Don't ever run appliances while you're not home or asleep!
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sudsmaster
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Oven cleaning just before a holiday...
There is another solution: have more than one oven. I got two - no, three - electric ovens, all usable, all self-cleaning. One oven is slated to become a shop oven for baking powder coat finishes, but that still leaves two...
However, my main turkey oven is a stainless covered BBQ grill with motor driven rotisserie and ceramic rotisserie burner. This sits on a covered patio, where the smoke etc is easily vented outdoors so the home itself stays relatively cooking odor-free. The only limitation is that the turkey needs to be about 15 lbs or less, due to size limitations of the covered BBQ.
Besides, if the self-cleaning circuit fails, there's always Easy-off, right?
There is another solution: have more than one oven. I got two - no, three - electric ovens, all usable, all self-cleaning. One oven is slated to become a shop oven for baking powder coat finishes, but that still leaves two...
However, my main turkey oven is a stainless covered BBQ grill with motor driven rotisserie and ceramic rotisserie burner. This sits on a covered patio, where the smoke etc is easily vented outdoors so the home itself stays relatively cooking odor-free. The only limitation is that the turkey needs to be about 15 lbs or less, due to size limitations of the covered BBQ.
Besides, if the self-cleaning circuit fails, there's always Easy-off, right?
I used to use the delay functions on my washer and dishwashe
until my partner lost a high school friend in a dryer related fire. I don't know the exact details but I think she put the dryer on when she went to bed (how anyone could leave clothes sitting in the dryer over night is beyond me) and it caught on fire. Both she and a new born died in the fire.
My washer has that "tell me what time you want it done" feature and I used to use it all the time. I loved walking in the door to the Final Spin so I could throw them in the dryer and be done with it. With loads that can take 1 1/2 to 2 hours I didn't like waiting for them to finish. I don't do that anymore. However, I do run them and go to bed. Same difference now that I think about it and read through these posts.
I don't shut off the water supply to the washer or dishwasher when not in use except if we are travelling for more than a few days. Usually one of us is in and out through out the day.
until my partner lost a high school friend in a dryer related fire. I don't know the exact details but I think she put the dryer on when she went to bed (how anyone could leave clothes sitting in the dryer over night is beyond me) and it caught on fire. Both she and a new born died in the fire.
My washer has that "tell me what time you want it done" feature and I used to use it all the time. I loved walking in the door to the Final Spin so I could throw them in the dryer and be done with it. With loads that can take 1 1/2 to 2 hours I didn't like waiting for them to finish. I don't do that anymore. However, I do run them and go to bed. Same difference now that I think about it and read through these posts.
I don't shut off the water supply to the washer or dishwasher when not in use except if we are travelling for more than a few days. Usually one of us is in and out through out the day.
Excellent thread.
Our kitchen nearly caught on fire about 5 years ago because the thermostat in the GE dishwasher went out and the element just kept getting hotter. Runined everything in that load of dishes, had a dinner party in 1 hour when it happened.
I cannot stress it enough, NEVER start an appliance and run off and leave it. I don't even go to bed anymore with them running.
5 weeks after the dishwasher malfunctioned GE put out a recall on that series. HMMM wonder why.
Our kitchen nearly caught on fire about 5 years ago because the thermostat in the GE dishwasher went out and the element just kept getting hotter. Runined everything in that load of dishes, had a dinner party in 1 hour when it happened.
I cannot stress it enough, NEVER start an appliance and run off and leave it. I don't even go to bed anymore with them running.
5 weeks after the dishwasher malfunctioned GE put out a recall on that series. HMMM wonder why.
samsungfl
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I'm becoming a firm believer of not running appliances whilst your not at home, as my Zanussi managed to spring a huge leak which ran straight into the motor! and as we know Electricity and Water arent friends hehe!
Imagine what could of happened if I wasnt there to turn it off and unplug it!! quite worrying !
Richard
Imagine what could of happened if I wasnt there to turn it off and unplug it!! quite worrying !
Richard
seamusuk
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My night time horror story..
Hey Guys
I always used to put the DW on delay overnight(Economy 7 cheap electricity etc) - one night I got up to go to the loo and could hear water running somewhere..
To cut a long story short I went into the kitchen to find I was paddling!!!!!.
Whilst the actual DW was fine some little s@it of a mouse had chewed the inlet hose ( being a Bosch hose thats pretty hard plastic it took some doing!).
I now put it on when I get up at 6 and stop it before the dry cycle so its done before I leave.
Seamus
Hey Guys
I always used to put the DW on delay overnight(Economy 7 cheap electricity etc) - one night I got up to go to the loo and could hear water running somewhere..
To cut a long story short I went into the kitchen to find I was paddling!!!!!.
Whilst the actual DW was fine some little s@it of a mouse had chewed the inlet hose ( being a Bosch hose thats pretty hard plastic it took some doing!).
I now put it on when I get up at 6 and stop it before the dry cycle so its done before I leave.
Seamus
rolls_rapide
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Horror Stories
My family has had a few:
1. Mother's first tumble drier, a reconditioned Bendix was drying a load in the kitchen. Mum was in lounge, entertaining grandparents; I was hoovering the hallway. A large cloud of acrid smoke billowed out of kitchen. Drier motor had stopped, but was still heating the clothes. Took months to get rid of the smell in the kitchen...
