Provincial Hospital is Cooking

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Cooking In Provincial Hospital has just moved up two nudges with the new Industrial double Cooking pots that was installed.

The electrical three phase control box are situated in between the two cooking pots

The industrial catering pots has their lids permanently mounted on the sides

The Catering pots has the ability to tiled right over, making it easy to dish up the cooked food.

The new Catering equipment has inspired the chefs to new highs - the food looks and smells like it could be for a 5 star hotel.

Isn't it great looking forward to the day your are going to end up in the Provincial Hospital and you are going to have the privilege of sampling their exquisine meals.

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Bon Appetit

Empilweni TB Hospital Port Elizabeth upgrades Washer

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Empilweni TB Hospital Port Elizabeth just Upgrade with a new Whirlpool Heavy Duty Washer which we supplied and installed

This Whirlpool washer was installed in one of the more sensitive wards to minimize "importing" germs from the outside.  The Sterile conditions are so high in this section and all stops gets pulled to insure the patience's only receives the best care. 

Isn't it great to know that  if you or me or a family member should should ever need to make use of this Hospital that they are aiming for Excellence.

How is the hygienic conditions in your laundry room at home?

Regards

Provincial Hospital is Cool

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Recent repairs and upgrades to Provincial Hospital Cooling systems has left the Hospital running cool.

Cool-room Compressors been Charged and Serviced 

Huge Air-movement  plant down in the basement

Old compressor still working fine 

Basement piping looks like a screen-saver

Basement pumps doing their jobs with out anybody knowing

Old control panel (out of commision)

Vintage electrical appliances

Kelvinator

General Elecric Refrigerator

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Dora Nqinza Hospital Decontaminates

Dora Nqinza Hopital has Decontaminated and Improved its air-movement in the new trauma section. They have pulled out all plugs to make air movement in  the trauma area clean and fresh.

Air supply room with exhaust on top

Blower motor in air supply room

Main Blower with triple belts

Inside Air movement room outside vents and old filters

Old dirty filters removed from Air Movement supply room

Dirty Filters at secondary section

Secondary Filter Section inside Roof

Air Movement Ducting with downers feeding in trauma area ceiling 

Service holes cut to service inside ducting

More air supply ducting in Dora Nqinza Hospital ceiling

Maize of ducting in the roof at Dora

Air extracting unit in the roof 

Big air extraction unit in ceiling to remove contaminated air

                                                                                                         

Cooking at Jose Pearson Hospital

Things are really cooking at Jose Pearson Hospital

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LG And Samsung makes laundry smarter

Between LG and Samsung doing laundry has become smarter and quicker.

The new Samsung WF457 has cut 15 minutes while LG has reduced their operating time with 20 Minutes.

LG WM8000 has combined the rinse and spin cycle making the cycle shorter and more energy efficient.

Samsung has introduced a system called SpeedSpray where the water and soap gets sprayed directly onto the laundry resulting in the chemicals working faster

The LG WM8000 is ideally for the larger family because it now has the largest drum capacity of all front loading washing machines.

Samsung washer has the VRT Vibration Reduction Technology which makes it ideally small homes or where noise can become a problem

Both the new LG WM8000 and Samsung WF457 are Wi-Fi enable which means the machines can be controlled from any smart phone.

Now if I can only figure out how to operate the i-phone laundry should be a breeze.

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Electrolux nets $181

Electrolux nets $181

$181 for this quarter is not too shabby for the worlds second largest household appliance manufacture.

Electrolux based in Stockholm manufactures Washing machines, tumble dryers, vacuum cleaners and refrigerators.

The company’s most lucrative markets are;
• North America
• Latin America
• Southeast Asia
• Eastern Europe

Western Europe still remains a challenge for the Electrolux maket

Electrolux are a perfect example that a person must stick to the basics in business...

Well I am off to do some hard work and you?

Regards
Pine

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Dishwasher Knowledge

Dishwasher Knowledge - Appliance Repairs in Port Elizabeth

Did you know the average older type Dishwasher uses about 14 litre water per wash cycle(13 place setting)?

