Washing Machine Drive Belts The drive belt in your washing machine, like many other spares, is a much maligned component that is or at least has, been blamed for being a weak point in a washing machine or washer dryer without any real justification. There is a myth that washing…
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Which? Survey Highlights Useless Appliance Features
We could have told you a lot of this but Which? have come up with a list of “features” used on appliances that are either a complete waste of time or that are just sales gimmicks to get more money out of people or differentiate products.
Dishwasher Wash Pumps
Dishwasher Water Recirculation Pumps The dishwasher wash pump or recirculation pump is often referred to as the main dishwasher motor as it is the main pump that drives the water flow to the spray arms which then spray the dishes to clean them. These pumps or motors come in various guises and, no…
Dishwasher Cutlery Baskets
Plastic Dishwasher Cutlery Baskets Probably the most commonly replaced spare part on any dishwasher is the cutlery basket. There are two basic reasons for that, one is that the cutlery basket is easily removable by the owner and the second is that people break them all the time. Occasionally we g…
Cooker And Oven Thermostats
Cooker And Oven Thermostats A lot of people do not understand oven thermostats which are, in essence, very basic electro-mechanical switches and how they work as well as how to test that an oven thermostat works and how to replace them. Often people think that these simple thermostats…
Tumble Dryer Thermostats
Tumble Dryer Thermostats When you are looking for a tumble dryer thermostat the first thing to do is, as usual, make sure that you have the correct model number of your tumble dryer and, in some cases you may need the production or serial number to ensure that you get the correct ther…
Washing Machine Timers Or Electronic Control Units
Washing Machine Control Units It is very, very common for people to get an error on their washing machine or washer dryer and to simply “assume” that the programmer or timer is faulty when, very often it isn’t. In fact, on tests that have been carried out of all returns that come back…
Extended Warranties Are Bad Value
In a report The Sun says that UK consumers spend £750 million a year on extended warranties but say that they are often a total waste of cash.
Panasonic Aim To Double European Sales
Panasonic has set a goal of boosting its global sales of home appliances such as refrigerators and air conditioners to 1.5 trillion yen a year by fiscal 2015, or 50 percent higher than current levels.
Beko Cooker Deaths Reported In Eire
An inquest has heard that a senior executive of the Beko appliance company was not told of fears that a faulty cooker had killed a student until four months later.