Re: Bye Bye Standby - failures?

[Rob Iles <rob.iles@xxxxxxxxx>]

Alas, B&Q have discontinued the home-easy range - - - clearance
bins full o=
f
the stuff....though after much rummaging, there were only
transmitters/remotes left - no sockets/receivers :-(

R.

On 19 November 2010 22:45, Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> AFAIK, the BBSB units are the same tech as the HomeEasy line sold in
B&Q,
> and I=92ve had several failures with those.
>
> It seems they either fail in under two months or last for at least a
coup=
le
> of years =96 I have none in between, so there must be some quality
contro=
l
> issues with these devices.
>
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> Paul Gale
> Sent: 19 November 2010 07:48
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Bye Bye Standby - failures?
>
>
> Is there an alternative (better) system out there that does a similar
job
> to
> BBSB?
>
> Paul.
>
> On 18 Nov 2010, at 19:34, "Rob Iles"
<rob.iles@xxxxxxx<rob.iles%40gmail=
.com>
> <mailto:rob.iles%40gmail.com
<rob.iles%2540gmail.com>> > wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I, too, have some failed sockets (only 4Amp, no 13Amp, though
this may =
be
> an
> > anomaly).
> >
> > Before anyone shouts - - I *do not* work for BBS/Enistic!! :-) (I
did
> > contract work for them on previous occasions)
> >
> > Yes, I used to share an office with them, and did request failed
units =
to
> > see if I could diagnose the issue out of *personal* interest, as
I spen=
t
> a
> > lot of time on the BBS Forum.
> >
> > I no longer share an office, and no longer participate on the
forum,
> > concentrating instead on my own work.
> >
> > IIRC, the "swap out service" was 'send a dead one back
with =A35, and i=
t
> will
> > be replaced' - - though I'm not sure if that's still on offer.
> >
> > I'd like to build up a stock of spares, but can't find anyone who
has
> > them!!!
> >
> > Do either of you, or anyone else, know where to get them?
(Ironically,
> I'm
> > still a reseller, but can't get stock of any sockets)
> >
> > Again, IIRC, the fault (diagnosed buy a user, not me) is a
capacitor - =
-
> > though I don't know which, or how easy it would be to replace.
> >
> > My =A30.02,
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> > On 18 November 2010 19:22, Quinten Uijldert
<yahoogroups2@xxxxxxx<yah=
oogroups2%40awooga.nl>
> <mailto:yahoogroups2%40awooga.nl
<yahoogroups2%2540awooga.nl>> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Yes, you are not alone, and if you read their forums, you'd
think
> >> there is some reliablity issue so many people have taken the
effort to
> >> write in and complain. BBSB are saying it's only a very,
very, very
> >> small amount of people affected...
> >>
> >> They offer (IIRC) a small discount if you send your faulty
modules in
> >> and buy new ones, although I am not entirely sure of the
details.
> >>
> >> At one point we were asked to send our faulty modules in for
some
> >> investigative work, but no conclusion has ever come forward.
> >>
> >> I keep a healthy stack of spares ;)
> >>
> >>
> >> On 18 November 2010 19:18, craig
<craigc.lists@xxxxxxx<craigc.l=
ists%40googlemail.com>
> <mailto:craigc.lists%40googlemail.com
<craigc.lists%2540googlemail.com>>
> <craigc.lists%40googlemail.com>>
>
> >> wrote:
> >>> I have a dozen or so ByeBye modules. Recently 3 (25%)
have failed all
> >> with
> >>> same fault, they immediately turn off after being turned
on, even wit=
h
> no
> >>> load. All used on different devices.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Anyone else had issues? Is there a simple component
(relay?) that can
> be
> >>> replaced in the modules?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> They are only a couple of years old, so reluctant to just
bin them.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
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