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Post# 360527   6/30/2009 at 02:33 (5,385 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Well my silly mother washed a blanket that was not machine washable in her TOL Beko last week. It left the machine with most of the blanket under the drum and in the pipes and pumps (powerjet model) blocking everything totally including the drain. So today myself and Lavamatjon will be over to Derby to strip it down and tub out job to get the thing cleaned out. You can't even turn the drum by hand its so thick with blanket remains underneath lol I've done a complete strip down of this model as I have the same one and its nicely put together for working on. Will post some pics of it soon. Steve |
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Post# 360537 , Reply# 1   6/30/2009 at 04:06 (5,385 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 360539 , Reply# 2   6/30/2009 at 04:35 (5,385 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Its a wma745s. I have the wma765s . I bought the Beko for mum and dad to replace the Hoover Classica when the kitchen was refitted. They are well pleased with it and after using it myself when i looked after the house while they were on hols,I got the 1600 spin one myself which is about 4 yrs old. Love it. Beko never advertised the fact it had a powerjet so that was a nice suprise.
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Post# 363876 , Reply# 3   7/14/2009 at 11:34 (5,371 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 363877 , Reply# 4   7/14/2009 at 11:36 (5,371 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 363878 , Reply# 5   7/14/2009 at 11:38 (5,371 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 363879 , Reply# 6   7/14/2009 at 11:40 (5,371 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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First rinse with powerjet on. Sorry I can't get the spin video sorted at the mo but will get one uploaded soon.
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Post# 364081 , Reply# 9   7/15/2009 at 07:50 (5,370 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Yes Beko did not put any info on the specs of this machine that it has a powerjet. It was only this model that was fitted with it- WMA745 and 765. As far as I know current models don't have one. I guess the main powerjet machines in the UK were the Zanussi, AEG, Hoover/Candy machines though Hoover Candy seem to not use them now. It does distribute all the detergent very well and helps with rinsing, plus It makes for more fun! Steve |
Post# 364083 , Reply# 10   7/15/2009 at 07:59 (5,370 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 364576 , Reply# 12   7/16/2009 at 13:28 (5,369 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 364948 , Reply# 14   7/17/2009 at 17:55 (5,368 days old) by deeprinser ()   |   | |
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Sorry Steve . -I meant to say -Discontinued not dicontinued ! Ooops ! |
Post# 364951 , Reply# 15   7/17/2009 at 18:02 (5,368 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Mum bought a 7kg/1200 spin version of this machine badged Fisher & Paykel. Once the initial issue of not pumping out was fixed, it has been fantastic. Has deep rinses and is incredibly quiet.
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Post# 364999 , Reply# 16   7/17/2009 at 21:18 (5,368 days old) by hotpointwf220 ()   |   | |
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the WMXD760 is exclusive to the net i think. |
Post# 365097 , Reply# 17   7/18/2009 at 06:32 (5,367 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 365193 , Reply# 20   7/18/2009 at 15:43 (5,367 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Well I hope the parts lists are right Louis lol. I can't link you to my trade site info but if you look on www.partmaster.co.uk... for the pump on a wmxd760 it also clearly shows the same twin pump unit mine has. Link below. Yeah the rinses are deep and thorough. Big drum with lovely shaped paddles. Wash times are very long unless you press the quickwash button which cuts rinses to two and wash time is much shorter. Works well still. Steve CLICK HERE TO GO TO zodawash's LINK |
Post# 365202 , Reply# 21   7/18/2009 at 17:22 (5,367 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Louis, These models get good performance reviews from both Choice and Which and the mere fact that Zodawash has had one apart and says that they are ok to work on is a good thing in my opinion. It sounds as if they were made to be 'repairable' rather than 'disposable'. Mum tends to use her 'daily wash 40' cycle quite a lot as she rarely has full loads anymore. On her machine it is an hour. 20-25min wash, 3 rinses and 1000rpm spin. Pressing quick wash reduces the rinses to 2 and the overall time to about 46min... |
Post# 365316 , Reply# 23   7/19/2009 at 04:50 (5,366 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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The thing I like about these machines is alot of thought seems to have gone into them. It is not a oh its broken toss it away machine. Everything is easily obtainable, fixable and its put together like a piece of mechano lol. The electrics like the motor pumps etc are all covered in plastic in case of water leaks so they dont short out, the sides of the machine are insulated to reduce noise and you can strip it down very quickly to just a frame and put it back together easily. Parts are very reasonable including the main module which is far cheaper than most other makes and again is at the top of the machine so out of waters way. If it has a down side i'd say the facia and worktop mark easily if its silver coloured I can't rate the matching dryer as highly because I find it hopeless at drying bedding. It just rolls into a ball and you end up having to hang it up in the end.The reverse action is not very efficient. |
Post# 365854 , Reply# 25   7/21/2009 at 08:01 (5,364 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 365982 , Reply# 26   7/21/2009 at 16:53 (5,364 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 366122 , Reply# 27   7/22/2009 at 04:34 (5,363 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Vestel have 10% of the Appliance market in Europe. Their website in English is in the link below. No idea about what their products are like but probably much like Beko. They sell Finlux LCD tv's in the UK i've looked at some last week but I've not seen any other products though haven't really been looking for them lol. Steve |
Post# 366123 , Reply# 28   7/22/2009 at 04:35 (5,363 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)   |   | |
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