Integrated Refrigeration Things you should know before buying integrated fridges or freezers The premise is a fairly simple one for integrated appliances, you take a standard appliance and modify it to fit into a kitchen unit and allow a kitchen door to be fitted to the front of it. T…
Category: Buying Guides And Help
Appliance Buying Advice
This area of our site gives you extensive knowledge about choosing and buying new domestic appliances including washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers, fridge freezers, cookers, ovens and more.
If you need help picking the best washing machine or any other appliance these guides are designed to help you do just that and learn about what to look for and what to avoid. And some, you really should avoid!
You will find a section for each of the major appliance groups and buying guides and help for each within each section. However before you buy please look up the brand/s you are looking at in our manufacturer section to find out what you are really buying and from who as many are own label brands.
If you still need more help please use the forums to ask the expert people in the trade for their opinion.
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Fridge Freezer Water Filter Costs
Fridge Water Filters Did you know that over the life of a machine the water filters could cost more than the appliance? When you are buying a fridge freezer that has a water and ice making facility we would urge people to consider very highly the cost of filters over the life o…
Dishwasher Half Load Function
Buying A Dishwasher Just how half load on a dishwasher works and is it useful, for most people probably not When buying a new dishwasher as well as other appliances people often buy them with features that they will never really use beyond the first few times that they try it and, hal…
Appliance Satisfactory Quality
Satisfactory Quality Before you say that an appliance wasn’t good enough quality read this one through fully The two most common expressions used when people want to claim a replacement appliance, a refund or a repair for free is the ” fit for purpose ” argument and the other is that …
Fit For Purpose Explained
Fit For Purpose We explain “fit for purpose” and how that plays in the appliance business There is much confusion over the use of the term “fit for purpose” with both public and trade alike and in this article we will try to demystify what it really means and when you can use it from …
Integrated Washing Machines Explained
Integrated Washing Machines We explain what they are and the diferences between your choice of washing machine The choice between integrated and what we refer to as freestanding washing machines is often down to personal preference but, as service engineers, integrated washing …
Fridge Freezer Space
Fridge Freezer Space Claims The manufacturer’s play “mine’s bigger than yours” (again!) The internal layout of a fridge freezer can be a make or break for living with it over time for people but we would stress that you have a good look at the quality of the plastics used as well as t…
Steam Washing Machines
Steam Washing Machines Steam powered cleaning… is it any good and worth the money? Sounds brilliant to many people in the brochure, a washing machine that cleans using the power of steam and reduces the need for ironing, a true wonder. Marketing departments around the world s…
What Your Appliance Is Really Worth
Appliance Values Insurance write off, exchange… we explain why appliances usually are not worth what owners think Working in the appliance service business we often get people demanding new machines or a full refund when the old one breaks and, very often when this happens, what man…
Off Grid Appliance Installations
Appliances Off Grid If you do not have mains water and electricity, you’re going to have problems Occasionally and, it is occasional, we get asked about installing appliances in what is referred to as “off-grid”. What that means is that the water, drainage or electricity supplies are …