RE: Re: Electrisave protocol / PC Interface

[Marcus Warrington <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Even before all this clicking started I wasn't impressed that 1) the
water =
dispenser stopped working (this turned out to be the supply tube froze.. a
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simple "defrost" of the freezer section cured that), and 2) this
ice dispen=
ser freezes up.. I guess warm air gets into the chute and can slightly
thaw=
the ice cubes in the hopper that then freeze together into a solid massive=
lump. I never use the ice dispenser now, just open the freezer door and re=
ach into the hopper instead.

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..must say I've not been impressed with Whirlpools quality, and probably
wo=
uldn't buy another one, problem was that I did my usual... bought it for
th=
e new kitchen, then took over a year to fit the new kitchen by which time
i=
t was out of warranty!=20

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Marcus=20

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of M=
al Lansell
Sent: 07 June 2007 11:42
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Electrisave protocol / PC Interface

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--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
, Marcus Wa=
rrington=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..
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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

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