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Default Checking temperature of washing machine

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:09:38 -0000, "Mark Hewitt" wrote:

|!Ok, this is probably a strange one!
|!
|!I've been having trouble with the temperature selector knob on my washing
|!machine sticking, it's now freed itself but it does seem a bit loose, so I
|!have no idea if the knob is actually connected to anything!
|!
|!So I'd like to actually test the temperature of the water in wash
|!independantly. Ideally some sort of device which could survive a wash cycle
|!then tell me what the max temp was during it, but I'm thinking they probably
|!don't exist?!
|!
|!Does anyone have any ideas?

Probe thermometers are now quite cheap.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?...27067&doy=12m3
Many other places sell that same sort of item.

The wire to the probe is thin enough to go into the *top* of the front
seal.
I would do it with the washer running but **EMPTY**

Mine gets used for all sorts of temperature measurements, including
cooking.
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