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…
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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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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…
Freezer Storage Drawer And Basket Parts
Ordering New Freezer Plastic Parts Whether it is a drawer complete, drawer body, flap or cover whatever you do, do not rely on images alone to order these parts! The reason is, that they will quite probably be incorrect if you do so as even if the “look” the same there can be subtle d…
Cooker And Oven Door Seals
Oven And Cooker Door Seals Oven door seals or gaskets are commonly thought of as being made from rubber as they look and feel similar but in actual fact they are a man made mix of various materials so that they can withstand the heat that they have to cope with from the oven or cooker…
Tumble Dryer Heating Elements
Dryer Heating Elements Most tumble dryer heaters or elements are easily changed, I say mostly as there are a few that can be best described as “awkward” to get into. With most though you will invariably find a removable metal plate on the rear panel of the tumble dryer that allows acc…
Dishwasher Water Drain Pump
Dishwasher Drain Pump Dishwasher drain pumps are often very similar to washing machine drain pumps and are produced by mostly the same suppliers. This is good for us and, good for you, as it often means that we can source a spare part at a much lower price than the manufacturer will charge for it…
Washing Machine Bearings
Washing Machine Bearings Washing machine bearings are, usually, not an easy thing to replace. However this is very much dependent on how easy they are to actually get to and, how badly they they have failed. If you have limited DIY knowledge or are not comfortable with the idea of tak…
Tumble Dryer Drive Belts
Tumble Dryer Belts Tumble dryer belts are, these days, a bit different to what they were some years ago. As with most things, technologies and manufacturing techniques have moved on apace and even something as simple as the humble drive belt has changed. New Dryer Drive Be…