New Dishwasher models now use 7 litre water per wash cycle, manufactures made innovating improvements in the following area`s;

1. Water storage; 3 litre of the finale rise water gets re-cycled and stored - to be used in the next wash cycle. “It such simple feature, I wonder why nobody ever thought about it before”.
2. Hydro-sensor; this is a sensor that checks the degree of soiling in the stored water before it gets used in the next pre-rinse or main wash.

It seems the guys that are taking the lead in Dishwashing-technology advancement are Zanussi, John Lewis and Bosch. Unfortunatly most of these feature are not yet available in South African dishwashers,

Hopefully soon.

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ghd Repairs

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ghd Repairs
Good Hair Day Hair Straighteners (ghd stylers) repairs in Port Elizabeth just call 083 52 52 52 2

The ghd hair stylers are engineering master pieces which has revolutionized hairstyling. When use correctly your ghd will give you years of creating iconic hair masterpieces. Unfortunately life happens to all of us and we get into sh..situations which we have no control over - on the upside you get to meet us and we look forward to meeting you.

If you are lucky and you live in Port Elizabeth or even if you are not so lucky we will still look at your ghd. When your Ghd hairstyler starts going on the blink do not panic, most of the time it is just something small like;

• The ghd powercable is the most common item that causes problems check for the following signs
o Power light starts flashing when you move the cable.
o The power light does not come on at all.

Be on the lookout for black marking or open wire and also check for kinks/ melts and cuts. When you cannot see the obvious mistakes it could also

>Never-ever wrap the electric cord around the ghd when storing is shortens the lifespan of the wire.

• ghd cable socket will show the same symptoms as a ghd power cable, when faulty

Other ghd faulty Signs Symptoms

• Ghd Thermal fuse – don’t ever bypass it because it can cause the ghd to catch fire
• Ghd Thermistor - Regulates the ghd temperature. Signs to look for;
o The ghd heater-plates are not heating when the thermistor that has gone on the blink.
o ghd will also have a continues beep.

• Continues Beep could also be a signs of a “bad” solder “joint” on one of the ghd electronic boards.
• When ghd Heater are not heating it could also be that a wire has detached it self and needs to be re-soldered
o It is also common for the ghd heater element to cracked, (dropped by accident)
o The ghd heater elements sometimes become brittle once it becomes old.

• Word of caution! Never keep on using the ghd if only one heater element is getting hot because then you will cause more(double) damage to your ghd

While we repair all ghd’s - we do recommend you have your unit done by the official agents - just for the sake of your ghd guarantee.

I hope you have a super Good Hair Day

Microwave is Smoking

Microwave is Smoking - Appliance Repairs in Port Elizabeth

Smoking is Bad for your Health especially when its your Microwave is Smoking.

Andre from Cradock contracted me recently because he has installed a new Magnetron in his LG Microwave but it is still smoking when he switches it on.

There are a couple of reasons why you microwave are smoking
1.It could just be food that is logged somewhere inside the cabinet and is been overcook every time you switch on the Microwave oven on or
2. A loose terminal connection on your interlock switches
3. Transformer busy packing up,

Most of the times when you smell burning of plastic and see smoke it’s your High Voltage Transformer and for the sake of Andre’s dilemma I will only be chatting about the his high voltage Transformer.

High Voltage Transformer

The main reason for a transformer to start shorting out (smoking) is;
• Power surges (electronic rust)
• Old age (the transformer)
• Faulty High Voltage Capacitor

Once the High Voltage Capacitor goes faulty ir starts shorting out - causes extra strain on the transformer by drawing excessive current and the winding starts heating up and once the insulation around the wires start to melt is starts to smoke.
This little bugger is very devious because it gives the appearance that it is the transformer - shorting out. Also when you test the High Voltage Capacitor it check out fine but as soon as you turn your back it does the same again.

Just replace the High Voltage Capacitor and High Voltage Diott
If you catch this situation in time, then your Transformer should be fine but because we are not always turned into the negative side of our Appliances and we don’t always realize things are busy going wrong - until it is too late.

If you guys should need more information about you’re your Microwave is Smoking, Just click down here at the comment box and I will gladly help you out. Try to stop Smoking

PS; Photos supplied by Andre Swartz

Sharp Sales Down 7%

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Sharp reported the quarter ending 30 June 2011 their sales declined by 7%.

