Drum Paddles Drum paddles or “lifters” which can and do break are the plastic (usually grey or close to white) inserts that you see in the washing machine drum where you would place your clothes to be washed. About Washing Machine Drum Paddles If they are made of a suita…
Category: Appliance Help And Advice
Advice to help you to repair your own appliances like washing machines, dishwashers, tumble dryers, fridges and more and also to maintain them to help them last longer and perform better.
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Washing Machine Water Drain Pumps
Washing Machine Drain Pumps Much like many other spare parts for washing machines, most people assume that a drain pump for a washing machine or washer dryer is a simple thing, there’s little or no difference between them from one to another, other than the price of them, but there is…
Cooker And Oven Shelves Or Grill Pans
Oven Shelves & Trays It’s really common for us to be asked to supply a spare oven wire rack, wire shelf or an extra one as quite often a new cooker or oven will only come with one in it. This is actually normal practice and really just a way to keep costs down and, as you read thr…
Cooker And Oven Heating Elements
Oven Heating Elements Most people would think that oven or cooker elements were all the same and all that differed was the price of them. Sadly this, as it is for a lot of commonly used spare parts, is not the case and there can be huge differences from the cheapest to, what may seem,…
Washing Machine Door Seals
Washing Machine Door Seal Gaskets Most people would think that a door seal, bellows or gasket for a washing machine or washer dryer is a simple thing, there’s little or no difference between them from one make to another but there is. I don’t mean from one brand of washing machine to …
Fridge And Freezer Door Seals
Fridge And Freezer Door Gaskets Fridge parts can be a bit of a nightmare for spares suppliers as it is very easy for people to choose the wrong part. This applies to both diagnosing faults with refrigeration and choosing to replace the wrong part or, just not picking up on the correct…
Vacuum Cleaner Bags
Vacuum Cleaner Bags This is an area that, while we engineers have much experience of, we don’t concentrate on, probably as so many people choose to repair their own vacuum cleaners or, as they are often called, the hoover. Of course the other reason is that a lot of us cut our teeth r…
The Quality Of Appliance Spare Parts
Spare Part Quality It is our experience and, it is considerable with spares, that people seem to think that all parts are equal the only difference between one pump and another for example is the price tag. Sadly that is far from the truth of the matter. Just like many other industrie…
Are You Sure You Want That Control Module?
Electronic Control Modules People all too often order the wrong part and it causes a lot of hassle and grief that can often be avoided so here’s a brief guide before you spend a lot of money on a spare part that you may well not need. We get asked all the time for a “programmer”, “m…
Appliance Technical Information
Technical Information And Manuals We are often asked on UK Whitegoods for specific service information which we are unable to give out and people can get frustrated by this. Hopefully this article will explain why A few years ago it was decided in Brussels that, as a blanket rule, tec…