Coronavirus

[Dave2002]

All such bins now sealed here, with notices requesting dog companions to take their retrieved dog faeces home with them.

Better than hanging the bags from trees, which I think some people do. Yuk!

[LeMartinPecheur]

If you have friends and family who haven't understood the message yet, this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtN-goy9VOY may be useful.

(Apologies if this is old news.)

[Pulcinella]

....Pulcinella....remember to find out the 3D profile of your oven....you can do this by sliding the oven out (fairly easy just 2 screws usually) ....some are rectangular, but smaller capacity ovens are often upside down ¬ shaped ....

Think you mean Petrushka, but I'm sure he will have got the message!

[Bryn]

Better than hanging the bags from trees, which I think some people do. Yuk!

On garden fences too!

[DracoM]

HRH Prince Charles apparently infected? Any truth in rumour?

[oddoneout]

Depends. A friend of mine had a failure of either a dishwasher or a washing machine years ago. Didn't ask for help. Eventually bought a new one, and John Lewis came and took his "old" one away - not more than a year or two old I think. As it came out, it was noticed that one of the hoses was kinked.

I think after that he did occasionally ask us for help/advice - would have saved him several hundreds of pounds.

Seems his son had for some reason pulled the machine out - then pushed it back causing the failure. So probably a perfectly good appliance was sent to landfill.

I agree that if things are difficult or expensive to fix that they should be replaced, but one should keep a balance. My car is up to 130,000 miles now - and I did keep it going last year even after the catalytic converter was stolen. It's probably going to be retired gracefully this or next year. I don't believe in making it easy for the manufacturers/suppliers and all the hangers on, many of whom wouldn't even know how to change a light bulb if they had to, by giving stuff away.

Dave, I didn't say I approved of/advocated the current throw away approach! and yes there are some basic investigations that can be done before going down that route - I would always do the basic inlet filter/pump/etc checks, but anything else is beyond my resources as I can't move the machine, and then the question of labour costs, for an inexpensive machine, come into it. There is useful info on here - don't know if it's already been posted https://www.ransomspares.co.uk/commo...hine-problems/
and this is a Which article about the issue https://www.which.co.uk/news/2015/06...o-fail-406177/

[johnb]

These days machines aren't designed to be repairable, you're supposed to throw away and buy new, and the economics of repair cost versus replacement tends to push in that direction. It's an issue that has received considerable attention recently, with TV etc showing the concrete used to prevent the drum being taken out for instance. Getting a new one probably on balance 'quicker' than getting in a repair person?

I agree in general. I remember once having a Hoover automatic washing machine which I often repaired over many, many years - replacing the controller, the drive belts, the hoses and even the motor. That would be impossible to do these days.

However, the concrete in the washing machine is there to stabilise the drum, especially when the machine is spinning clothes. During the spin the clothes are often very unevenly distributed, making the drum very unbalanced. Without the mass of the concrete the machine would probably self destruct during fast spin. Imagine driving along a motorway with a wildly unbalanced car wheel - and then imagine a much more severe effect.

[oddoneout]

All such bins now sealed here, with notices requesting dog companions to take their retrieved dog faeces home with them.

Yeah right...

[richardfinegold]

First day of lockdown and washing machine fails mid-cycle.

Chances of getting a new one or a repair person pretty slim, I would have thought.

OG

Our washer and dryer were both replaced in the past 2 years buying online. Do you have a large appliance chain that does that? Here they would be considered essential services and still in business. Throwing your clothes in hot water and bleach kills the virus, after all.
My wife has been furloughed by her Hospital because she is in the “vulnerable “ age group (5 months older than me). We have decided to exile me to the basement for a while just in case. We have a guest bedroom, bathroom with jacuzzi, and a surround sound system down here so not exactly spartan living, but having her bringing me meals wearing a mask while I stay away from her isn’t my idea of marital bliss. Anyway, my clothes go right in the laundry when I come home and I go into the tub

[oddoneout]

I agree in general. I remember once having a Hoover automatic washing machine which I often repaired over many, many years - replacing the controller, the drive belts, the hoses and even the motor. That would be impossible to do these days.

However, the concrete in the washing machine is there to stabilise the drum, especially when the machine is spinning clothes. During the spin the clothes are often very unevenly distributed, making the drum very unbalanced. Without the mass of the concrete the machine would probably self destruct during fast spin. Imagine driving along a motorway with a wildly unbalanced car wheel - and then imagine a much more severe effect.

Yes sorry I should have corrected that. I was thinking of the drum and bearings being sealed, and that's plastic not concrete.

[LeMartinPecheur]

HRH Prince Charles apparently infected? Any truth in rumour?

Seems so: statement from Clarence House.

[eighthobstruction]

All such bins now sealed here, with notices requesting dog companions to take their retrieved dog faeces home with them.

....yes indeed , that must be the case i suppose. I went with plastic gloves and garden refuse sacks and tidied the overflowing bags . Maybe I will try to get a nearby house to put it in their bin....banal post #1585.....

[Petrushka]

Think you mean Petrushka, but I'm sure he will have got the message!

I did indeed, thanks. As the gas oven was 10 years old and inherited from my late parents I've decided to take up teamsaint's suggestion and have gone for a mini oven. Delivery by DPD tomorrow!

[Anastasius]

I play a somewhat related game while out taking my walking exercise but it's 'spot the deer' (either Roe or Muntjack). So far it's one on each walk (in different spots and always a good distance away).

You're lucky to see roe deer. Muntjac are considered vermin around these parts. As are Sika deer. Still, the latter are excellent for the freezer.

[Once Was 4]

Seems so: statement from Clarence House.

Just heard from a contact in Scotland; they are furious that he has taken the virus to Aberdeen.