Although Sharp India also report a increase in net profit for the same period on the Bombay Stock exchange, New Deihi Home Appliances and consumer Electronics aka Sharp

India had good profits for the previous year ending 30 June 2010.

Defy is Sold

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Defy is Sold




Defy Appliances South Africa owned by the Franke group has been sold to Arcelik in Turkey.

The Arcelik Group are in turn part of the Koc group which has their finger in;

• Consumer durables (appliances)
• Finance
• Energy
• Automotive

According to Mustafa V Koc, the chairperson of Koc Holding;- "This investment is a significant step taken in the African continent, in line with the growth plans of Koc Holding and Arcelik Group in global markets. I firmly believe that through this acquisition Arcelik will strategically position itself in the African continent, which I believe offers a high growth potential”

The same message was ego by the CE of Defy Ross Campbell Heron saying that Defy will be used to give Koc Holdings a foot-hold into the Africa (sub-Sahara).

This is all great news if you are an investor or you live somewhere in Dark Africa but for us little people live here in South Africa, it might not be such a good thing

The Defy Brand has a reputation for Reliability and Durability – Especially their Defy’s Parts Department in Port Elizabeth

• Defy never made radical changes to working part of their appliances - They only make improvement as technology improves (not changes) which means that replacement parts are available on most of their older model appliances (10 years and beyond).

Some of the issues that concerns me is with a company like the Koc Holdings who has 19000 employees and 11 productions plants around the globe.

1. Defy Factories in South Africa will not be able to compete labor wise with the groups factories in China and Russia. (Where they sometimes work only for food and accommodation) - not that I am say this group does that kind of thing. It is just used to make a point that our labor force still find it difficult to compete internationally.

2. Price wise it might be better for us the man in the streets of South Africa, Buying a new Defy Appliance we might will end up buying a Defy product which is actually made in Romania and the very next year the same product will be manufacture in Turkey - using different parts.

Resulting in what has happen to most other International Brands.
Shops and Wholesalers give you a Year warranty on a any new Appliance purchased but once the year is up they are finish with you. There is no after-sales service and no parts available without experiencing a long waiting time.

• They only import the product not any spare parts because there are so many different models of the same machine made in different factories. It is just not cost effective for them to import each and every countries model. Resulting in that most consumer has to replace the appliance because repair parts are just too expensive.

• Also when you phone the Central Services Center (thinking it is in South Africa)- Located somewhere in India - you can never get back to the same operator that you have spend 30 minutes explain what you need and then you got “cut-off”!

As always I have gone overboard again with this “Thing”, maybe it is all for the greater good of the South African people. Maybe the Arcelik Group are actually interested developing the Defy Brand

Well I am off to fry my eggs on my Defy

Carbon monoxide silent killer

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Carbon monoxide kills more than 480 people and sends 20000 people per year to the hospitals in the United States.

A person cannot see of smell CO (Carbon monoxide) but at high levels it can kill someone in minutes. CO is mainly produced in our domestic environment by appliances we use to burn fuels like;

• Gas
• Paraffin
• Oil
• Kerosene
• Wood
• Charcoal
• Fossil fuel (anthracite)

Fire Marshall Massoud Araghi of Ventura County says: “Carbon monoxide is a silent killer.” A new law has gone into effect on the 1 of July requiring homeowner’s to install carbon monoxide detector in their California homes which has a fireplace or fuel burning appliances or an attached garage

As a rule appliances are not hazards to our health, it is only when they are not serviced regularly or it malfunction. A lot more CO gets produced by an idling car (never idle your vehicle in the garage - even if the doors is open).

Early Signs and Symptoms of CO poisoning

• Headaches
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Fainting
• Mental confusion

Immediate action should be taken if more that one person has these symptoms in one household or area.

Here in the Eastern Cape most homes have a indoor “Braai” (barbeques) due to the weather conditions. What people don’t realize most of the time they think their beer or wine was a bit off when they have a headache the day-after-the-night-before, but they never consider or give a second thought to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.

Cheers

PS: Although we don’t have laws or rules in South Africa to install CO detectors, it might be a good idea just to install one in your home anyway. ( especially if you tend to wake up with headaches?)