind all this was carried out without any disasembly - apparently that wasn't fixing it........ Did the fault code thing again (honestly it's a curse word thing!!) and got a different code - Motor this time - google said likely to be brushes........ Removed from it's home under the worktop Removed top and back panels This met with approval as clearly I was now doing some real fixing Stripped motor out removed brushes - checked - worn but only 50% Now 50% worn meant that the motor was a bit mucky apparently when you have white kitchen cupboards, kettle and fridge it's not wise to make a cup of tea........... who knew a little carbon dust could spread so far it looked like scenes of crime had been in (again) Put it all back together and fault coded again (I curse word you not it's a curse word thing!!!) This time "Pressure switch" fault So I pulled of the tube and sucked and blew on the pressure switch all good - made the right sort of noises and held a vac and couldn't be blown thro Sucked on the tube - yuck - still ingesting a bit of soap powder residue never killed anyone - I've guzzle the odd mouthful of petrol over the years and I can confirm petrol tastes better......... Shot some water down the tube to give it a rinse - the drain trap was still open so mopped up the spillage on the floor And did the code reading thing (I know - you all knew it's a curse word thing right!!!!) This time I got another code that said door switch Google said it's switch or wiring Pulled the door switch out and it's bloody hot - pulled the thing apart and it all looks a bit crusty and chared Googled the part number found a genuine one on that bay of excrement for £16 and free post or express delivery at £6 extra - I took the express option Apparently curse word about on your PC while the washing machine was in bits wasn't fixing it.................. At this point on Sunday "WE" still have a broken washing machine and one of us has loads backing up - I suggested the local river and a few rocks but it was declined as not clean enough - I was going to point out what I had ingested from inside the washing machine but thought better of it Got home tonight and it's here so fitted it and slapped it all back together Did the fault code thing (Washing machines have fault codes - no biggy!!!!) no faults It's now doing a nice 95 deg wash as what I also found in my googling is that the pressure switch pipework can get blocked with soap residue if you constantly wash at low temps and an occasional high temp wash with minimal detergent can help keep things clean TL:DR Fixed the curse word thing (Handy when a washing machine can tell you what's stopping it from washing with a fault code I'm sure everyone knew this) I'm also now convinced more than ever that washing machines are female and here is my logic When there is a problem and you ask it what is wrong you don't get the right answer until at least you've asked the question at least four times If anyone thinks Mrs BC is a difficult person she's not she's a lovely person - challenging but lovely Constipation can be a real curse word so give her some slack


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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	Mar 25, 2020 6:51:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Brilliant, actually laughed out loud reading this, now swombo thinks I need sectioning too ( again) Then it occurred to me that something like a washing machine can tell you what’s wrong by pushing buttons, but a bl@@dy car that costs 100 times more needs another £xxxx spending on a code reader to tell you what’s wrong Didn’t seem so funny after that🙄 (Not your write up, that’s great)


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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	Mar 25, 2020 7:39:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	And if washing machines were female, when you ask it what’s wrong you’d get...... ‘NOTHING!!!’ ( sarky voice for best effect)


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jpsmit Posted a lot Posts: 1,254	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........jpsmit @jpsmit
	Mar 25, 2020 12:26:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Love it! FWIW my microwave, apparently, when it breaks down, you call the 800 number and hold your phone up to the machine and it tells the service centre what is wrong. crazy


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penguin45 Part of things Still welding...... Posts: 70	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........penguin45 @penguin45
	Mar 25, 2020 13:20:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Freshly retired appliance repairer here. If you'd posted Sunday morning I could have walked you through it! The diagnostics are clever and useful a lot of the time, but burnt wiring/components can generate all sorts of spurious electrical noise, thus throwing the computers tiny little brain. Door interlocks and motors are particularly bad for this, with heaters a short way behind. P45.
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bstardchild Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,886 Club RR Member Number: 71	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........bstardchild @bstardchild Club Retro Rides Member 71
	Mar 25, 2020 16:40:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Mar 25, 2020 13:20:04 GMT penguin45 said: Freshly retired appliance repairer here. If you'd posted Sunday morning I could have walked you through it! The diagnostics are clever and useful a lot of the time, but burnt wiring/components can generate all sorts of spurious electrical noise, thus throwing the computers tiny little brain. Door interlocks and motors are particularly bad for this, with heaters a short way behind. P45. Light hearted relief penguin45 - appreciate the offer but most definately light hearted relief intended to raise a few spirits in these dark days


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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	Mar 25, 2020 17:21:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It did!🤣


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duggers Posted a lot Posts: 1,124	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........duggers @duggers
	Mar 25, 2020 17:37:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Very much enjoyed the tale of the talking machine! I changed our washing machine after it had become a bit 'Trigger's broom' and had one too many components go wrong. I reckon over the years of extending its deployment with us I must have spent more than the replacement actually cost but I did get it to 8 1/2 years service thus doing my bit to save the planet- sort of. I also appear to be the equivalent of a rocket scientist to my grandchildren who were amazed that their ancient fat old grandpa could do more than order them to fetch a beer from the fridge and shout at the telly.
	Needs a bigger hammer mate.......

