sandnesspeats Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Hi all, Does anybody know of a tv repair person to fix my samsung,the dealer is in Inverness,£100 to get it there and back, only 19 months old.Nightmare. and phone number pleasecheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biglad Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Is that £100 to fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerton101 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 What's wrong with it? There is a common problem with a lot of Samsung's where they won't turn on but instead make a clicking sound, like this Or is it something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandnesspeats Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 no that is just the postage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandnesspeats Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 It keeps turning off by itself then comes on itself,lately off and as you say clicking sound then on then off.nightmare to say the least.thanks for your replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirvaluk Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Springbank Electrical in Scalloway01595 880722. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlady Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 If it's only 19 months old I would go back to where you bought it! If it's not even lasted 2 years it's "not fit for purpose" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandnesspeats Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 tlady:- I tried to send it back but Amazon would not have any of it,apparently I had 90 days to send it back after I bought it,which I think is very iffy,It was from Amazon warehouse which is not an Amazon company they only gave me 90 days to send it back, they confused the hell out of me. tirvaluk:-thanks for the number,i went passed that one in scalloway, and thought it was closed up. I will phone them.thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandnesspeats Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 fullerton101?:- Thanks for the link will watch and see what I can do, does not look too bad to do so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 If it's only 19 months old I would go back to where you bought it! If it's not even lasted 2 years it's "not fit for purpose" Which wouldn't wash if the guarantee is say for a year ... what might work though is a suitably worded e-mail to the manufacturer stating that Samsung goods are meant to be on par with the likes of Sony these days and if you had wanted a product that lasted a short period of time, that you would have bought an inferior product such as Tesco's own brand (after checking via an online search that Samsung don't make Tesco-badged TVs!). This argument worked recently for me with Bosch whereby I told them if I had bought an Indesit, I would have expected that to break down but not a Bosch. Worth a try. This household thought a similar problem to yours had occurred - turned out it was the next door neighbour using their remote and it was controlling our telly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piddly Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 There's a lot to be said for buying local Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandnesspeats Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I just might do that first, thanks,will phone them later. I had the same problem with our last Samsung and that was insured,they told me to take it to Inverness to get repaired myself,they would not do anything,then they gave me my money back on the insurance. So much for being covered.So no more Samsungs for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandnesspeats Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 yes there is a lot to be said about buying local as I always try to do but some of them were a lot more than I paid for that one with free postage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullerton101 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 fullerton101?:- Thanks for the link will watch and see what I can do, does not look too bad to do so far. No problem. My TV had the clicking problem and I followed the video on youtube and fixed it no problems. The parts were just 80p. I had to buy a soldering kit as well but that only cost a fiver, much cheaper than sending it away. If you take the screws out and have a look you should be able to tell if the capacitors are blown, they will be bulged out on top with black fluid leaking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandnesspeats Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I have a soldering iron etc, I am just about to take it apart and see if it is that, if it isn`t I will call Samsung again and see what happens.cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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