Fridge And Freezer Door Hinges Fridge and freezer door hinges, for normal freestanding fridges, freezers and fridge freezers rarely fail nowadays, they tend to be up to the task for the most part or, they will outlast the life of the unit. That isn’t of course to say that they d…
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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Spare Part Fitting Instructions
Spare Part Instructions Fitting instructions for appliance spare parts are almost non-existent and for good reason in some cases, not so great in other regards. First Assumptions The first assumption that any manufacturer makes when it sells a spare part is that the person buying the …
Washing Machine Water Heating Elements
Heating Elements Almost every washing machine and, certainly any that we have come across in the UK and most of Europe has a water heater or heating element fitted in order to bring the water up to the desired wash temperature. Thankfully the wash element is a very simple thing most o…
Appliance Spare Parts Availability And The Law
Spare Parts & The Law We are often asked about what requirements that there are in law in respect to spare parts, especially what rights that there are towards availability of spares and also what rights people have in terms of a warranty on appliance spare parts. The short of it …
Domestic Appliance Help
Domestic Appliance Help Menu Within this huge section of the site you can find loads of articles, guides and tutorials to help you with buying new domestic kitchen appliances like washing machines, dishwashers, tumble dryers, fridges and more along with how to repair applainces w…
Appliance Spares Delivery Times
Spare Part Deliveries A question that we are asked a lot, an awful lot, for service calls where the repairers are concerned, as a manufacturer of appliances and as a spares retailer is how long parts will take to arrive and the answer is often much more complex than people would think…
Fridge And Freezer Thermistors
Thermistors On modern electronically controlled fridge freezers you will find that, instead of an old analogue thermostat that we now have small digital temperature sensors known as thermistors. These electronic sensors are also widely being used in other appliances as well now notabl…
Washing Machine Water Inlet Valves
Water Fill Valves People often think that the valve in a washing machine, washer dryer and even a dishwasher are actually smarter than they are. Water valves are almost always basic devices that only know either an on or off state when mains power is appied to the electro-magnetic coi…
Washing Machine Drive Belts
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…
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…