Thread: Am I being unreasonable?

its nice to have a lovely stainless steel "yard statement / garden furniture" innit ???

get the valve and relay models boys.

Ive got aussie made hoover fridge and washer (the dishwasher is a whirlpool) and they are unkillable, we had a grinding noise in the washing machine once and we though bugger! its dying, we'll use this as an oppotunity to get a front loading stainless meile (or something) but before we did we got in the repair man to have a look. he had a look and poked his head underneath - seems the plastic cockroach bait was caught on the axle and it was being turned with the washing! didnt we look dumbo? 2 yrs later its still powering along.

get the valve and relay models boys. get the valve and relay models... cct boards are fine in areas such as the north of germany where its cold enough to freeze a monkeys nads but here in aussie where roaches, mice, rats and assorted vermin make thier home its not on. the tracks on cct boards are only a mm apart at most so if a roach poops on it you're up the ppop... so to speak.

Absolutely Zed.

We've had the same old dishwasher for 12 years. 2 service visits, one to remove a dead mouse and the other to replace a pressure valve.

Unsophisticated as buggery, but just goes on and on. Its copes with abuse too, I refuse to pre wash the dishes, just stick em in (whats the point in a dishwasher if you wash em first?). Doesn't complain, just needs filters cleaned occasionally.

Zeds right on, the Oz kitchen is no place for delicate. high tech circuitry. Even the service guy said as much and advised stay with the crude Oz manufactures.

A bit like the Sukhoi fighter that 'crashed' at the Paris Airshow. Wheels refused to come down and it belly landed. After the show the Russians just lifted it up with a crane, manually lowered the wheels, fuelled up, the pilot hopped in and off he flew to the Motherland.

The Seppo spectators refused to believe what they had just seen happen. Not possible they said.

Originally Posted by Bodgy

Zeds right on, the Oz kitchen is no place for delicate. high tech circuitry.

... and it's certainly no place for a BLOKE!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

What ARE you people on???



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Geez, I suppose there's duds in every batch, but, touch lots of wood, I've had the same Fusher nd Pickle washing machine, dryer, fridge and freezer for over 13 years or so with only one service call (on the washer which had a bit of wire stuck in the outlet stopping the impeller) in all that time. Inherited an ASEA dishwasher with the house which is also 13 years old and still works although it's better to wash up in the sink, quicker and saves about a swimmingpool full of water.
Cheers,
Graeme

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

... and it's certainly no place for a BLOKE!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

What ARE you people on???



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I'm on the end of a pen, which is writing out a cheque to the service guy!

Greamet - thats the key. 13 yrs old. The NZ and the Asian brands have moved on, the Email brands still evidence the best techology to come out of the 1960's

Originally Posted by Wood Borer

I'm with Ozwinner - my dishwasher catches cockroaches (especially the nice big juicy ones) to feed to the pets we are baby sitting.

Clean dishes, cockroach free house, lower power bill, a bit less noise pollution and happy tree frogs - definitely no expensive repair bills.

I go one better.....Ive chucked away my dishwasher. These days I let the cockroaches clean up the plates and then I just stick 'em straight back in the cupboard.

Originally Posted by bennylaird

My Fusher and Parkle washing maching was place on the nature strip for rubbish removal day. Some silly b........ picked it up. Wish him luck lol, was on it's 4th processor board at $190 a go.

Nice (but pathetic) attempt at sounding like a kiwi there Benny...ya gotta work on your vuwel sounds though mate

Had the same experience with my F and P washing machine. Those processor boards constitute 90% of the total cost of the machine. Went and bought myself an ASKO and havent had any trouble with it for last 3 years.

My grandfather bought an ASKO well over 10 years ago and it has been one hell of a good dishwasher. Only one problem (caused by my grandmother, she put in dishwashing liquid instead of dishwasher powder) and that was the wiring harness had to be replaced, $400. However, I think she was charged an awfull lot because she had to pay for an apprentice that just sat around watching. She was told though that it is very uncommon for an ASKO to need that kind of repair. Anyway, we have just bought an ASKO dishwasher and it is great! It's got this power spray thingy and we decided to put it to the test, burnt on rice on a stainless steel pot, chucked her in over the power spray, put it on the intensive wash and she comes out spotless. In my opinion the ASKO is well worth the extra dollars.

Nik.

We have all Blanco kitchen appliances, booootiful, work well and haven't missed a beat, Effen-p washing machine is OK but SWMBO doesn't like it(she also overloads it).
Worst I have had is GE, every single appliance died, except the Washing machine which was a rebadged Hitachi.
My Chinese abacus is good too, never missed a beat and is deadly accurate.

Originally Posted by kiwigeo

Nice (but pathetic) attempt at sounding like a kiwi there Benny...ya gotta work on your vuwel sounds though mate

I've been teaching Kiwi sailors for the last 7 years and slowly picking up the language. I will be teaching over there next year so I know the basics.

Like the Chilly Bin is the place to start......

ANd if the woman is handing out the beer ask for half a dozen or you may get slapped????

Originally Posted by graemet

I've had the same Fusher nd Pickle washing machine, dryer, fridge and freezer for over 13 years

That's one heck of a machine. I guess they use the heat exchange from the fridge and freezer to dry the clothes do they?

Richard

Mate lves in the 'Inner City' area & has problems with 'roaches invading his electrics - he recons he will seal the next lot in RTV silicone rubber, then watch the little B's P on that.