Made In China

It may come as no surprise to most people that a lot of appliances and appliance parts are now produced in China. To that end, I’m splitting this article into two parts to explain some things about Chinese (or Asiatic) produced spares and appliances and how they work in the real world.  &nbs…

Green Confusion And Lies

  Eco Confusion Are the eco-friendly features you are being sold any use or truthful   It is often, especially when talking about better quality machines, that we will get people that are totally confused about green issues and how things actually work in practice. Of course, this …

Buying Cheap Appliances

  Cheap Appliances The perils of buying the cheapest hunk of junk in the shop   It is not uncommon that we get people looking for the cheapest washing machine, the cheapest dishwasher or the cheapest cooker on the site. Generally what people are looking for is a good, cheap applian…

Going Green With Your Appliances

  Go Green, Save Money Being more efficient and saving cash isn’t always about just buying “green” stuff   We often get asked about the best ways to go green with laundry especially and appliances in general and much of the advice we give people is to help them maximise the life of…

Cooker And Oven General Buying Guide

  Oven & Cooker Buying Help Our general guide of things to look out for when buying built in ovens and cookers Ovens and cooking appliances in general are something of a passion for me as I like to cook and over the years I’ve experienced some good and some bad cookers, a couple of …

Appliance Sound Levels

  Sound Levels Can you believe the noise level rating published on the label?   We are often asked to recommend a quiet washing machine, dishwasher or fridge freezer or people will use the published dB ratings to compare different machines when in fact these figures are of little o…