Kenwood dishwasher fun (KDW12ST3A): E4 error and a terminal pop.

 Just a quick one.

I'm sad to report the last hurrah of my Kenwood dishwasher this evening. The drain pump has always been noisy on the old girl, and I gradually became aware that it had been running for quite a while during this evening's wash. I eventually went to inspect and was disturbed to see a lake of water across my kitchen floor. I switched the dishwasher off and reached for a mop, and I think this is what did for her: about a minute later a loud "pop" emanated from her guts and the power in the house went off. I finished mopping the floor, pulled the washing machine out so I could reach the power socket, and unplugged the dishwasher. Once power to the house was restored I logged on to AO and ordered a new dishwasher.

I wonder if the new one will last 18 years like the Kenwood did?

That is all. 

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(I've decided that the comment facility below will also serve as the book of remembrance)

Steelseries Arctis Nova 5 5P 5X - headband replacement

 I bought the wife this Steelseries Arctis Nova 5X headset about two years ago. She'd had enough of the Corsair HS80 that I'd bought her a few months prior to that. She said the Corsairs were too heavy. The Corsairs are heavy, although having since had to replace the headband on both the HS80 and the Nova 5X, it is plainly the case that the reason for that is that the Corsair is the better quality headset in terms of build. The HS80 also sounds better than the Nova 5X and has a better microphone. Those are facts. On the other hand, the Nova 5X is a very good headset and is lighter and far more comfortable in long gaming sessions than the HS80. The Nova 5X also works wirelessly with pretty much any device whereas the HS80 only works on a PC. Thus, the Nova 5X is a decent, practical, headset, and so worth repairing when, last week, the wife dropped her headset on the floor and the plastic headband snapped just above the right ear cup. I had to source the replacement part from Aliexpress - about £15 delivered to the UK: 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010564857806.html

Swapping out the old band with the new was very straightforward - just remove the four T5H screws from each side of the band and everything comes apart. The internal rubber strip on the old band has to be removed - it is stuck in with double-sided tape which I was able to re-use. Reassembly is the reverse of the procedure. Couldn't be simpler (in complete contrast to the procedure which applies when replacing the same band on the HS80s)! 

More soon, no doubt....

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