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Model SMS65E12/GB I wonder if you can offer some suggestions as to the cause of this? : our dishwasher runs fine on the intensive program and there is plenty of heat both for washing and for drying. However, during the Eco and the Auto programmes there seems to be very little heat in...

There was a clause in the contract when I took it out which said that if the cost of repairs were not economically viable then the company would cancel the contract. It gives room for a huge wriggle but, as the chap said, it was on the cusp of being paid. The assessment of the cost of repair was...

No, in all honesty, it didn't. I am surprised that they agreed to sign me up in the first place.

Well, the chap came from Bosch today and I explained the problem and what the collective feeling was as to the root cause. He agreed immediately and checked the cost of the repair using his PC. Naturally, the insurance providers fell off their chair and refused to pay. So, the machine will be...

each and every reply is making me happier and happier ! :)

I had a chat with Bosch today and convinced myself to take out a years worth of service contract. £164 for a year - all parts and labour included. It may pay for itself, it may not... but at least it should get the machine back into a decent state. The engineer is coming out next week.

Our Bosch Excell SGS45E62GB64 runs through the program fine and the dishes clean well. The problem is that over the past few months it has become more and more noisy. At first we put up with it but now it is literally causing headaches! The noise, probably in the 5Khz range continues...

I just sent mine back to get my 400 quid. My boiler was installed a couple of weeks ago and I'm very happy with it.

I had to replace the cartridges in one of our showers. The shower basically a no name brand and I wondered if I would have trouble. In the end I simply removed them and took them to a decent plumbers merchant and got replacements for about £20 each. You may find that that your showers are...

A work colleague had a Viessmann installed a few months ago and has said that it is an excellent piece of kit. I'm having one installed next week. Viessmann is a very large German manufacturer. There is plenty of stuff on the web about Viessmann poor reliability. It certainly concerned...

A few years ago I bought a Sony all in one system for about £150. I spent the next 18 months wishing I had paid a little more. Just before Christmas I subscribed to AVForums and did a lot of reading. From this I purchased a Yahama RX-V765 and a set of Q Acoustics speakers (and a Panasonic...

I started off using checkatrade to find recommended installers (of any make) in my area and, from this list I chose three installers to get a quote. All came to our house. We had long discussions with all of them. Of these, two were offering solutions which I wasn't happy about - either the...

Thanks once again for the replies. It's been a long day and I'm thoroughly tired. I think I am more confused than before now :cry: : it seems like people are saying that the Veissmann is actually a decent enough unit now that the gremlins are ironed out and that the plastic parts aren't an...

so, it seems like what I have read elsewhere, is a common thought here as well : excellent heat exchanger and burner but the reliability and, to some extent, the qulaity of other parts of the 100 have tarnished the brand. This certainly makes me fearful of going with the Veissmann - which is...

Thanks for sharing your rather alarming experiences. Certainly, what you have described seems to be in line with the poor reliability of the earlier units. I'm interested to know if very recent or brand new units straight from the factory are still exhibiting poor relaibility. Any company...