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[NickFitz]

Afternoon denizens

It’s a sunny day with just a few wisps of very thin cloud here and there, and the snow has almost completely gone - just a few traces left on the lawn. It’s 1°C and not getting any warmer. Looks like a warm spell will be kicking in tomorrow though, and lasting for a few days! The barometers are recovering from the storm at 1007/1015mB

[ladymuck]

Laundering of the bed linen hasn't gone well. I thought the WM was a bit quiet but I hadn't heard it beep. When I went to check, all its lights were flashing and the on/off button didn't do anything. Although it looks like the cycle was complete, it won't release the door lock.

A quick squizz at the manual says I need to turn the machine off at the mains, wait a couple of minutes and turn it back on. If the error doesn't clear then it needs a repair person to attend. There are five fused switches in the kitchen, two of which are located in a position I'd consider sensible as a means of controlling the WM power. None turn it off. This makes me think the switch is behind the WM and I'll have to work out how to pull it out of the cupboard. This would be easy if I could get the door open!

Now on the hunt for some contraption that can slip under the WM and do some kind of lift and slide manoeuvre so I'm not dragging it across the floor. There's got to be something that runs on bearings.

[NickFitz]

Lunch: pâté on toast

[NickFitz]

Laundering of the bed linen hasn't gone well. I thought the WM was a bit quiet but I hadn't heard it beep. When I went to check, all its lights were flashing and the on/off button didn't do anything. Although it looks like the cycle was complete, it won't release the door lock.

A quick squizz at the manual says I need to turn the machine off at the mains, wait a couple of minutes and turn it back on. If the error doesn't clear then it needs a repair person to attend. There are five fused switches in the kitchen, two of which are located in a position I'd consider sensible as a means of controlling the WM power. None turn it off. This makes me think the switch is behind the WM and I'll have to work out how to pull it out of the cupboard. This would be easy if I could get the door open!

Now on the hunt for some contraption that can slip under the WM and do some kind of lift and slide manoeuvre so I'm not dragging it across the floor. There's got to be something that runs on bearings.

My washing machine turned out to be plugged in to a socket lurking at the back of a cupboard, down near ground level. I couldn’t work out where it was for ages because it was concealed by the stuff in the cupboard!

Washing up liquid is good for lubricating the feet to slide it out. You can get smooth plastic boards that go under the feet and can be used to drag it out, but the question then is how to get them under there. If I ever have my kitchen redone, I’m going to insist that the washer-dryer isn’t boxed in - it’s a pain

Oh, and there’s almost certainly a manual release for the door; they're usually hidden away behind a flap or something, somewhere down the bottom of the front

[ladymuck]

My washing machine turned out to be plugged in to a socket lurking at the back of a cupboard, down near ground level. I couldn’t work out where it was for ages because it was concealed by the stuff in the cupboard!

Washing up liquid is good for lubricating the feet to slide it out. You can get smooth plastic boards that go under the feet and can be used to drag it out, but the question then is how to get them under there. If I ever have my kitchen redone, I’m going to insist that the washer-dryer isn’t boxed in - it’s a pain

Oh, and there’s almost certainly a manual release for the door; they're usually hidden away behind a flap or something, somewhere down the bottom of the front

I've been looking at sliders but they seem to assume you're able to tilt the WM to get them under it; something I don't have room to do.

A video on YouTube helped me get the panel at the bottom open but there's no door release catch there.

[NickFitz]

I've been looking at sliders but they seem to assume you're able to tilt the WM to get them under it; something I don't have room to do.

A video on YouTube helped me get the panel at the bottom open but there's no door release catch there.

I got some little air wedges that you pump up manually to raise mine so I could get sliders in, but that was for getting it in not pulling it out. But maybe raising at at the side of the front would also lift the back foot on the same side? It also depends on how much space there is above it, of course

Is there anything in the manual about a door release? If not, maybe you can find a service manual online by searching for the model number or something.

[NickFitz]

Tea was brought to me from the Turkish place, mainly because I needed to order something from them by Monday to get a voucher for £8 off

[ladymuck]

I got some little air wedges that you pump up manually to raise mine so I could get sliders in, but that was for getting it in not pulling it out. But maybe raising at at the side of the front would also lift the back foot on the same side? It also depends on how much space there is above it, of course

Is there anything in the manual about a door release? If not, maybe you can find a service manual online by searching for the model number or something.

Thanks, will take a look. That might just do the trick. I only need to be able to raise it a smidge to get the sliders under.

I don't know what the model is other than it's an Indesit. The specific model is on a label inside the door! There is no manual.

I usually hunt down manuals when they're missing but all I seem to have done is obtain a print out of the details of each washing cycle. A basic search has revealed that many Indesit manuals don't mention anything about opening the door manually.

One tip I've read is to take something like fishing wire and sort of wrap it around the door to get it into the lock mechanism. Will have a rummage in the garage when I'm at Mum's tomorrow to see if there's anything suitable I can try.

I think I'll take the duvet cover down with me tomorrow and use Mum's WM and dryer so at least that part gets cleaned.

[ladymuck]

Just in time bed making done.

Landlady reckon the WM switch is under the sink. I think she's confused power with plumbing. But I'll take a look in the morning.

[NickFitz]

There was some wildlife stuff on today which was supplemented with Planet Earth III

And this evening, I suspended reading of The Confessions of Samuel Pepys once I’d got to the point I’m currently at in the diaries. No spoilers for me!

So then I started reading Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

Goodnight all