On 2020-08-29 6:25 p.m., Ed Breya via groups.io wrote:
Sometimes the "service manual" is built into the appliance. In nearly every washer, dryer, dishwasher, frig, microwave, and HVAC thing I've worked on (many dozens of items) over the years, I have found what are called "service sheets," I think, which may range from a sticker with the wiring diagram, to fairly elaborate multi-page documents with diagnostics
This is a wonderful practice and I hope it returns soon.
Vaguely related, this is also something I saw recently that seems very
hacker friendly and maybe others on the group will enjoy:
--Toby
and all. They are typically folded up nicely and taped or tie-wrapped
onto something inside. The trick is to find them. As soon as you have to
open something up, look all over the place for any sign of this info,
which is usually just behind a cover panel or something a repair person
would first open up to start work. They aren't necessarily easy to find
- I've seen dishwashers with the documents taped to the bottom of the
tub (not easily spotted), or worse, hanging from the back of a built-in
unit. You'd never find it unless it's so bad it had to be pulled out of
the cabinet.
Ed