2. ...So Mum bought a new Hoover 'Logic' drier, which promptly fused when switched on. It turned out to be the cover for the thermostat spade-connectors had never been assembled properly, hence the short circuit. My brother still has this machine.
3. Mum's Hoover 'New Wave' washer was active at 7am one morning. Suddenly, two loud bangs issued from it, and the ring circuit fused. Turned out to be a small nick in the door seal; water had been forced through during spin-burst phase; water-detergent bridged the heater terminals= BANG! Heater blew, plug fuse blew, circuit breaker flipped. This machine was subject to a recall, to fit a shield to prevent this.
4. I had the top model of AEG washer in 1998. I tended to run it on the overnight cheaper electricity most of the time. In 2001, I happened to rise one morning whilst it was on its final spin, and was aware of a hot metallic smell. There were also little grains of what looked like charred metal on the floor (base plate had pre-moulded holes, I think). Bearings had given out.
My family has had a few:
1. Mother's first tumble drier, a reconditioned Bendix was drying a load in the kitchen. Mum was in lounge, entertaining grandparents; I was hoovering the hallway. A large cloud of acrid smoke billowed out of kitchen. Drier motor had stopped, but was still heating the clothes. Took months to get rid of the smell in the kitchen...
2. ...So Mum bought a new Hoover 'Logic' drier, which promptly fused when switched on. It turned out to be the cover for the thermostat spade-connectors had never been assembled properly, hence the short circuit. My brother still has this machine.
3. Mum's Hoover 'New Wave' washer was active at 7am one morning. Suddenly, two loud bangs issued from it, and the ring circuit fused. Turned out to be a small nick in the door seal; water had been forced through during spin-burst phase; water-detergent bridged the heater terminals= BANG! Heater blew, plug fuse blew, circuit breaker flipped. This machine was subject to a recall, to fit a shield to prevent this.
4. I had the top model of AEG washer in 1998. I tended to run it on the overnight cheaper electricity most of the time. In 2001, I happened to rise one morning whilst it was on its final spin, and was aware of a hot metallic smell. There were also little grains of what looked like charred metal on the floor (base plate had pre-moulded holes, I think). Bearings had given out.
AquaStop doesnt work!
AquaStop only stops the dishwasher is water is detected in the sealed base. If the door gasket leaks (like my Bosch did) it continues to run... And when you are outside cleaning your car and come in and the entire kitchen is under water and you have hardwood... its a bad feeling. Granted, Bosch paid for the damages, but it continued to run
Aquastop only stops leaks in the base, and those rarely happen!
AquaStop only stops the dishwasher is water is detected in the sealed base. If the door gasket leaks (like my Bosch did) it continues to run... And when you are outside cleaning your car and come in and the entire kitchen is under water and you have hardwood... its a bad feeling. Granted, Bosch paid for the damages, but it continued to run
Aquastop only stops leaks in the base, and those rarely happen!brisnat81
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Aqua Stop
Also protects against a busted hose
On the Miele version anyway, you have a double solenoid that screws directly onto the tap. If Grit blocks 1 solenoid open the other should still stop the water flow.
Likewise if the inlet hose bursts, the water should run into the sump of the dishwasher and trigger the float, or in a total failure, the machine should time out and stop filling after after a preset time.
The Bosch must have an unusual setup, because if the water level got that high in the Miele, that the water was running out around the door seal, there would be way to much water in there in the first place. The Miele detects an abnormal overfill (IE a bowl tipping over) and will cancel the wash in case it is a leak. The Bosch system mustnt be as advanced.
Also protects against a busted hose
On the Miele version anyway, you have a double solenoid that screws directly onto the tap. If Grit blocks 1 solenoid open the other should still stop the water flow.
Likewise if the inlet hose bursts, the water should run into the sump of the dishwasher and trigger the float, or in a total failure, the machine should time out and stop filling after after a preset time.
The Bosch must have an unusual setup, because if the water level got that high in the Miele, that the water was running out around the door seal, there would be way to much water in there in the first place. The Miele detects an abnormal overfill (IE a bowl tipping over) and will cancel the wash in case it is a leak. The Bosch system mustnt be as advanced.
Overflowing Bosch
That happened to me once on my grandma's Siemens: I opened the door mid-cycle when it already heated up to +140°F. The sudden increase in pressure inside the tub caused the water to overflow after the cycle resumed.
I remember our AEG always did a quick drain whenever it was opened after the heater engaged. Our new Siemens either pauses for a few seconds if a cycle has been interrupted or it'll do a quick drain, too. I think if the machine should overfill, some sort of pressure switch should cause the machine to drain - that's what happened on our AEG when I manually tried filling in more water.
That happened to me once on my grandma's Siemens: I opened the door mid-cycle when it already heated up to +140°F. The sudden increase in pressure inside the tub caused the water to overflow after the cycle resumed.
I remember our AEG always did a quick drain whenever it was opened after the heater engaged. Our new Siemens either pauses for a few seconds if a cycle has been interrupted or it'll do a quick drain, too. I think if the machine should overfill, some sort of pressure switch should cause the machine to drain - that's what happened on our AEG when I manually tried filling in more water.
