Not related to washing machines on this post. Have gone through quite a few dishwashers with a very short life in my home and rental properties. Since we switched to Bosch products, have had very good results. No calls so far, and very quiet, 50 decibels or less.
I have a Siemens dishwasher which is still going strong after 32 years of faithful service, just like the Miele washing machine what I mentioned earlier. The secret is that you have to talk to them every now and then.
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My first chuckle of the day. Iām not talking right to my dishwashers.
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There is a great sexist joke here. . . . ā¦
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Cmakin, I know we have met somewhere, your dry humor is classic. Stay the course sir. You are admired by many, dissed by few.
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Talking to your dishwasher is perfectly acceptable. If your dishwasher talks back you should seek help.
Cheers,
Earl
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I am less than polite talking to my appliances. Dutchie must have a better approach than me. Please write a book on your technique. It would be welcome.
A book isnāt necessary, just let your heart speak. Praiseām high like: Champ, how white my shirts are again. Thanks! And of course the occasional pat on the machine is appreciated. I live alone that helps, no uncontrollable laughter or sarcastic remarks in the background.
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Must not forget to wish my good old and faithful 1995 Thunderbird a good night before closing up at night either. It never failed me , not even once, in all those years.
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the old parts of the Philippines( Manila) has 110v 2 phase 60.
I was plugging in some simulator gear and the breaker went bangā¦
Got the meter out, they use 3 pin plugs, with active active and neutral where the earth should be.
They said yes everything here 220v, NOT.
Building had no earths anywhere.
They needed 4 pin plugs like 220v USA stuff
Two phase? Why?!
Manila has now a 2 phase which still utilizes a 2 prong receptacle supplying 230-240V. There is alternating110 on each leg of course and the neutral is at the meter at what is normally considered ground. Some more modern structures install a 3 prong plug and run the earth ground to the āneutral/groundā. The system evolved from the US occupation. The US installed a US style single phase 110/110/ neutral with ground system but the electricians kept getting confused. Crispy critters and fires resulted so it became a 2 phase bastardized system.
Have you any idea how much paperwork I have to do if an auditor saw a brass lock from the hardware store on a breaker? 
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Yes, I believe you, things have changed in this present world and not for the best.
can you imagine what happens in the laundry, when it goes wrong?
What they need is the 4 pin plugs you guys use for your 220 stuff
well for all the good thing the USA did for other countries, taking your power was not one of them.
Probably came from quick repairs post WW2 destruction.
Lots of small places ended up with 110 60 2 phase and 220 60 in single, what a mess.
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Split phase.
Two phase implies a 180 degree shift in sine waves which isnāt a thing anywhere ever.
Split phase is in synch but opposite, 240 between phases & 120 to halfway in between ground plane.
Iāve adapted home depot dryers to shipboard but if youāre using a 440/split phase transformer you need to go into the dryer and remove the connection lug between the 4 wire ground and neutral. Donāt wanna dump the neutral phase to the hull, they need to be isolated. Usually the 240 is the heaters and 120 is the drum motor.
Yeah we know but some people call it 2 phase. Iāve heard people call refrigerators fridgidaires too. Not accurate in many cases but I just roll with the flow.
I didnāt know. To my mind, split phase is just a form of single phase. When he said two phase, I googled around and found this:
Which answers why someone would do that back in the experimental days, but not why anything even remotely modern would be designed that way.
Am I to understand that the system in Manila is split phase with the center tap wired to the sockets?
As for washing machine maintenance, I think this guy is about to learn all about it:
Also, Iām vaguely surprised that @Dutchie isnāt regaling us with tales of when tending the washing machine was the donkey manās job:
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