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jamesd1972 Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,835 Club RR Member Number: 40	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........jamesd1972 @jamesd1972 Club Retro Rides Member 40
	Mar 25, 2020 18:09:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Mar 25, 2020 17:37:14 GMT duggers said: Very much enjoyed the tale of the talking machine! I changed our washing machine after it had become a bit 'Trigger's broom' and had one too many components go wrong. I reckon over the years of extending its deployment with us I must have spent more than the replacement actually cost but I did get it to 8 1/2 years service thus doing my bit to save the planet- sort of. I also appear to be the equivalent of a rocket scientist to my grandchildren who were amazed that their ancient fat old grandpa could do more than order them to fetch a beer from the fridge and shout at the telly. I aspire to this ! James


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bstardchild Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,886 Club RR Member Number: 71	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........bstardchild @bstardchild Club Retro Rides Member 71
	Mar 25, 2020 18:38:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Mar 25, 2020 6:51:14 GMT comfortablynumb said: Brilliant, actually laughed out loud reading this, now swombo thinks I need sectioning too ( again) They all think that - it's what happens when you come from Venus Mar 25, 2020 6:51:14 GMT comfortablynumb said: Then it occurred to me that something like a washing machine can tell you what’s wrong by pushing buttons, but a bl@@dy car that costs 100 times more needs another £xxxx spending on a code reader to tell you what’s wrong Didn’t seem so funny after that🙄 (Not your write up, that’s great) Actually my first FI car could be fault coded with a length of wire bared at each end - bridge two contacts on the ODB port and the relevant check light flashed up the codes 1986 Carlton 1.8Li Gunsons sold a very expensive box with an on off switch that basically did the same thing


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bstardchild Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,886 Club RR Member Number: 71	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........bstardchild @bstardchild Club Retro Rides Member 71
	Mar 25, 2020 18:51:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Mar 25, 2020 18:09:37 GMT jamesd1972 said: Mar 25, 2020 17:37:14 GMT duggers said: Very much enjoyed the tale of the talking machine! I changed our washing machine after it had become a bit 'Trigger's broom' and had one too many components go wrong. I reckon over the years of extending its deployment with us I must have spent more than the replacement actually cost but I did get it to 8 1/2 years service thus doing my bit to save the planet- sort of. I also appear to be the equivalent of a rocket scientist to my grandchildren who were amazed that their ancient fat old grandpa could do more than order them to fetch a beer from the fridge and shout at the telly. I aspire to this ! James I do too........ I think in society today less is getting fixed and more is getting thrown away My first washing machine was a pre-owned Bendix - gifted to me by my mum when I bought my first house because I couldn't afford a new one - it was 10 years old when I got it and did another 11 years before it failed to proceed I took it apart to try and fix it and it became obvious that the main chassis was pretty rotten and the screws wouldn't have held it together again - actually found the fault and could have fixed it but 21 years was a good innings so it went to the tip Bought a new one to replace it and 20 years ago it was a considerable expenditure - I certainly didn't regard it as a disposable item and it lasted 11 years (Half the life of the previous one.........) The current one was it's replacement and it might last a few more but when you consider the cost of calling out an engineer, the cost of the parts and the fact that something else may also go wrong you can see why replacement rather than repair becomes the norm Now you can get one for just over 200 quid if you aren't fussy about branding I bet it's not built to last 20 years plus - probably not even 10.....................


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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	Mar 26, 2020 7:07:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So bstardchild, what you’re saying is that we’ve actually taken a huge step backwards, bit like grounding Concorde....☹️ Of course now I’m a grandad too, I aspire to fix anything, to impress my grandchild ( just the one at the mo, and he’s only 10 months old) in the same way that my grandad did with me, but then he was a mechanical genius! With this on mind, said grandson received his ‘My first scalextric ‘ at less than 24 hours old, which I may have mentioned before! 😀


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neilsdavies Posted a lot Posts: 1,007	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........neilsdavies @neilsdavies
	Mar 26, 2020 7:55:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I changed the screen on my wife's laptop yesterday, and while I was doing it my four year old son came in to see what I was doing. "I just want to watch you Daddy. So when I'm grown up I'll know how to fix things." There is a chance for the future!
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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	Mar 26, 2020 8:07:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That’s a result, start ‘em young....😀 Unfortunately it can backfire on you, my nephew when he was 2 saw s squashed hedgehog on the road, and said to his dad ( a vet) ‘daddy fix?’


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georgeb Posted hell of a lot Posts: 7,864	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........georgeb @georgeb
	Mar 26, 2020 9:13:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Brilliant story, and how true. Here, if the rock erodes beyond acceptable limits, just move upstream a bit.
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bstardchild Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,886 Club RR Member Number: 71	Fault code reading - a little light relief.........bstardchild @bstardchild Club Retro Rides Member 71
	Mar 26, 2020 14:48:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Mar 26, 2020 7:55:05 GMT neilsdavies said: I changed the screen on my wife's laptop yesterday, and while I was doing it my four year old son came in to see what I was doing. "I just want to watch you Daddy. So when I'm grown up I'll know how to fix things." There is a chance for the future! Encouraging............ thanks


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	Mar 26, 2020 9:13:42 GMT georgeb said: Brilliant story, and how true. Here, if the rock erodes beyond acceptable limits, just move upstream a bit. It's not a stream it's a river and there are no rocks but I get your point Lisa however didn't................. Keep safe - if it raised a titter in you then I'm happy you (and your tribe have been through curse word recently)


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