Re: Electrisave protocol / PC Interface

["Mal Lansell" <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Marcus Warrington=20
<marcus.warrington@...> wrote:
>
> ..yes I've wondered about the fridge myself, it's a big American=20
style one by Whirlpool and I think the main controller board has a=20
fault because there's a constant clicking sound from the front panel=20
relays and the temperature display on the front is constantly=20
flickering. I looked around on the web and it seems to be a common=20
fault, but looks like it'll cost =A3200+ for parts alone..
>=20

I've had no end of trouble with Whirlpool American style fridges -=20
the first made constant clicking sounds like you describe, and it=20
took almost a year to get a replacement out of Whirlpool even though=20
their engineers couldn't fix it and it was only 3 months old when it=20
went wrong (they even tried to get out of it at the end by saying it=20
was now more than a year old and out of warrenty!)

The solonoid valve for the water dispenser in the replacement failed=20
after only 18 months, and both fridges can occasionally go mental=20
with the front panel and all the lights inside flashing on and off=20
(accompanied by relay clicking too).  It has to be unplugged=20
to "reboot".

Whirlpool are on my blacklist now.  Crap quality and crap service are=20
not a winning combination.

Mal