Mar 05, 2008 04:12 PM
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(Updated Oct 31, 2008 12:13 AM)
Bought mine from Pai, marthahlli, bangalore. Looked good and worked fine. until one day, the 7th day of operation, it just stopped. I had put in a double bedsheet. Just 1 piece. I suppose the bedsheet just wrapped itself such that it prevented it from rotating.
result: Motor burnt .
So finally after some days of eager expectation on the promise of customer care that mechanic would be coming between 2 and 6 PM'today', each day, he arrived. Buts thats ok.
He came today, he saw, He said, 'motor gone' and left . I am hoping it gets replaced tomorrow.
Now, come on, you buy even a small kitchen mixer, it comes with an overload protection switch. so if somethign gets stuck, motor is safe.
I just couldn't beleive when I asked if it had an overload protection circuit. He said "NO".
This must be a bigger gameplan, coz I just can't beleive a washing machine company didn't think about a smple overload protection circuit when it was thinking "fuzzy" logic and blah blah.
ok time to go fill my bucket and reach for the surfexcel and rejoice older simpler times.
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OK, I came across this post of mine again after long and thought I never wrote what happened after I wrote my mouthshut posting.
it was evening and I thoguth to myself, .How can the motor get burnt? . its makes some sound .moves.but behaves like stuck.Just like what happens to ceiling fans, when its condensor goes short.
So I just peeped under the washing machine, and clearly see there was a condersor / capacitor and its wire was pulled out. I just put it back in. switched it on! and there it was . back to life.!
So that technician was actually trying to fool me into replacing a new good motor, with whatever he was planning to bring the next day.
Next morning, he arrived, carrying a crompton greaves motor. I told him I fixed it . He didn't say a word. looked at the condensor and left.
AND my machine has been working like a horse every day! So I am going to increase its rating today.
