On Jul 10, 1:33*pm, tony sayer wrote:
In article , Stephen
scribeth thus



On Sat, 9 Jul 2011 11:02:40 +0000 (UTC),
(Andrew Gabriel) wrote:

Yes, I had the brushes blow one of the triacs on the PCB, although
I don't know that this is particularly common.
A new triac was less than a quid (actually I think I got two for
less than a quid), although the manufacturer wouldn't regard the
PCB as a repairable item, because they almost certainly buy them
in as complete tested units. Depends if you're up to diagnosing
and repairing the PCB yourself.

Thanks for all the advice. It is a Hotpoint WMA63. I think Hotpoint
washing machines are about £300-400. I wouldn't have thought a new pcb
would cost that much? If there was a burnt out triac, I think I would
be able to remove and replace it but the problem is knowing what it
was when the numbers have evaporated from the front

Taking the motor off to check the brushes should be straightforward
but I'm not looking forward to trying to put the belt back on it
afterward. I think I will go with the "if it's not broke don't fix it"
approach for now. I hadn't thought of cpc as a source of parts, I'll
take a closer look.

Thanks,
Stephen.

I've come to the conclusion for our rented properties that a washing
machine thats seen Three years service or more is hardly worth repairing
unless its something cheap and obvious, as most every time the repair
bloke who we know.. its going the cost you at least 100 quid plus for
parts and labour, or more likely these days in his opinion its not worth
bothering with so thats what we do, just buy a new one....

We've used e-spares sometime now, decent range and quick service..

If you've got m,ultiple properties/machines, keeping a dead one for
spares may be worthwhile. That eliminates a lot of spares costs. I'd
expect more than 3 yrs from a Bosch, but not from hotpoints. And yes,
yuo can mix/match some parts over different models & makes.


NT