Most modern day ovens have a digital clock. The clock is required so you can set the oven to come on at a certain time & go off at a certain time. In basic terms the main oven is wired through the clock so if the time is not set the oven will not turn on, no lights, no fan, no heat.
What to do: have a look at the clock, is it flashing. If so set the time & give it a try. If it’s not flashing have a careful look at the digital display to see if there is a small “A” illuminated. This is the key symbol for Auto meaning the automatic function has been activated so the oven will only come on during the time period that it has been asked to. Often activated by complete accident. The easiest way to reset this is by turning it off at the wall, leave it for a few minutes, turn it back on & set the time. If when you turn it back on everything works but there is no heat it could well be your oven that caused the power outage in your house. If this is the case please either fill in the enquiry form, give us a call or send us an email & we’ll get you booked in
Most modern day ovens have a digital clock. The clock is required so you can set the oven to come on at a certain time & go off at a certain time. In basic terms the main oven is wired through the clock so if the time is not set the oven will not turn on, no lights, no fan, no heat.
What to do: have a look at the clock, is it flashing. If so set the time & give it a try. If it’s not flashing have a careful look at the digital display to see if there is a small “A” illuminated. This is the key symbol for Auto meaning the automatic function has been activated so the oven will only come on during the time period that it has been asked to. Often activated by complete accident. The easiest way to reset this is by turning it off at the wall, leave it for a few minutes, turn it back on & set the time. If when you turn it back on everything works but there is no heat it could well be your oven that caused the power outage in your house. If this is the case please either fill in the enquiry form, give us a call or send us an email & we’ll get you booked in
When you look at the back wall on most fridges you will notice condensation or maybe a thin layer of ice, when you look again a few hours later it’s gone. The water this generates runs down the back wall & into a small hole at the back of the fridge usually level with the bottom shelf just above the top of the salad drawers. This will almost certainly be blocked so the water has no escape route therefore overflowing down under the salad drawers
What to do: try clearing the hole with something like a pipe cleaner. We use a syringe with a thin flexible plastic tube on the end & force the water down the hole with air pressure & out into the drain tray. If this doesn’t work we may need to attend & use the pressure steamer to clear it through in which case please either fill in the enquiry form, give us a call or send an e-mail & we’ll get you booked in
When you look at the back wall on most fridges you will notice condensation or maybe a thin layer of ice, when you look again a few hours later it’s gone. The water this generates runs down the back wall & into a small hole at the back of the fridge usually level with the bottom shelf just above the top of the salad drawers. This will almost certainly be blocked so the water has no escape route therefore overflowing down under the salad drawers
What to do: try clearing the hole with something like a pipe cleaner. We use a syringe with a thin flexible plastic tube on the end & force the water down the hole with air pressure & out into the drain tray. If this doesn’t work we may need to attend & use the pressure steamer to clear it through in which case please either fill in the enquiry form, give us a call or send an e-mail & we’ll get you booked in
This is quite a common issue that we see & in many situations it can be easily rectified. We often go to machines with this fault & find there’s a loan bath mat or a single dressing gown or a towel & 3 items of gym kit etc The machine will abort the spin after trying for quite a while. You may see the drum slowly turning one way and then back the other repeatedly. Washing Machine’s like an evenly balanced load. 1/2-3/4 of the way up the door glass with items of a similar size is what it likes. This way it can evenly spread the load around the drum allowing it to go up into full spin without centrifugal force causing the machine to try & turn itself upside down.
\r\nWhat to try:
\r\nHave a look at the load & either add or subtract items to help it balance. If that fails either fill in the enquiry form, give us a call or send us an email & we’ll be in touch to make a booking
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